Compare Bouvet Island (2005) - Norfolk Island (2004)

Compare Bouvet Island (2005) z Norfolk Island (2004)

	Bouvet Island (2005)	Norfolk Island (2004)

Administrative divisions	-	none (territory of Australia)
Age structure	-	0-14 years: 20.2% 15-64 years: 63.9% 65 years and over: 15.9% (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products	-	Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry
Airports	-	1 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	-	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area	total: 58.5 sq km land: 58.5 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 34.6 sq km land: 34.6 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC	about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Background	This uninhabited volcanic island is almost entirely covered by glaciers and is difficult to approach. It was discovered in 1739 by a French naval officer after whom the island was named. No claim was made until 1825, when the British flag was raised. In 1928, the UK waived its claim in favor of Norway, which had occupied the island the previous year. In 1971, Bouvet Island and the adjacent territorial waters were designated a nature reserve. Since 1977, Norway has run an automated meteorological station on the island.	Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.
Birth rate	-	NA births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget	-	revenues: $4.6 million expenditures: $4.8 million, including capital expenditures of NA (FY92/93)
Capital	-	Kingston
Climate	antarctic	subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline	29.6 km	32 km
Constitution	-	Norfolk Island Act of 1979
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Bouvet Island	conventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Island conventional short form: Norfolk Island
Currency	-	Australian dollar (AUD)
Death rate	-	NA deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external	-	NA
Dependency status	territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice and Police from Oslo	territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories
Diplomatic representation from the US	-	none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US	-	none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	-	NA
Economy - overview	no economic activity; declared a nature reserve	Tourism, the primary economic activity, has steadily increased over the years and has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific islands. The agricultural sector has become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs.
Electricity - consumption	-	NA kWh
Electricity - production	-	NA kWh
Elevation extremes	lowest point: South Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Olav Peak 935 m	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Bates 319 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Ethnic groups	-	descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesians
Exchange rates	-	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9320 (2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999)
Executive branch	-	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); the UK and Australia are represented by Administrator Grant TAMBLING (since 1 November 2003) head of government: Assembly President and Chief Minister Geoffrey Robert GARDNER (since 5 December 2001) cabinet: Executive Council is made up of four of the nine members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the administrator elections: the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia; chief minister elected by the Legislative Assembly for a term of not more than three years; election last held 29 November 2001 (next to be held by December 2004) election results: Geoffrey Robert GARDNER elected chief minister; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - NA
Exports	-	$1.5 million f.o.b. (FY91/92)
Exports - commodities	-	postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados
Exports - partners	-	Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe
Fiscal year	-	1 July - 30 June
Flag description	the flag of Norway is used	three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band
GDP	-	purchasing power parity - NA
GDP - composition by sector	-	agriculture: NA industry: NA services: NA
GDP - per capita	-	purchasing power parity - NA
GDP - real growth rate	-	NA
Geographic coordinates	54 26 S, 3 24 E	29 02 S, 167 57 E
Geography - note	covered by glacial ice; declared a nature reserve	most of the 32-km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated
Highways	-	total: 80 km paved: 53 km unpaved: 27 km (2001)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	-	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA
Imports	-	$17.9 million c.i.f. (FY91/92)
Imports - commodities	-	NA
Imports - partners	-	Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe
Independence	-	none (territory of Australia)
Industrial production growth rate	-	NA
Industries	-	tourism
Infant mortality rate	-	total: NA male: NA female: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-	NA
International organization participation	-	UPU
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)	NA sq km
Judicial branch	-	Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions
Labor force	-	NA
Labor force - by occupation	-	tourism NA, subsistence agriculture NA
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (93% ice) (2001)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Languages	-	English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
Legal system	the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply	based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island law
Legislative branch	-	unicameral Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members elected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only four votes can be given to any one candidate; members serve three-year terms) elections: last held 29 November 2001 (next to be held by December 2004) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 9
Life expectancy at birth	-	total population: NA years male: NA years female: NA years
Literacy	-	NA
Location	island in the South Atlantic Ocean, southwest of the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa)	Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Map references	Antarctic Region	Oceania
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 4 nm	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	-	none
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Norway	defense is the responsibility of Australia
National holiday	-	Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)
Nationality	-	noun: Norfolk Islander(s) adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)
Natural hazards	NA	typhoons (especially May to July)
Natural resources	none	fish
Net migration rate	-	NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Political parties and leaders	-	none
Political pressure groups and leaders	-	none
Population	uninhabited (July 2005 est.)	1,841 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line	-	NA
Population growth rate	-	-0.01% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade
Radio broadcast stations	-	AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions	-	Anglican 37.4%, Uniting Church in Australia 14.5%, Roman Catholic 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.1%, none 12.2%, unknown 17.4%, other 3.9% (1996)
Sex ratio	-	NA
Suffrage	-	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	-	general assessment: adequate domestic: NA international: country code - 672; undersea coaxial cable links with Australia, New Zealand, and Canada; satellite service planned for near future
Telephones - main lines in use	-	2,532; note: a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004)
Telephones - mobile cellular	-	0 (proposed cellular service disallowed in August 2002 island referendum) (2002)
Television broadcast stations	-	1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (1998)
Terrain	volcanic; coast is mostly inaccessible	volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
Total fertility rate	-	NA children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate	-	NA

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