Compare Anguilla (2004) - Christmas Island (2007)

Compare Anguilla (2004) z Christmas Island (2007)

	Anguilla (2004)	Christmas Island (2007)

Administrative divisions	none (overseas territory of the UK)	none (territory of Australia)
Age structure	0-14 years: 23.8% (male 1,569; female 1,523) 15-64 years: 69.4% (male 4,641; female 4,385) 65 years and over: 6.8% (male 396; female 494) (2004 est.)	0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA
Agriculture - products	small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising	NA
Airports	3 (2003 est.)	1 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 2 under 914 m: 2 (2004 est.)	-
Area	total: 102 sq km land: 102 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 135 sq km land: 135 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about half the size of Washington, DC	about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC
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.	Named in 1643 for the day of its discovery, the island was annexed and settlement began by the UK in 1888. Phosphate mining began in the 1890s. The UK transferred sovereignty to Australia in 1958. Almost two-thirds of the island has been declared a national park.
Birth rate	14.45 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)	NA
Budget	revenues: $22.8 million expenditures: $22.5 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.)	revenues: $NA expenditures: $NA
Capital	The Valley	name: The Settlement geographic coordinates: 10 25 S, 105 43 E time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate	tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds	tropical with a wet season (December to April) and dry season; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds
Coastline	61 km	138.9 km
Constitution	Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990	Christmas Island Act of 1958-59 (1 October 1958) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Anguilla	conventional long form: Territory of Christmas Island conventional short form: Christmas Island
Currency	East Caribbean dollar (XCD)	-
Death rate	5.46 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)	NA
Debt - external	$8.8 million (1998)	-
Dependency status	overseas territory of the UK	non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas territory of the UK)	none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas territory of the UK)	none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	$3.5 million (1995)	$NA
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.	Phosphate mining had been the only significant economic activity, but in December 1987 the Australian Government closed the mine. In 1991, the mine was reopened. With the support of the government, a $34 million casino opened in 1993, but closed in 1998. The Australian Government in 2001 agreed to support the creation of a commercial space-launching site on the island, expected to begin operations in the near future.
Electricity - consumption	42.6 million kWh	-
Electricity - production	NA	-
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Murray Hill 361 m
Environment - current issues	supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system	loss of rainforest; impact of phosphate mining
Ethnic groups	black (predominant), mulatto, white	Chinese 70%, European 20%, Malay 10% note: no indigenous population (2001)
Exchange rates	East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.70 (fixed rate since 1976)	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3285 (2006), 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002)
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Alan Eden HUCKLE (since 28 May 2004) 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	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Australian governor general head of government: Administrator Neil LUCAS (since 30 January 2006) elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia
Exports	$2.6 million (1999)	$NA
Exports - commodities	lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum	phosphate
Exports - partners	UK, US, Puerto Rico, Saint-Martin (2000)	Australia, NZ (2006)
Fiscal year	1 April - 31 March	1 July - 30 June
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	territorial flag; divided diagonally from upper hoist to lower fly; the upper triangle is green with a yellow image of the Golden Bosun Bird superimposed, while the lower triangle is blue with the Southern Cross constellation, representing Australia, superimposed; a centered yellow disk displays a green map of the island; the flag of Australia is used for official purposes
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	2.8% (2001 est.)	-
Geographic coordinates	18 15 N, 63 10 W	10 30 S, 105 40 E
Geography - note	the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles	located along major sea lanes of Indian Ocean
Highways	total: 105 km paved: 65 km unpaved: 40 km (1997)	-
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)	$NA
Imports - commodities	fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles	consumer goods
Imports - partners	US, Puerto Rico, UK (2000)	principally Australia (2006)
Independence	none (overseas territory of the UK)	none (territory of Australia)
Industrial production growth rate	3.1% (1997 est.)	-
Industries	tourism, boat building, offshore financial services	tourism, phosphate extraction (near depletion)
Infant mortality rate	total: 21.91 deaths/1,000 live births male: 28.72 deaths/1,000 live births female: 14.91 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)	total: NA male: NA female: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	2.3%	-
International organization participation	Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS (associate), UPU	none
Irrigated land	NA sq km	NA
Judicial branch	High Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court)	Supreme Court; District Court; Magistrate's Court
Labor force	6,049 (2001)	NA
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%, manufacturing 3%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, commerce 36%, services 29% (2000 est.)	-
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) (2001)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mainly tropical rainforest; 63% of the island is a national park) (2005)
Languages	English (official)	English (official), Chinese, Malay
Legal system	based on English common law	under the authority of the governor general of Australia and Australian law
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, AUM 2, ADP 1, independent 1	unicameral Christmas Island Shire Council (9 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held 20 October 2007 (next to be held in 2009) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 9
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 76.9 years male: 73.99 years female: 79.91 years (2004 est.)	total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Literacy	definition: age 12 and over can read and write total population: 95% male: 95% female: 95% (1984 est.)	NA
Location	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico	Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean	Southeast Asia
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	none	-
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK	defense is the responsibility of Australia
National holiday	Anguilla Day, 30 May	Australia Day, 26 January (1788)
Nationality	noun: Anguillan(s) adjective: Anguillan	noun: Christmas Islander(s) adjective: Christmas Island
Natural hazards	frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)	the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
Natural resources	salt, fish, lobster	phosphate, beaches
Net migration rate	10.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)	NA
Political parties and leaders	Anguilla United Movement or AUM [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; Anguilla Patriotic Movement or APM [Quincy GUMBS]; Movement for Grassroots Democracy or MFGD [Joyce KENTISH, John BENJAMIN]	none
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	none
Population	13,008 (July 2004 est.)	1,402 (July 2006 est.) (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA	-
Population growth rate	1.98% (2004 est.)	0% (2007 est.)
Ports and harbors	Blowing Point, Road Bay	-
Radio broadcast stations	AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 1 (1998)	AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2006)
Religions	Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%	Buddhist 36%, Muslim 25%, Christian 18%, other 21% (1997)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.03 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 (2004 est.)	NA
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	-
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: modern internal telephone system international: country code - 1-264; microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles)	general assessment: service provided by the Australian network domestic: GSM mobile telephone service replaced older analog system in February 2005 international: country code - 61-8; satellite earth stations - 1 INTELSAT earth station provides telephone and telex service (2005)
Telephones - main lines in use	6,200 (2002)	NA
Telephones - mobile cellular	1,800 (2002)	-
Television broadcast stations	1 (1997)	0 (TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia) (2006)
Terrain	flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone	steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau
Total fertility rate	1.74 children born/woman (2004 est.)	NA
Unemployment rate	6.7% (2001)	-

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