Compare Christmas Island (2006) - Lithuania (2002)

Compare Christmas Island (2006) z Lithuania (2002)

	Christmas Island (2006)	Lithuania (2002)

Administrative divisions	none (territory of Australia)	10 counties (apskritys, singular - apskritis); Alytaus, Kauno, Klaipedos, Marijampoles, Panevezio, Siauliu, Taurages, Telsiu, Utenos, Vilniaus
Age structure	0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA (2006 est.)	0-14 years: 18.2% (male 333,966; female 319,992) 15-64 years: 68% (male 1,184,969; female 1,265,711) 65 years and over: 13.8% (male 167,789; female 328,711) (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products	NA	grain, potatoes, sugar beets, flax, vegetables; beef, milk, eggs; fish
Airports	1 (2006)	72 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)	total: 9 over 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 under 914 m: 3 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 63 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 5 under 914 m: 55 (2002)
Area	total: 135 sq km land: 135 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 65,200 sq km land: NA sq km water: NA sq km
Area - comparative	about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC	slightly larger than West Virginia
Background	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.	Independent between the two World Wars, Lithuania was annexed by the USSR in 1940. On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but this proclamation was not generally recognized until September of 1991 (following the abortive coup in Moscow). The last Russian troops withdrew in 1993. Lithuania subsequently has restructured its economy for eventual integration into Western European institutions.
Birth rate	NA	10.22 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Budget	revenues: $NA expenditures: $NA	revenues: $1.59 billion expenditures: $1.77 billion, including capital expenditures of $NA (2001 est.)
Capital	name: The Settlement geographic coordinates: 18 44 N, 64 19 W time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)	Vilnius
Climate	tropical with a wet and dry season; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds; wet season (December to April)	transitional, between maritime and continental; wet, moderate winters and summers
Coastline	138.9 km	99 km
Constitution	Christmas Island Act of 1958-59 (1 October 1958) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992	adopted 25 October 1992
Country name	conventional long form: Territory of Christmas Island conventional short form: Christmas Island	conventional long form: Republic of Lithuania conventional short form: Lithuania local long form: Lietuvos Respublika local short form: Lietuva former: Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic
Currency	-	litas (LTL)
Death rate	NA	12.87 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external	-	$5.8 billion (2002 est.)
Dependency status	non-self governing territory of Australia; administered by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services	-
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of Australia)	chief of mission: Ambassador John F. TEFFT embassy: 2600 Akmenu 6, Vilnius mailing address: American Embassy, Vilnius, PSC 78, Box V, APO AE 09723 telephone: [370] (2) 665-500 FAX: [370] (2) 665-510
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territory of Australia)	chief of mission: Ambassador Vygaudas USACKAS chancery: 2622 16th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 telephone: [1] (202) 234-5860 FAX: [1] (202) 328-0466 consulate(s) general: Chicago and New York
Disputes - international	none	the Russian Duma has not ratified 1997 boundary treaty; the Latvian Parliament has not ratified its 1998 maritime boundary treaty with Lithuania, primarily due to concerns over oil exploration rights
Economic aid - recipient	$NA	$228.5 million (1995) (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. 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.	Lithuania, the Baltic state that has conducted the most trade with Russia, has been slowly rebounding from the 1998 Russian financial crisis. High unemployment, still 12% in 2002, and weak consumption have held back recovery. Trade has been increasingly oriented toward the West. Lithuania has gained membership in the World Trade Organization and has moved ahead with plans to join the EU. Privatization of the large, state-owned utilities, particularly in the energy sector, is underway. Overall, more than 80% of enterprises have been privatized. The US government and business aid have helped in the transition from the old command economy to a market economy.
Electricity - consumption	-	6.898 billion kWh (2000)
Electricity - exports	-	6.3 billion kWh (2000)
Electricity - imports	-	3 billion kWh (2000)
Electricity - production	-	10.966 billion kWh (2000)
Electricity - production by source	-	fossil fuel: 20% hydro: 3% nuclear: 77% other: 0% (2000)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Murray Hill 361 m	lowest point: Baltic Sea 0 m highest point: Juozapines/Kalnas 292 m
Environment - current issues	loss of rainforest; impact of phosphate mining	contamination of soil and groundwater with petroleum products and chemicals at military bases
Environment - international agreements	-	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
Ethnic groups	Chinese 70%, European 20%, Malay 10% note: no indigenous population (2001)	Lithuanian 80.6%, Russian 8.7%, Polish 7%, Belarusian 1.6%, other 2.1%
Exchange rates	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001)	litai per US dollar - 3.4946 (15 October 2002), 3.4794 (1 July 2002), 4.000 (fixed rate between 1 May 1994 and 1 February 2002); note - litai is the plural of litas; effective 1 February 2002 the litas was pegged to the euro at a rate of 3.4528
Executive branch	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	chief of state: President Rolandas PAKSAS (since 26 February 2003) head of government: Premier Algirdas Mykolas BRAZAUSKAS (since 3 July 2001) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the nomination of the premier elections: president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; election last held 22 December 2002 and 5 January 2003 (next to be held in late 2007); premier appointed by the president on the approval of the Parliament election results: Rolandas PAKSAS elected president; percent of vote - Rolandas PAKSAS 54.9%, Valdas ADAMKUS 45.1%
Exports	$NA	$5.4 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
Exports - commodities	phosphate	mineral products 23%, textiles and clothing 16%, machinery and equipment 11%, chemicals 6%, wood and wood products 5%, foodstuffs 5% (2001)
Exports - partners	Australia, NZ (2004)	UK 13.8%, Latvia 12.6%, Germany 12.6%, Russia 11%, Poland 6.3% (2001)
Fiscal year	1 July - 30 June	calendar year
Flag description	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	three equal horizontal bands of yellow (top), green, and red
GDP	-	purchasing power parity - $29.2 billion (2002 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	-	agriculture: 8% industry: 31% services: 61% (2001 est.)
GDP - per capita	-	purchasing power parity - $8,400 (2002 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	-	4.5% (2002 est.)
Geographic coordinates	10 30 S, 105 40 E	56 00 N, 24 00 E
Geography - note	located along major sea lanes of Indian Ocean	fertile central plains are separated by hilly uplands that are ancient glacial deposits
Highways	-	total: 44,000 km paved: 35,500 km unpaved: 8,500 km (2001)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	-	lowest 10%: 3% highest 10%: 26% (1996) (1996)
Illicit drugs	-	transshipment point for opiates and other illicit drugs from Southwest Asia, Latin America, and Western Europe to Western Europe and Scandinavia; limited production of methamphetamine and ecstasy; susceptible to money laundering
Imports	$NA	$6.8 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)
Imports - commodities	consumer goods	mineral products 21%, machinery and equipment 17%, transport equipment 11%, chemicals 9%, textiles and clothing 9%, metals 5% (2001)
Imports - partners	principally Australia (2004)	Russia 25.3%, Germany 17.2%, Poland 4.9%, Italy 4.2%, France 3.8% (2001)
Independence	none (territory of Australia)	11 March 1990 (independence declared from Soviet Union); 6 September 1991 (Soviet Union recognizes Lithuania's independence)
Industrial production growth rate	-	6% (2002 est.)
Industries	tourism, phosphate extraction (near depletion)	metal-cutting machine tools, electric motors, television sets, refrigerators and freezers, petroleum refining, shipbuilding (small ships), furniture making, textiles, food processing, fertilizers, agricultural machinery, optical equipment, electronic components, computers, amber
Infant mortality rate	total: NA male: NA female: NA	14.34 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-	0.8% (2002 est.)
International organization participation	none	ACCT (observer), BIS, CBSS, CCC, CE, EAPC, EBRD, ECE, EU (applicant), FAO, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICFTU, ICRM, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, ISO (correspondent), ITU, OPCW, OSCE, PFP, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNMIK, UPU, WCL, WEU (associate partner), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	-	32 (2001)
Irrigated land	NA	90 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch	Supreme Court; District Court; Magistrate's Court	Constitutional Court; Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; judges for all courts appointed by the President
Labor force	NA	1.5 million (2001 est.)
Labor force - by occupation	-	industry 30%, agriculture 20%, services 50% (1997 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km	total: 1,273 km border countries: Belarus 502 km, Latvia 453 km, Poland 91 km, Russia (Kaliningrad) 227 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mainly tropical rainforest; 63% of the island is a national park) (2005)	arable land: 45.46% permanent crops: 0.93% other: 53.61% (1998 est.)
Languages	English (official), Chinese, Malay	Lithuanian (official), Polish, Russian
Legal system	under the authority of the governor general of Australia and Australian law	based on civil law system; legislative acts can be appealed to the constitutional court
Legislative branch	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	unicameral Parliament or Seimas (141 seats, 71 members are directly elected by popular vote, 70 are elected by proportional representation; members serve four-year terms) elections: last held 8 October 2000 (next to be held NA October 2004) election results: percent of vote by party - Social Democratic Coalition 31.1%, New Union-Social Liberals 19.6%, Liberal Union 17.2%, TS 8.6%, remaining parties all less than 5%; seats by party - Social Democratic Coalition 52, Liberal Union 34, New Union-Social Liberals 29, TS 9, Farmer's Party 4, Center Union 2, Poles' Electoral Action 2, Modern Christian Democratic Union 1, independents 3, others 5
Life expectancy at birth	total population: NA male: NA female: NA	total population: 69.42 years male: 63.54 years female: 75.6 years (2002 est.)
Literacy	NA	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99% female: 98% (1989 est.)
Location	Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia	Eastern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, between Latvia and Russia
Map references	Southeast Asia	Europe
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine	-	total: 47 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 279,743 GRT/304,156 DWT ships by type: cargo 25, combination bulk 8, petroleum tanker 2, railcar carrier 1, refrigerated cargo 6, roll on/roll off 2, short-sea passenger 3 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 13 (2002 est.)
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Australia	-
Military branches	-	Ground Forces, Navy, Air and Air Defense Force, National Volunteer Defense Forces (SKAT)
Military expenditures - dollar figure	-	$230.8 million (FY01)
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	-	1.9% (FY01)
Military manpower - availability	-	males age 15-49: 933,638 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service	-	males age 15-49: 733,415 (2002 est.)
Military manpower - military age	-	18 years of age (2002 est.)
Military manpower - reaching military age annually	-	males: 28,506 (2002 est.)
National holiday	Australia Day, 26 January (1788)	Independence Day, 16 February (1918); note - 16 February 1918 is the date of independence from German, Austrian, Prussian, and Russian occupation, 11 March 1990 is the date of independence from the Soviet Union
Nationality	noun: Christmas Islander(s) adjective: Christmas Island	noun: Lithuanian(s) adjective: Lithuanian
Natural hazards	the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard	NA
Natural resources	phosphate, beaches	peat, arable land
Net migration rate	NA	0.15 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Pipelines	-	crude oil, 105 km; natural gas 760 km (1992)
Political parties and leaders	none	Christian Democratic Party or LKDP [Kazys BOBELIS, chairman]; Electoral Action of Lithuanian Poles [Valdemar TOMASZEVSKI, chairman]; Homeland Union/Conservative Party or TS [Vytautas LANDSBERGIS, chairman]; Lithuanian Center Union or LCS [Kestutis GLAVECKAS, chairman]; Lithuanian Farmer's Party or LUP [Ramunas KARBAUSKIS, chairman]; Lithuanian Green Party [Rimantas BRAZIULIS]; Lithuanian Liberal Union [Eugenijus GENTVILAS, chairman]; Lithuanian Liberal Youth [Neringa MOROZAITE]; Lithuanian National Democratic Party [Vygintas GONTIS]; Lithuanian Social Democratic Coalition [Algirdas BRAZAUSKAS, chairman] consists of the Lithuanian Democratic Labor Party or LDDP, the Lithuanian Social Democratic Party or LSPD, and New Democracy; Moderate Conservative Union [Gediminas VAGNORIUS]; Modern Christian Democratic Union [Vytautas BOGUSIS, chairman]; New Democracy and Farmer's Union [Kazimiera PRUNSKIENE, chairman]; New Union-Social Liberals [Arturas PAULAUSKAS, chairman]; Young Lithuania [Arnoldas PLATELIS]
Political pressure groups and leaders	none	NA
Population	1,493 (July 2006 est.)	3,601,138 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line	-	NA%
Population growth rate	0% (2006 est.)	-0.25% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	Butinge, Kaunas, Klaipeda
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2006)	AM 29, FM 142, shortwave 1 (2001)
Radios	-	1.9 million (1997)
Railways	-	total: 1,998 km broad gauge: 1,807 km 1.524-m gauge (122 km electrified) standard gauge: 22 km 1.435-m gauge narrow gauge: 169 km 0.750-m gauge (2001)
Religions	Buddhist 36%, Muslim 25%, Christian 18%, other 21% (1997)	Roman Catholic (primarily), Lutheran, Russian Orthodox, Protestant, Evangelical Christian Baptist, Muslim, Jewish
Sex ratio	NA	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.94 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.51 male(s)/female total population: 0.88 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Suffrage	-	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	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)	general assessment: inadequate, but is being modernized to provide an improved international capability and better residential access domestic: a national, fiber-optic cable, interurban, trunk system is nearing completion; rural exchanges are being improved and expanded; mobile cellular systems are being installed; access to the Internet is available; still many unsatisfied telephone subscriber applications international: landline connections to Latvia and Poland; major international connections to Denmark, Sweden, and Norway by submarine cable for further transmission by satellite
Telephones - main lines in use	NA	1.142 million (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular	NA	500,000 (2001)
Television broadcast stations	0; note - TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia (2006)	27 note: Lithuania has approximately 27 broadcasting stations, but may have as many as 100 transmitters, including repeater stations (2001)
Terrain	steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau	lowland, many scattered small lakes, fertile soil
Total fertility rate	NA	1.4 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate	-	12.5% (2001 est.)
Waterways	-	600 km (perennially navigable)

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