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 Christmas Island (2001)Grenada (2005)
 Christmas IslandGrenada
Administrative divisions none (territory of Australia) 6 parishes and 1 dependency*; Carriacou and Petit Martinique*, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick
Age structure 0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%		 0-14 years: 33.9% (male 15,329/female 14,997)


15-64 years: 62.7% (male 29,711/female 26,436)


65 years and over: 3.4% (male 1,431/female 1,598) (2005 est.)
Agriculture - products NA bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables
Airports 1 (2000 est.) 3 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)		 total: 3


2,438 to 3,047 m: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area total:
135 sq km

land:
135 sq km

water:
0 sq km		 total: 344 sq km


land: 344 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC twice the size of Washington, DC
Background Named in 1643 for the day of its discovery, the island was annexed and settlement was begun by the UK in 1888. Phosphate mining began in the 1890s. The UK transferred sovereignty to Australia in 1958. The phosphate mine, closed in 1987, was reopened four years later, but the need for an alternative industry has spurred investment in tourism. Old mining areas are being restored, and almost two-thirds of the island has been declared a national park. One of the smallest independent countries in the western hemisphere, Grenada was seized by a Marxist military council on 19 October 1983. Six days later the island was invaded by US forces and those of six other Caribbean nations, which quickly captured the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers. Free elections were reinstituted the following year.
Birth rate NA births/1,000 population 22.3 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Budget revenues:
$NA

expenditures:
$NA, including capital expenditures of $NA		 revenues: $85.8 million


expenditures: $102.1 million, including capital expenditures of $28 million (1997)
Capital The Settlement Saint George's
Climate tropical; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds
Coastline 138.9 km 121 km
Constitution Christmas Island Act of 1958 19 December 1973
Country name conventional long form:
Territory of Christmas Island

conventional short form:
Christmas Island		 conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Grenada
Currency Australian dollar (AUD) -
Death rate NA deaths/1,000 population 7.17 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Debt - external $NA $196 million (2000)
Dependency status territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories -
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of Australia) chief of mission: the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Grenada


embassy: Lance-aux-Epines Stretch, Saint George's


mailing address: P. O. Box 54, Saint George's, Grenada, West Indies


telephone: [1] (473) 444-1173 through 1176


FAX: [1] (473) 444-4820
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of Australia) chief of mission: Ambassador Denis G. ANTOINE


chancery: 1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009


telephone: [1] (202) 265-2561


FAX: [1] (202) 265-2468


consulate(s) general: New York
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient $NA $8.3 million (1995)
Economy - overview 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 by union workers. With the support of the government, Australian-based Casinos Austria International Ltd. built a $34 million casino on Christmas Island, which opened in 1993. As of yearend 1999, gaming facilities at the casino were temporarily closed but were expected to reopen in early 2000. Another economic prospect is the possible location of a space-launching site on the island. Grenada relies on tourism as its main source of foreign exchange, especially since the construction of an international airport in 1985. Strong performances in construction and manufacturing, together with the development of an offshore financial industry, have also contributed to growth in national output.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh 138.6 million kWh (2002)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production NA kWh 149 million kWh (2002)
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%		 -
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Indian Ocean 0 m

highest point:
Murray Hill 361 m		 lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 m
Environment - current issues NA NA
Environment - international agreements - party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling


signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Ethnic groups Chinese 61%, Malay 25%, European 11%, other 3%, no indigenous population black 82%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian 5%, and trace of Arawak/Carib Amerindian
Exchange rates Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.7995 (January 2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999), 1.5888 (1998), 1.3439 (1997), 1.2773 (1996) East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003), 2.7 (2002), 2.7 (2001), 2.7 (2000)
Executive branch chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Australian governor general

head of government:
Administrator William Leonard TAYLOR (since 4 February 1999)

elections:
none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia		 chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Daniel WILLIAMS (since 9 August 1996)


head of government: Prime Minister Keith MITCHELL (since 22 June 1995)


cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general
Exports $NA NA
Exports - commodities phosphate bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace
Exports - partners Australia, NZ Saint Lucia 12.7%, US 12.2%, Antigua and Barbuda 8.7%, Netherlands 7.9%, Saint Kitts and Nevis 7.8%, Dominica 7.8%, Germany 7.1%, France 4.6% (2004)
Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June calendar year
Flag description the flag of Australia is used a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and green triangles (hoist side and outer side), with a red border around the flag; there are seven yellow, five-pointed stars with three centered in the top red border, three centered in the bottom red border, and one on a red disk superimposed at the center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg pod on the hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest producer of nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars represent the seven administrative divisions
GDP purchasing power parity - $NA -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%		 agriculture: 7.7%


industry: 23.9%


services: 68.4% (2000)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $NA purchasing power parity - $5,000 (2002 est.)
GDP - real growth rate NA% 2.5% (2002 est.)
Geographic coordinates 10 30 S, 105 40 E 12 07 N, 61 40 W
Geography - note located along major sea lanes of Indian Ocean the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada
Highways total:
140 km (not including 100 km that is maintained by private industry)

paved:
30 km

unpaved:
110 km (1999)		 total: 1,040 km


paved: 638 km


unpaved: 402 km (1999 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%		 lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA
Illicit drugs - small-scale cannabis cultivation; lesser transshipment point for marijuana and cocaine to US
Imports $NA NA
Imports - commodities consumer goods food, manufactured goods, machinery, chemicals, fuel
Imports - partners principally Australia Trinidad and Tobago 29.6%, US 27.8%, UK 4.8% (2004)
Independence none (territory of Australia) 7 February 1974 (from UK)
Industrial production growth rate NA% 0.7% (1997 est.)
Industries tourism, phosphate extraction (near depletion) food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction
Infant mortality rate NA deaths/1,000 live births total: 14.62 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 14.18 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 15.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% 2.8% (2001 est.)
International organization participation none ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 2 (2000) -
Irrigated land NA sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch Supreme Court; District Court; Magistrate's Court West Indies Associate States Supreme Court (an associate judge resides in Grenada)
Labor force NA 42,300 (1996)
Labor force - by occupation tourism 400 people, mining 100 people (1995) agriculture 24%, industry 14%, services 62% (1999 est.)
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land:
NA%

permanent crops:
NA%

permanent pastures:
NA%

forests and woodland:
NA%

other:
NA%

note:
mainly tropical rainforest of which 60%-70% is in a national park		 arable land: 5.88%


permanent crops: 29.41%


other: 64.71% (2001)
Languages English, Chinese, Malay English (official), French patois
Legal system under the authority of the governor general of Australia and Australian law based on English common law
Legislative branch unicameral Christmas Island Shire Council (9 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve one-year terms)

elections:
last held NA December 2000 (next to be held NA December 2001)

election results:
percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 9		 bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (a 13-member body, 10 appointed by the government and three by the leader of the opposition) and the House of Representatives (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms)


elections: last held on 27 November 2003 (next to be held by November 2008)


election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NNP 8, NDC 7
Life expectancy at birth total population:
NA years

male:
NA years

female:
NA years		 total population: 64.53 years


male: 62.74 years


female: 66.31 years (2005 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 98%


male: 98%


female: 98% (1970 est.)
Location Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Map references Southeast Asia Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims contiguous zone:
12 NM

exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM		 territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of Australia -
Military branches - no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force
Military expenditures - dollar figure - NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP - NA
National holiday NA Independence Day, 7 February (1974)
Nationality noun:
Christmas Islander(s)

adjective:
Christmas Island		 noun: Grenadian(s)


adjective: Grenadian
Natural hazards the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November
Natural resources phosphate timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors
Net migration rate NA migrant(s)/1,000 population -13.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Political parties and leaders none Grenada United Labor Party or GULP [Gloria Payne BANFIELD]; National Democratic Congress or NDC [Tillman THOMAS]; New National Party or NNP [Keith MITCHELL]; People Labor Movement or PLM [Dr. Francis ALEXIS]
Political pressure groups and leaders none NA
Population 2,771 (July 2001 est.) 89,502 (July 2005 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% 32% (2000)
Population growth rate 7.77% (2001 est.) 0.19% (2005 est.)
Ports and harbors Flying Fish Cove Saint George's
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 2, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios 1,000 (1997) -
Railways 24 km to serve phosphate mines -
Religions Buddhist 55%, Christian 15%, Muslim 10%, other 20% (1991) Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
Sex ratio - at birth: 1 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.12 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.9 male(s)/female


total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system general assessment:
NA

domestic:
NA

international:
satellite earth stations - one Intelsat earth station provides telephone and telex service		 general assessment: automatic, islandwide telephone system


domestic: interisland VHF and UHF radiotelephone links


international: country code - 1-473; new SHF radiotelephone links to Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vincent; VHF and UHF radio links to Trinidad
Telephones - main lines in use NA 33,500 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (1999) 7,600 (2002)
Television broadcast stations NA 2 (1997)
Terrain steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau volcanic in origin with central mountains
Total fertility rate NA children born/woman 2.37 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Unemployment rate NA% 12.5% (2000)
Waterways none -
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