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Compare Bermuda (2001) z Western Sahara (2001)

 Bermuda (2001)Western Sahara (2001)
 BermudaWestern Sahara
Administrative divisions 9 parishes and 2 municipalities*; Devonshire, Hamilton, Hamilton*, Paget, Pembroke, Saint George*, Saint Georges, Sandys, Smiths, Southampton, Warwick none (under de facto control of Morocco)
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.)		 0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%
Agriculture - products bananas, vegetables, citrus, flowers; dairy products fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases); camels, sheep, goats (kept by nomads)
Airports 1 (2000 est.) 11 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total:
1

2,438 to 3,047 m:
1 (2000 est.)		 total:
3

2,438 to 3,047 m:
3 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total:
8

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1

914 to 1,523 m:
4

under 914 m:
3 (2000 est.)
Area total:
58.8 sq km

land:
58.8 sq km

water:
0 sq km		 total:
266,000 sq km

land:
266,000 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC about the size of Colorado
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. Morocco virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty ended in a 1991 cease-fire; a referendum on final status has been repeatedly postponed and is not expected to occur until at least 2002.
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)		 revenues:
$NA

expenditures:
$NA, including capital expenditures of $NA
Capital Hamilton none
Climate subtropical; mild, humid; gales, strong winds common in winter hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew
Coastline 103 km 1,110 km
Constitution 8 June 1968, amended 1989 -
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Bermuda

former:
Somers Islands		 conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Western Sahara

former:
Spanish Sahara
Currency Bermudian dollar (BMD) Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Death rate 7.42 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Debt - external $NA $NA
Dependency status overseas territory of the UK -
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
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none
Disputes - international none claimed and administered by Morocco, but sovereignty is unresolved and the UN is attempting to hold a referendum on the issue; the UN-administered cease-fire has been in effect since September 1991
Economic aid - recipient $27.9 million (1995) $NA
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. Western Sahara, a territory poor in natural resources and lacking sufficient rainfall, depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal sources of income for the population. Most of the food for the urban population must be imported. All trade and other economic activities are controlled by the Moroccan Government. Incomes and standards of living are substantially below the Moroccan level.
Electricity - consumption 511.5 million kWh (1999) 83.7 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (1999) 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (1999) 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - production 550 million kWh (1999) 90 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)		 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:
Sebjet Tah -55 m

highest point:
unnamed location 463 m
Environment - current issues asbestos disposal; water pollution; preservation of open space sparse water and lack of arable land
Environment - international agreements - party to:
none of the selected agreements

signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
Ethnic groups black 58%, white 36%, other 6% Arab, Berber
Exchange rates Bermudian dollar per US dollar - 1.0000 (fixed rate pegged to the US dollar) Moroccan dirhams per US dollar - 10.590 (January 2001), 10.626 (2000), 9.804 (1999), 9.604 (1998), 9.527 (1997), 8.716 (1996)
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		 none
Exports $56 million (2000 est.) $NA
Exports - commodities reexports of pharmaceuticals phosphates 62%
Exports - partners UK 29.5%, US 9.8% (1997) Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March calendar year
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 -
GDP purchasing power parity - $2.1 billion (2000 est.) purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
1%

industry:
10%

services:
89% (1995 est.)		 agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
40%-45% (1996 est.)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $33,000 (2000 est.) purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - real growth rate 1.5% (2000 est.) NA%
Geographic coordinates 32 20 N, 64 45 W 24 30 N, 13 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 -
Heliports - 1 (2000 est.)
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)		 total:
6,200 km

paved:
1,350 km

unpaved:
4,850 km (1991 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%		 lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
Imports $739 million (2000 est.) $NA
Imports - commodities machinery and transport equipment, construction materials, chemicals, food and live animals fuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs
Imports - partners US 34%, UK 9%, Mexico 8% (1997) Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts
Independence none (overseas territory of the UK) -
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries tourism, finance, insurance, structural concrete products, paints, perfumes, pharmaceuticals, ship repairing phosphate mining, handicrafts
Infant mortality rate 9.55 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.7% (2000 est.) NA%
International organization participation Caricom (observer), CCC, ICFTU, Interpol (subbureau), IOC none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 20 (2000) 1 (2000)
Irrigated land NA sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; Magistrate Courts -
Labor force 35,296 (1997) 12,000
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) animal husbandry and subsistence farming 50%
Land boundaries 0 km total:
2,046 km

border countries:
Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 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%

permanent pastures:
19%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
81%
Languages English (official), Portuguese Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic
Legal system English law -
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.)		 definition:
NA

total population:
NA%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%
Location North America, group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, east of North Carolina (US) Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco
Map references North America Africa
Maritime claims exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM		 contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue
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 -
Military branches Bermuda Regiment, Bermuda Police Force, Bermuda Reserve Constabulary NA
Military expenditures - dollar figure $NA $NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP NA% NA%
National holiday Bermuda Day, 24 May -
Nationality noun:
Bermudian(s)

adjective:
Bermudian		 noun:
Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s)

adjective:
Sahrawian, Sahraouian
Natural hazards hurricanes (June to November) hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility
Natural resources limestone, pleasant climate fostering tourism phosphates, iron ore
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] none
Population 63,503 (July 2001 est.) 250,559 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 0.74% (2001 est.) -
Ports and harbors Hamilton, Saint George Ad Dakhla, Cabo Bojador, Laayoune (El Aaiun)
Radio broadcast stations AM 5, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios 82,000 (1997) 56,000 (1997)
Railways 0 km 0 km
Religions non-Anglican Protestant 39%, Anglican 27%, Roman Catholic 15%, other 19% Muslim
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 none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign has yet to be completed
Telephone system general assessment:
NA

domestic:
modern, fully automatic telephone system

international:
3 submarine cables; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)		 general assessment:
sparse and limited system

domestic:
NA

international:
tied into Morocco's system by microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, and satellite; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) linked to Rabat, Morocco
Telephones - main lines in use 52,000 (1997) about 2,000 (1999 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular 7,980 (1996) 0 (1999)
Television broadcast stations 3 (1997) NA
Terrain low hills separated by fertile depressions mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast
Total fertility rate 1.81 children born/woman (2001 est.) -
Unemployment rate NEGL% (1995) NA%
Waterways none none
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