Compare Bermuda (2001) - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2006)

Compare Bermuda (2001) z South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2006)

	Bermuda (2001)	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2006)

Administrative divisions	9 parishes and 2 municipalities; Devonshire, Hamilton, Hamilton, Paget, Pembroke, Saint George, Saint Georges, Sandys, Smiths, Southampton, Warwick*	-
Age structure	0-14 years: 19.4% (male 6,091; female 6,230) 15-64 years: 69.43% (male 21,783; female 22,309) 65 years and over: 11.17% (male 3,073; female 4,017) (2001 est.)	-
Agriculture - products	bananas, vegetables, citrus, flowers; dairy products	-
Airports	1 (2000 est.)	-
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2000 est.)	-
Area	total: 58.8 sq km land: 58.8 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 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC	slightly larger than Rhode Island
Background	Bermuda was first settled in 1609 by shipwrecked English colonists headed for Virginia. Tourism to the island to escape North American winters first developed in Victorian times. Bermuda has developed into a highly successful offshore financial center. A referendum on independence was soundly defeated in 1995.	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	12.16 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)	-
Budget	revenues: $504.6 million expenditures: $537 million, including capital expenditures of $75 million (FY97/98)	-
Capital	Hamilton	-
Climate	subtropical; mild, humid; gales, strong winds common in winter	variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow
Coastline	103 km	NA km
Constitution	8 June 1968, amended 1989	-
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bermuda former: Somers Islands	conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: none abbreviation: SGSSI
Currency	Bermudian dollar (BMD)	-
Death rate	7.42 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)	-
Debt - external	$NA	-
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	chief of mission: Consul General Lawrence D. OWEN consulate(s) general: Crown Hill, 16 Middle Road, Devonshire, Hamilton mailing address: P. O. Box HM325, Hamilton HMBX; American Consulate General Hamilton, Department of State, Washington, DC 20520-5300 telephone: [1] (441) 295-1342 FAX: [1] (441) 295-1592	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	$27.9 million (1995)	-
Economy - overview	Bermuda enjoys one of the highest per capita incomes in the world, having successfully exploited its location by providing financial services for international firms and luxury tourist facilities for 360,000 visitors annually. The tourist industry, which accounts for an estimated 28% of GDP, attracts 84% of its business from North America. The industrial sector is small, and agriculture is severely limited by a lack of suitable land. About 80% of food needs are imported. International business contributes over 60% of Bermuda's economic output; a failed independence vote in late 1995 can be partially attributed to Bermudian fears of scaring away foreign firms. Government economic priorities are the further strengthening of the tourist and international financial sectors.	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	511.5 million kWh (1999)	-
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (1999)	-
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (1999)	-
Electricity - production	550 million kWh (1999)	-
Electricity - production by source	fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (1999)	-
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Town Hill 76 m	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Paget (South Georgia) 2,934 m
Environment - current issues	asbestos disposal; water pollution; preservation of open space	NA
Ethnic groups	black 58%, white 36%, other 6%	-
Exchange rates	Bermudian dollar per US dollar - 1.0000 (fixed rate pegged to the US dollar)	-
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor Thorold MASEFIELD (since NA June 1997) head of government: Premier Jennifer SMITH (since 10 November 1998) cabinet: Cabinet nominated by the premier, appointed by the governor elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; governor invites leader of largest party in Parliament to form a government as premier	-
Exports	$56 million (2000 est.)	-
Exports - commodities	reexports of pharmaceuticals	-
Exports - partners	UK 29.5%, US 9.8% (1997)	-
Fiscal year	1 April - 31 March	-
Flag description	red, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Bermudian coat of arms (white and green shield with a red lion holding a scrolled shield showing the sinking of the ship Sea Venture off Bermuda in 1609) centered on the outer half of the flag	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 - $2.1 billion (2000 est.)	-
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 1% industry: 10% services: 89% (1995 est.)	-
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $33,000 (2000 est.)	-
GDP - real growth rate	1.5% (2000 est.)	-
Geographic coordinates	32 20 N, 64 45 W	54 30 S, 37 00 W
Geography - note	consists of about 360 small coral islands with ample rainfall, but no rivers or freshwater lakes; some land, reclaimed and otherwise, was leased by US Government from 1941 to 1995	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: 225 km paved: 225 km unpaved: 0 km note: in addition, there are 232 km of paved and unpaved roads that are privately owned (1997)	-
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	-
Imports	$739 million (2000 est.)	-
Imports - commodities	machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, chemicals, food and live animals	-
Imports - partners	US 34%, UK 9%, Mexico 8% (1997)	-
Independence	none (overseas territory of the UK)	-
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	-
Industries	tourism, finance, insurance, structural concrete products, paints, perfumes, pharmaceuticals, ship repairing	-
Infant mortality rate	9.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)	-
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	2.7% (2000 est.)	-
International organization participation	Caricom (observer), CCC, ICFTU, Interpol (subbureau), IOC	-
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	20 (2000)	-
Irrigated land	NA sq km	0 sq km
Judicial branch	Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; Magistrate Courts	-
Labor force	35,296 (1997)	-
Labor force - by occupation	clerical 23%, services 22%, laborers 17%, professional and technical 17%, administrative and managerial 12%, sales 7%, agriculture and fishing 2% (1996)	-
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 6% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 94% (55% developed, 39% rural/open space) (1997 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), Portuguese	-
Legal system	English law	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; the senior magistrate from the Falkland Islands presides over the Magistrates Court
Legislative branch	bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (an 11-member body appointed by the governor) and the House of Assembly (40 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 9 November 1998 (next to be held NA November 2003) election results: percent of vote by party - PLP 54%, UBP 44%, NLP 1%, independents 1%; seats by party - PLP 26, UBP 14	-
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 77.12 years male: 75.04 years female: 79.06 years (2001 est.)	-
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 98% female: 99% (1970 est.)	-
Location	North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of North Carolina (US)	Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America
Map references	North America	Antarctic Region
Maritime claims	exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	total: 105 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,836,538 GRT/9,728,045 DWT ships by type: bulk 27, cargo 4, container 15, liquefied gas 7, passenger 2, petroleum tanker 23, refrigerated cargo 16, roll on/roll off 8, short-sea passenger 3 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Canada 10, Hong Kong 10, Japan 1, Nigeria 4, Saudi Arabia 1, Sweden 3, Switzerland 2, UK 10, US 7 (2000 est.)	-
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Military branches	Bermuda Regiment, Bermuda Police Force, Bermuda Reserve Constabulary	-
Military expenditures - dollar figure	$NA	-
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	NA%	-
National holiday	Bermuda Day, 24 May	-
Nationality	noun: Bermudian(s) adjective: Bermudian	-
Natural hazards	hurricanes (June to November)	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	limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism	fish
Net migration rate	2.66 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)	-
Political parties and leaders	National Liberal Party or NLP [Dessaline WALDRON]; Progressive Labor Party or PLP [Jennifer SMITH]; United Bermuda Party or UBP [Pamela GORDON]	-
Political pressure groups and leaders	Bermuda Industrial Union or BIU [Derrick BURGESS]; Bermuda Public Services Association or BPSA [Betty CHRISTOPHER]	-
Population	63,503 (July 2001 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	0.74% (2001 est.)	-
Ports and harbors	Hamilton, Saint George	-
Radio broadcast stations	AM 5, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)	0 (2003)
Radios	82,000 (1997)	-
Railways	0 km	-
Religions	non-Anglican Protestant 39%, Anglican 27%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 19%	-
Sex ratio	at birth: 0.94 male(s)/female under 15 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2001 est.)	-
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	-
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: modern, fully automatic telephone system international: 3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: coastal radiotelephone station at Grytviken
Telephones - main lines in use	52,000 (1997)	-
Telephones - mobile cellular	7,980 (1996)	-
Television broadcast stations	3 (1997)	0 (2003)
Terrain	low hills separated by fertile depressions	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	1.81 children born/woman (2001 est.)	-
Unemployment rate	NEGL% (1995)	-
Waterways	none	-

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