Compare Anguilla (2002) - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2006)

Compare Anguilla (2002) z South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2006)

	Anguilla (2002)	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2006)

Administrative divisions	none (overseas territory of the UK)	-
Age structure	0-14 years: 25% (male 1,575; female 1,529) 15-64 years: 68.1% (male 4,356; female 4,124) 65 years and over: 6.9% (male 383; female 479) (2002 est.)	-
Agriculture - products	small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising	-
Airports	3 (2001)	-
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)	-
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 2 under 914 m: 2 (2002)	-
Area	total: 102 sq km land: 102 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 3,903 sq km land: 3,903 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Shag Rocks, Black Rock, Clerke Rocks, South Georgia Island, Bird Island, and the South Sandwich Islands, which consist of eleven islands
Area - comparative	about half the size of Washington, DC	slightly larger than Rhode Island
Background	Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980 with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.	The islands, which have large bird and seal populations, lie approximately 1,000 km east of the Falkland Islands and have been under British administration since 1908 - except for a brief period in 1982 when Argentina occupied them. Grytviken, on South Georgia, was a 19th and early 20th century whaling station. Famed explorer Ernest SHACKLETON stopped there in 1914 en route to his ill-fated attempt to cross Antarctica on foot. He returned some 20 months later with a few companions in a small boat and arranged a successful rescue for the rest of his crew, stranded off the Antarctic Peninsula. He died in 1922 on a subsequent expedition and is buried in Grytviken. Today, the station houses scientists from the British Antarctic Survey. Recognizing the importance of preserving the marine stocks in adjacent waters, the UK, in 1993, extended the exclusive fishing zone from 12 nm to 200 nm around each island.
Birth rate	14.94 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)	-
Budget	revenues: $20.4 million expenditures: $23.3 million, including capital expenditures of $3.8 million	-
Capital	The Valley	-
Climate	tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds	variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow
Coastline	61 km	NA km
Constitution	Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990	-
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Anguilla	conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: none abbreviation: SGSSI
Currency	East Caribbean dollar (XCD)	-
Death rate	5.54 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)	-
Debt - external	$8.8 million (1998)	-
Dependency status	overseas territory of the UK	overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina; administered from the Falkland Islands by a commissioner, who is concurrently governor of the Falkland Islands, representing Queen ELIZABETH II; Grytviken - formerly a whaling station on South Georgia - is a scientific base
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas territory of the UK)	none (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas territory of the UK)	none (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina)
Disputes - international	none	Argentina, which claims the islands in its constitution and briefly occupied the islands by force in 1982, agreed in 1995 to no longer seek settlement by force
Economic aid - recipient	$3.5 million (1995)	-
Economy - overview	Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking, lobster fishing, and remittances from emigrants. Increased activity in the tourism industry, which has spurred the growth of the construction sector, has contributed to economic growth. Anguillan officials have put substantial effort into developing the offshore financial sector, which is small, but growing. In the medium term, prospects for the economy will depend largely on the tourism sector and, therefore, on revived income growth in the industrialized nations as well as on favorable weather conditions.	Some fishing takes place in adjacent waters. There is a potential source of income from harvesting finfish and krill. The islands receive income from postage stamps produced in the UK, sale of fishing licenses, and harbor and landing fees from tourist vessels. Tourism from specialized cruise ships is increasing rapidly.
Electricity - consumption	42.6 million kWh	-
Electricity - production	45.85 million kWh (2000)	-
Electricity - production by source	fossil fuel: NA% hydro: NA% nuclear: NA% other: NA%	-
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Paget (South Georgia) 2,934 m
Environment - current issues	supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system	NA
Ethnic groups	black (predominant), mulatto, white	-
Exchange rates	East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976)	-
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Peter JOHNSTONE (since NA February 2000) head of government: Chief Minister Osbourne FLEMING (since 3 March 2000) cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor from among the elected members of the House of Assembly elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed chief minister by the governor	-
Exports	$2.6 million (1999)	-
Exports - commodities	lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum	-
Exports - partners	UK, US, Puerto Rico	-
Fiscal year	1 April - 31 March	-
Flag description	blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular design on a white background with blue wavy water below	blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms features a shield with a golden lion centered; the shield is supported by a fur seal on the left and a penguin on the right; a reindeer appears above the shield, and below it on a scroll is the motto LEO TERRAM PROPRIAM PROTEGAT (Let the Lion Protect its Own Land)
GDP	purchasing power parity - $104 million (2001 est.)	-
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 4% industry: 18% services: 78% (1997 est.)	-
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $8,600 (2001 est.)	-
GDP - real growth rate	0% (2001 est.)	-
Geographic coordinates	18 15 N, 63 10 W	54 30 S, 37 00 W
Geography - note	the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles	the north coast of South Georgia has several large bays, which provide good anchorage; reindeer, introduced early in the 20th century, live on South Georgia
Highways	total: 105 km paved: 65 km unpaved: 40 km (1998 est.)	-
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	-
Illicit drugs	transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe	-
Imports	$80.9 million (1999)	-
Imports - commodities	fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, textiles	-
Imports - partners	US, Puerto Rico, UK	-
Independence	none (overseas territory of the UK)	-
Industrial production growth rate	3.1%	-
Industries	tourism, boat building, offshore financial services	-
Infant mortality rate	23.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)	-
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	2.3%	-
International organization participation	Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS (associate), ECLAC (associate)	-
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	16 (2000)	-
Irrigated land	NA sq km	0 sq km
Judicial branch	High Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court)	-
Labor force	6,735 (1999) (1999)	-
Labor force - by occupation	commerce 36%, services 29%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, manufacturing 3%, agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%	-
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (largely covered by permanent ice and snow with some sparse vegetation consisting of grass, moss, and lichen) (2005)
Languages	English (official)	-
Legal system	based on English common law	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; the senior magistrate from the Falkland Islands presides over the Magistrates Court
Legislative branch	unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats total, 7 elected by direct popular vote, 2 ex officio members, and 2 appointed; members serve five-year terms) elections: last held 3 March 2000 (next to be held NA June 2005) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - ANA 3, AUP 2, ADP 1, independent 1	-
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 76.5 years male: 73.6 years female: 79.5 years (2002 est.)	-
Literacy	definition: age 12 and over can read and write total population: 95% male: 95% female: 95% (1984 est.)	-
Location	Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico	Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean	Antarctic Region
Maritime claims	exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	none (2002 est.)	-
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK	defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday	Anguilla Day, 30 May	-
Nationality	noun: Anguillan(s) adjective: Anguillan	-
Natural hazards	frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)	the South Sandwich Islands have prevailing weather conditions that generally make them difficult to approach by ship; they are also subject to active volcanism
Natural resources	salt, fish, lobster	fish
Net migration rate	15.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)	-
Political parties and leaders	Anguilla United Party or AUP [Hubert HUGHES]; The United Front or UF [Osbourne FLEMING, Victor BANKS], a coalition of the Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP and the Anguilla National Alliance or ANA	-
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	-
Population	12,446 (July 2002 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001, to be replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	-
Population growth rate	2.44% (2002 est.)	-
Ports and harbors	Blowing Point, Road Bay	-
Radio broadcast stations	AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 1 (1998)	0 (2003)
Radios	3,000 (1997)	-
Railways	0 km	-
Religions	Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%	-
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2002 est.)	-
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	-
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: modern internal telephone system international: microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles)	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: coastal radiotelephone station at Grytviken
Telephones - main lines in use	4,974 (2000)	-
Telephones - mobile cellular	1,629 (2000)	-
Television broadcast stations	1 (1997)	0 (2003)
Terrain	flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone	most of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous; South Georgia is largely barren and has steep, glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes
Total fertility rate	1.77 children born/woman (2002 est.)	-
Unemployment rate	8% (1999) (1999)	-
Waterways	none	-

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