Compare Cayman Islands (2006) - Christmas Island (2006)

Compare Cayman Islands (2006) z Christmas Island (2006)

	Cayman Islands (2006)	Christmas Island (2006)

Administrative divisions	8 districts; Creek, Eastern, Midland, South Town, Spot Bay, Stake Bay, West End, Western	none (territory of Australia)
Age structure	0-14 years: 20.7% (male 4,708/female 4,700) 15-64 years: 70.9% (male 15,707/female 16,504) 65 years and over: 8.4% (male 1,793/female 2,024) (2006 est.)	0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products	vegetables, fruit; livestock; turtle farming	NA
Airports	3 (2006)	1 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2006)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2006)	-
Area	total: 262 sq km land: 262 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 135 sq km land: 135 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	1.5 times the size of Washington, DC	about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC
Background	The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries, and were administered by Jamaica after 1863. In 1959, the islands became a territory within the Federation of the West Indies, but when the Federation dissolved in 1962, the Cayman Islands chose to remain a 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	12.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)	NA
Budget	revenues: $423.8 million expenditures: $392.6 million; including capital expenditures of $NA (1997)	revenues: $NA expenditures: $NA
Capital	name: George Town (on Grand Cayman) geographic coordinates: 19 20 N, 81 23 W time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)	name: The Settlement geographic coordinates: 18 44 N, 64 19 W time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate	tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April)	tropical with a wet and dry season; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds; wet season (December to April)
Coastline	160 km	138.9 km
Constitution	1959; revised 1962, 1972, and 1994	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: Cayman Islands	conventional long form: Territory of Christmas Island conventional short form: Christmas Island
Death rate	4.89 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)	NA
Debt - external	$70 million (1996)	-
Dependency status	overseas territory of the UK	non-self governing territory of Australia; administered 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	$390,000 $NA	$NA
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 1998, 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 in 1997, with 600,000 from the US. 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.	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. The casino closed in 1998. The Australian Government in 2001 agreed to support the creation of a commercial space-launching site on the island, projected to begin operations in the near future.
Electricity - consumption	411 million kWh (2003)	-
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2003)	-
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2003)	-
Electricity - production	441.9 million kWh (2003)	-
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: The Bluff (Cayman Brac) 43 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Murray Hill 361 m
Environment - current issues	no natural fresh water resources; drinking water supplies must be met by rainwater catchments	loss of rainforest; impact of phosphate mining
Ethnic groups	mixed 40%, white 20%, black 20%, expatriates of various ethnic groups 20%	Chinese 70%, European 20%, Malay 10% note: no indigenous population (2001)
Exchange rates	Caymanian dollars per US dollar - 0.82 (29 October 2001), 0.83 (3 November 1995), 0.85 (22 November 1993)	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001)
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); Governor Stuart JACK (since 23 November 2005) head of government: Leader of Government Business Kurt TIBBETTS (since 18 May 2005) 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; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or coalition is appointed by the governor Leader of Government Business	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	NA bbl/day	$NA
Exports - commodities	turtle products, manufactured consumer goods	phosphate
Exports - partners	mostly US (2004)	Australia, NZ (2004)
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 Caymanian coat of arms 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	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 - composition by sector	agriculture: 1.4% industry: 3.2% services: 95.4% (1994 est.)	-
GDP - real growth rate	0.9% (2004 est.)	-
Geographic coordinates	19 30 N, 80 30 W	10 30 S, 105 40 E
Geography - note	important location between Cuba and Central America	located along major sea lanes of Indian Ocean
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	-
Illicit drugs	offshore financial center; vulnerable to drug transshipment to the US and Europe	-
Imports	NA bbl/day	$NA
Imports - commodities	foodstuffs, manufactured goods	consumer goods
Imports - partners	US, Netherlands Antilles, Japan (2004)	principally Australia (2004)
Independence	none (overseas territory of the UK)	none (territory of Australia)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	-
Industries	tourism, banking, insurance and finance, construction, construction materials, furniture	tourism, phosphate extraction (near depletion)
Infant mortality rate	total: 8 deaths/1,000 live births male: 9.16 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)	total: NA male: NA female: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	4.4% (2004)	-
International organization participation	Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UNESCO (associate), UPU	none
Irrigated land	NA	NA
Judicial branch	Summary Court; Grand Court; Cayman Islands Court of Appeal	Supreme Court; District Court; Magistrate's Court
Labor force	23,450 (2004)	NA
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture: 1.4% industry: 12.6% services: 86% (1995)	-
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 3.85% permanent crops: 0% other: 96.15% (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mainly tropical rainforest; 63% of the island is a national park) (2005)
Languages	English	English (official), Chinese, Malay
Legal system	British common law and local statutes	under the authority of the governor general of Australia and Australian law
Legislative branch	unicameral Legislative Assembly (18 seats, 3 appointed members from the Executive Council and 15 elected by popular vote; members serve four-year terms) elections: last held 11 May 2005 (next to be held in 2009) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPM 9, UDP 5, 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 in May 2005 (next to be held in May 2007) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 9
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 80.07 years male: 77.45 years female: 82.74 years (2006 est.)	total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1970 est.)	NA
Location	Caribbean, three island (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) group in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268 km northwest of Jamaica	Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean	Southeast Asia
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	total: 132 ships (1000 GRT or over) 2,746,290 GRT/4,366,790 DWT by type: bulk carrier 32, cargo 14, chemical tanker 42, liquefied gas 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 14, refrigerated cargo 23, roll on/roll off 3, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 1 foreign-owned: 130 (Denmark 5, Germany 13, Greece 21, Italy 12, Japan 1, Malaysia 1, Netherlands 4, Norway 2, Philippines 1, Singapore 10, Sweden 9, UK 10, US 41) (2006)	-
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK	defense is the responsibility of Australia
Military branches	no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force	-
National holiday	Constitution Day, first Monday in July	Australia Day, 26 January (1788)
Nationality	noun: Caymanian(s) adjective: Caymanian	noun: Christmas Islander(s) adjective: Christmas Island
Natural hazards	hurricanes (July to November)	the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
Natural resources	fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism	phosphate, beaches
Net migration rate	17.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2006 est.)	NA
Political parties and leaders	no national teams (loose groupings of political organizations) were formed for the 2000 elections; United Democratic Party or UDP [leader McKeeva BUSH]; People's Progressive Movement or PPM [leader Kurt TIBBETTS]	none
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	none
Population	45,436 note: most of the population lives on Grand Cayman (July 2006 est.)	1,493 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	-
Population growth rate	2.56% (2006 est.)	0% (2006 est.)
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (2004)	AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2006)
Religions	United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Church of God, other Protestant, Roman Catholic	Buddhist 36%, Muslim 25%, Christian 18%, other 21% (1997)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2006 est.)	NA
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	-
Telephone system	general assessment: reasonably good system domestic: liberalization of telecom market in 2003 reflected in falling prices and improving services international: country code - 1-345; 2 submarine fiber optic cables (Maya-1, Cayman-Jamaica); satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)	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 - one INTELSAT earth station provides telephone and telex service (2005)
Telephones - main lines in use	38,000 (2002)	NA
Telephones - mobile cellular	17,000 (2002)	NA
Television broadcast stations	4 with cable system (2004)	0; note - TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia (2006)
Terrain	low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs	steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau
Total fertility rate	1.9 children born/woman (2006 est.)	NA
Unemployment rate	4.4% (2004)	-

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