Compare Christmas Island (2007) - French Polynesia (2004)

Compare Christmas Island (2007) z French Polynesia (2004)

	Christmas Island (2007)	French Polynesia (2004)

Administrative divisions	none (territory of Australia)	none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 5 archipelagic divisions named Archipel des Marquises, Archipel des Tuamotu, Archipel des Tubuai, Iles du Vent, and Iles Sous-le-Vent note: Clipperton Island is administered by France from French Polynesia
Age structure	0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA	0-14 years: 27.5% (male 37,372; female 35,818) 15-64 years: 66.9% (male 92,594; female 85,455) 65 years and over: 5.7% (male 7,616; female 7,484) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products	NA	coconuts, vanilla, vegetables, fruits; poultry, beef, dairy products, coffee
Airports	1 (2007)	49 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)	total: 37 over 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 23 under 914 m: 7 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 13 914 to 1,523 m: 5 under 914 m: 8 (2004 est.)
Area	total: 135 sq km land: 135 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls) land: 3,660 sq km water: 507 sq km
Area - comparative	about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC	slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut
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.	The French annexed various Polynesian island groups during the 19th century. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests by resuming nuclear testing on the Mururoa atoll after a three-year moratorium. The tests were suspended in January 1996.
Birth rate	NA	17.34 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget	revenues: $NA expenditures: $NA	revenues: $1 billion expenditures: $900 million, including capital expenditures of $185 million (1996)
Capital	name: The Settlement geographic coordinates: 10 25 S, 105 43 E time difference: UTC+7 (12 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)	Papeete
Climate	tropical with a wet season (December to April) and dry season; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds	tropical, but moderate
Coastline	138.9 km	2,525 km
Constitution	Christmas Island Act of 1958-59 (1 October 1958) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992	28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name	conventional long form: Territory of Christmas Island conventional short form: Christmas Island	conventional long form: Territory of French Polynesia conventional short form: French Polynesia local long form: Territoire de la Polynesie Francaise local short form: Polynesie Francaise former: French Colony of Oceania
Currency	-	Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF)
Death rate	NA	4.58 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external	-	NA (2000 est.)
Dependency status	non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services	overseas territory of France since 1946
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of Australia)	none (overseas territory of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territory of Australia)	none (overseas territory of France)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	$NA	$367 million (1997)
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, but closed in 1998. The Australian Government in 2001 agreed to support the creation of a commercial space-launching site on the island, expected to begin operations in the near future.	Since 1962, when France stationed military personnel in the region, French Polynesia has changed from a subsistence agricultural economy to one in which a high proportion of the work force is either employed by the military or supports the tourist industry. With the halt of French nuclear testing in 1996, the military contribution to the economy fell sharply. Tourism accounts for about one-fourth of GDP and is a primary source of hard currency earnings. Other sources of income are pearl farming and deep-sea commercial fishing. The small manufacturing sector primarily processes agricultural products. The territory benefits substantially from development agreements with France aimed principally at creating new businesses and strengthening social services.
Electricity - consumption	-	398.3 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - exports	-	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - imports	-	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - production	-	428.3 million kWh (2001)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Murray Hill 361 m	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Orohena 2,241 m
Environment - current issues	loss of rainforest; impact of phosphate mining	NA
Ethnic groups	Chinese 70%, European 20%, Malay 10% note: no indigenous population (2001)	Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%
Exchange rates	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3285 (2006), 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002)	Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - 105.73 (2003), 126.72 (2002), 133.26 (2001), 129.43 (2000), 111.93 (1999) note: pegged at the rate of 119.25 XPF to the euro
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 Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by High Commissioner of the Republic Michel MATHIEU (since 24 October 2001) head of government: President of the Territorial Government of French Polynesia Gaston FLOSSE (since 9 October 2004); President of the Territorial Assembly Lucette TAERO (since 17 May 2001) cabinet: Council of Ministers; president submits a list of members of the Territorial Assembly for approval by them to serve as ministers elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; high commissioner appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of the Territorial Government and the president of the Territorial Assembly are elected by the members of the assembly
Exports	$NA	NA (2001)
Exports - commodities	phosphate	cultured pearls, coconut products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat
Exports - partners	Australia, NZ (2006)	France 66.3%, Japan 16.1%, US 9.1% (2003)
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	two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white band; centered on the white band is a disk with blue and white wave pattern on the lower half and gold and white ray pattern on the upper half; a stylized red, blue and white ship rides on the wave pattern; the French flag is used for official occasions
GDP	-	purchasing power parity - $4.58 billion (2003 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	-	agriculture: 6% industry: 18% services: 76% (1997)
GDP - per capita	-	purchasing power parity - $17,500 (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	-	4% (2001 est.)
Geographic coordinates	10 30 S, 105 40 E	15 00 S, 140 00 W
Geography - note	located along major sea lanes of Indian Ocean	includes five archipelagoes (4 volcanic, 1 coral); Makatea in French Polynesia is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru
Heliports	-	1 (2003 est.)
Highways	-	total: 2,590 km paved: 1,735 km unpaved: 855 km (1999)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	-	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA
Imports	$NA	NA (2001)
Imports - commodities	consumer goods	fuels, foodstuffs, machinery and equipment
Imports - partners	principally Australia (2006)	France 59.9%, Australia 11.9%, New Zealand 6%, US 6% (2003)
Independence	none (territory of Australia)	none (overseas territory of France)
Industrial production growth rate	-	NA
Industries	tourism, phosphate extraction (near depletion)	tourism, pearls, agricultural processing, handicrafts, phosphates
Infant mortality rate	total: NA male: NA female: NA	total: 8.61 deaths/1,000 live births male: 9.92 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.24 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-	1.5% (2002 est.)
International organization participation	none	FZ, ICFTU, PIF (observer), UPU, WMO
Irrigated land	NA	NA sq km
Judicial branch	Supreme Court; District Court; Magistrate's Court	Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; Court of the First Instance or Tribunal de Premiere Instance; Court of Administrative Law or Tribunal Administratif
Labor force	NA	70,000 (1996)
Labor force - by occupation	-	agriculture 13%, industry 19%, services 68% (1997)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 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: 0.82% permanent crops: 5.46% other: 93.72% (2001)
Languages	English (official), Chinese, Malay	French (official), Tahitian (official)
Legal system	under the authority of the governor general of Australia and Australian law	based on French system
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 20 October 2007 (next to be held in 2009) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 9	unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee Territoriale (57 seats - changed from 49 seats for May 2004 election; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 23 May 2004 (next to be held NA May 2009) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - People's Rally for the Republic (Gaullist) 28, Union for Democracy 27, New Star 1, This Country is Yours 1 note: one seat was elected to the French Senate on NA September 1998 (next to be held NA September 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; two seats were elected to the French National Assembly on 9 June-16 June 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP/RPR 1, UMP 1
Life expectancy at birth	total population: NA male: NA female: NA	total population: 75.67 years male: 73.29 years female: 78.18 years (2004 est.)
Literacy	NA	definition: age 14 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1977 est.)
Location	Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean, south of Indonesia	Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from South America to Australia
Map references	Southeast Asia	Oceania
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	-	total: 10 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 17,537 GRT/15,150 DWT by type: cargo 3, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 3, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2004 est.)
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Australia	defense is the responsibility of France
Military branches	-	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force
National holiday	Australia Day, 26 January (1788)	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality	noun: Christmas Islander(s) adjective: Christmas Island	noun: French Polynesian(s) adjective: French Polynesian
Natural hazards	the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard	occasional cyclonic storms in January
Natural resources	phosphate, beaches	timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower
Net migration rate	NA	2.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Political parties and leaders	none	Independent Front for the Liberation of Polynesia (Tavini Huiraatira) [Oscar TEMARU]; New Fatherland Party (Ai'a Api) [Emile VERNAUDON]; People's Rally for the Republic of Polynesia or RPR (Tahoeraa Huiraatira) [Gaston FLOSSE]; The New Star (Te Fetia Api) [Philippe SHYLE]; This Country is Yours (No Oe E Te Nunaa) [Nicle BOUTEAU]; Union for Democracy or UPD [Oscar TEMARU]
Political pressure groups and leaders	none	NA
Population	1,402 (July 2006 est.) (July 2007 est.)	266,339 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line	-	NA
Population growth rate	0% (2007 est.)	1.57% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	Mataura, Papeete, Rikitea, Uturoa
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2006)	AM 2, FM 14, shortwave 2 (1998)
Religions	Buddhist 36%, Muslim 25%, Christian 18%, other 21% (1997)	Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%
Sex ratio	NA	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2004 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 - 1 INTELSAT earth station provides telephone and telex service (2005)	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: country code - 689; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use	NA	52,500 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular	-	90,000 (2002)
Television broadcast stations	0 (TV broadcasts received via satellite from mainland Australia) (2006)	7 (plus 17 low-power repeaters) (1997)
Terrain	steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau	mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs
Total fertility rate	NA	2.09 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate	-	11.8% (1994)

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