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Compare Cayman Islands (2001) - Wallis and Futuna (2004)

Compare Cayman Islands (2001) z Wallis and Futuna (2004)

 Cayman Islands (2001)Wallis and Futuna (2004)
 Cayman IslandsWallis and Futuna
Administrative divisions 8 districts; Creek, Eastern, Midland, South Town, Spot Bay, Stake Bay, West End, Western none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three kingdoms at the second order named Alo, Sigave, Wallis
Age structure 0-14 years:
22.21% (male 3,807; female 4,084)

15-64 years:
69.74% (male 12,102; female 12,676)

65 years and over:
8.05% (male 1,318; female 1,540) (2001 est.)
0-14 years: NA


15-64 years: NA


65 years and over: NA
Agriculture - products vegetables, fruit; livestock, turtle farming breadfruit, yams, taro, bananas; pigs, goats
Airports 3 (2000 est.) 2 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total:
2

1,524 to 2,437 m:
2 (2000 est.)
total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways total:
1

914 to 1,523 m:
1 (2000 est.)
total: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area total:
259 sq km

land:
259 sq km

water:
0 sq km
total: 274 sq km


land: 274 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes Ile Uvea (Wallis Island), Ile Futuna (Futuna Island), Ile Alofi, and 20 islets
Area - comparative 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Background The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries. Administered by Jamaica from 1863, they remained a British dependency after 1962 when the former became independent. Although discovered by the Dutch and the British in the 17th and 18th centuries, it was the French who declared a protectorate over the islands in 1842. In 1959, the inhabitants of the islands voted to become a French overseas territory.
Birth rate 13.79 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) NA births/1,000 population
Budget revenues:
$265.2 million

expenditures:
$248.9 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1997)
revenues: $20 million


expenditures: $17 million, including capital expenditures of NA (1998 est.)
Capital George Town Mata-Utu (on Ile Uvea)
Climate tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April) tropical; hot, rainy season (November to April); cool, dry season (May to October); rains 2,500-3,000 mm per year (80% humidity); average temperature 26.6 degrees C
Coastline 160 km 129 km
Constitution 1959, revised 1972 and 1992 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Cayman Islands
conventional long form: Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands


conventional short form: Wallis and Futuna


local long form: Territoire des Iles Wallis et Futuna


local short form: Wallis et Futuna
Currency Caymanian dollar (KYD) Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)
Death rate 5.15 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) NA deaths/1,000 population
Debt - external $70 million (1996) NA
Dependency status overseas territory of the UK overseas territory of France
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (overseas territory of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (overseas territory of France)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient $NA assistance from France
Economy - overview With no direct taxation, the islands are a thriving offshore financial center. More than 40,000 companies were registered in the Cayman Islands as of 1997, including almost 600 banks and trust companies; banking assets exceed $500 billion. A stock exchange was opened in 1997. Tourism is also a mainstay, accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of foreign currency earnings. The tourist industry is aimed at the luxury market and caters mainly to visitors from North America. Total tourist arrivals exceeded 1.2 million visitors in 1997. About 90% of the islands' food and consumer goods must be imported. The Caymanians enjoy one of the highest outputs per capita and one of the highest standards of living in the world. The economy is limited to traditional subsistence agriculture, with about 80% labor force earnings from agriculture (coconuts and vegetables), livestock (mostly pigs), and fishing. About 4% of the population is employed in government. Revenues come from French Government subsidies, licensing of fishing rights to Japan and South Korea, import taxes, and remittances from expatriate workers in New Caledonia.
Electricity - consumption 306.9 million kWh (1999) NA kWh
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (1999) 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (1999) 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production 330 million kWh (1999) NA kWh
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)
-
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Caribbean Sea 0 m

highest point:
The Bluff 43 m
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: Mont Singavi 765 m
Environment - current issues no natural fresh water resources; drinking water supplies must be met by rainwater catchment deforestation (only small portions of the original forests remain) largely as a result of the continued use of wood as the main fuel source; as a consequence of cutting down the forests, the mountainous terrain of Futuna is particularly prone to erosion; there are no permanent settlements on Alofi because of the lack of natural fresh water resources
Ethnic groups mixed 40%, white 20%, black 20%, expatriates of various ethnic groups 20% Polynesian
Exchange rates Caymanian dollars per US dollar - 0.83 (3 November 1995), 0.85 (22 November 1993) Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - 105.73 (2003), 126.72 (2002), 133.26 (2001), 129.43 (2000), 111.93 (1999), 107.25 (1998)
Executive branch chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); Governor and President of the Executive Council Peter SMITH (since 5 May 1999)

head of government:
Kurt TIBBETTS (since November 2000)

cabinet:
Executive Council (three members appointed by the governor, four members elected by the Legislative Assembly)

elections:
none; the monarch is hereditary; the governor is appointed by the monarch
chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by High Administrator Xavier DE FURST (since 18 January 2005)


head of government: President of the Territorial Assembly Patalione KANIMOA (since NA January 2001)


cabinet: Council of the Territory consists of three kings and three members appointed by the high administrator on the advice of the Territorial Assembly


note: there are three traditional kings with limited powers


elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; high administrator appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of the Interior; the presidents of the Territorial Government and the Territorial Assembly are elected by the members of the assembly
Exports $1.5 million (1998) $250,000 f.o.b. (1999)
Exports - commodities turtle products, manufactured consumer goods copra, chemicals, construction materials
Exports - partners mostly US Italy 40%, Croatia 15%, US 14%, Denmark 13%
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March calendar year
Flag description blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Caymanian coat of arms on a white disk centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms includes a pineapple and turtle above a shield with three stars (representing the three islands) and a scroll at the bottom bearing the motto HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS a large white modified Maltese cross - shifted a little off center toward the fly and slightly downward - on a red background; the flag of France outlined in white on two sides is in the upper hoist quadrant; the flag of France is used for official occasions
GDP purchasing power parity - $930 million (1997 est.) purchasing power parity - $57.59 million (2003 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
1.4%

industry:
3.2%

services:
95.4% (1994 est.)
agriculture: NA


industry: NA


services: NA
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $24,500 (1997 est.) purchasing power parity - $3,700 (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate 4.9% (1999 est.) NA
Geographic coordinates 19 30 N, 80 30 W 13 18 S, 176 12 W
Geography - note important location between Cuba and Central America both island groups have fringing reefs
Highways total:
406 km

paved:
304 km

unpaved:
102 km
total: 120 km (Ile Uvea 100 km, Ile Futuna 20 km)


paved: 16 km (all on Ile Uvea)


unpaved: 104 km (Ile Uvea 84 km, Ile Futuna 20 km)
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA
Illicit drugs vulnerable to drug money laundering and drug transshipment to the US and Europe -
Imports $507.6 million (1998) $300,000 f.o.b. (1999)
Imports - commodities foodstuffs, manufactured goods chemicals, machinery, passenger ships, consumer goods
Imports - partners US, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, Netherlands Antilles, Japan France 97%, Australia 2%, New Zealand 1%
Independence none (overseas territory of the UK) none (overseas territory of France)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA
Industries tourism, banking, insurance and finance, construction, construction materials, furniture copra, handicrafts, fishing, lumber
Infant mortality rate 10.16 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 3% (1998) NA
International organization participation Caricom (observer), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UNESCO (associate) FZ, UPU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 16 (2000) -
Irrigated land NA sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch Summary Court; Grand Court; Cayman Islands Court of Appeal none; justice generally administered under French law by the high administrator, but the three traditional kings administer customary law and there is a magistrate in Mata-Utu
Labor force 19,820 (1995) NA
Labor force - by occupation agriculture 1.4%, industry 12.6%, services 86% (1995) agriculture, livestock, and fishing 80%, government 4% (2001 est.)
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
8%

forests and woodland:
23%

other:
69% (1993 est.)
arable land: 5%


permanent crops: 25%


other: 70% (2001)
Languages English French, Wallisian (indigenous Polynesian language)
Legal system British common law and local statutes French legal system
Legislative branch unicameral Legislative Assembly (18 seats, three appointed members and 15 elected by popular vote; members serve four-year terms)

elections:
last held 8 November 2000 (next to be held NA November 2004)

election results:
percent of vote - NA%; seats - NA
unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee Territoriale (20 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)


elections: last held 11 March 2002 (next to be held NA March 2007)


election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RPR and affiliates 13, Socialists and affiliates 7


note: Wallis and Futuna elects one senator to the French Senate and one deputy to the French National Assembly; French Senate - elections last held 27 September 1998 (next to be held by NA September 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - RPR (now UMP) 1; French National Assembly - elections last held 16 June 2002 (next to be held by NA 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats - RPR (UMP) 1
Life expectancy at birth total population:
79.03 years

male:
76.24 years

female:
81.43 years (2001 est.)
total population: NA years


male: NA years


female: NA years
Literacy definition:
age 15 and over has ever attended school

total population:
98%

male:
98%

female:
98% (1970 est.)
definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 50%


male: 50%


female: 50% (1969 est.)
Location Caribbean, island group in Caribbean Sea, nearly one-half of the way from Cuba to Honduras Oceania, islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand
Map references Central America and the Caribbean Oceania
Maritime claims exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine total:
106 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 1,656,452 GRT/2,643,036 DWT

ships by type:
bulk 21, cargo 5, chemical tanker 27, container 4, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 13, refrigerated cargo 30, roll on/roll off 4, specialized tanker 1

note:
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Cyprus 2, Denmark 2, Finland 1, Greece 11, Norway 3, UK 3, US 3 (2000 est.)
total: 6 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 134,037 GRT/14,271 DWT


by type: passenger 6


foreign-owned: France 3, Greece 1, Monaco 1, United States 1 (2004 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK defense is the responsibility of France
Military branches Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF) -
National holiday Constitution Day, first Monday in July Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality noun:
Caymanian(s)

adjective:
Caymanian
noun: Wallisian(s), Futunan(s), or Wallis and Futuna Islanders


adjective: Wallisian, Futunan, or Wallis and Futuna Islander
Natural hazards hurricanes (July to November) NA
Natural resources fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism NEGL
Net migration rate 12.58 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)

note:
major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US
NA migrant(s)/1,000 population


note: there has been steady emigration from Wallis and Futuna to New Caledonia (2004 est.)
Political parties and leaders there are no formal political parties but the following loose groupings act as political organizations; National Team; Democratic Alliance; Team Cayman Lua Kae Tahi (Giscardians) [leader NA]; Mouvement des Radicaux de Gauche or MRG [leader NA]; Rally for the Republic or RPR [Clovis LOGOLOGOFOLAU]; Taumu'a Lelei [Soane Muni UHILA]; Union Populaire Locale or UPL [Falakiko GATA]; Union Pour la Democratie Francaise or UDF [leader NA]
Political pressure groups and leaders NA NA
Population 35,527 (July 2001 est.) 15,880 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA
Population growth rate 2.12% (2001 est.) NA
Ports and harbors Cayman Brac, George Town Leava, Mata-Utu
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (2000)
Radios 36,000 (1997) -
Railways 0 km -
Religions United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Roman Catholic, Church of God, other Protestant Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%
Sex ratio at birth:
0.86 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
0.93 male(s)/female

15-64 years:
0.95 male(s)/female

65 years and over:
0.86 male(s)/female

total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
-
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system general assessment:
NA

domestic:
NA

international:
1 submarine coaxial cable; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: country code - 681
Telephones - main lines in use 19,000 (1995) 1,900 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular 2,534 (1995) 0 (1994)
Television broadcast stations NA 2 (2000)
Terrain low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs volcanic origin; low hills
Total fertility rate 2.04 children born/woman (2001 est.) NA children born/woman
Unemployment rate 4.1% (1997) NA
Waterways none -
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