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Compare Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2005) z Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2001)

 Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2005)Saint Pierre and Miquelon (2001)
 Cocos (Keeling) IslandsSaint Pierre and Miquelon
Administrative divisions none (territory of Australia) none (territorial collectivity of France); note - there are no first-order administrative divisions approved by the US Government, but there are two communes - Saint Pierre, Miquelon
Age structure 0-14 years: NA


15-64 years: NA


65 years and over: NA
0-14 years:
25.85% (male 917; female 874)

15-64 years:
64.22% (male 2,273; female 2,176)

65 years and over:
9.93% (male 291; female 397) (2001 est.)
Agriculture - products vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts vegetables; poultry, cattle, sheep, pigs; fish
Airports 1 (2004 est.) 2 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
total:
2

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1

914 to 1,523 m:
1 (2000 est.)
Area total: 14 sq km


land: 14 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island
total:
242 sq km

land:
242 sq km

water:
0 sq km

note:
includes eight small islands in the Saint Pierre and the Miquelon groups
Area - comparative about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Background There are 27 coral islands in the group. Captain William KEELING discovered the islands in 1609, but they remained uninhabited until the 19th century. Annexed by the UK in 1857, they were transferred to the Australian Government in 1955. The population on the two inhabited islands generally is split between the ethnic Europeans on West Island and the ethnic Malays on Home Island. First settled by the French in the early 17th century, the islands represent the sole remaining vestige of France's once vast North American possessions.
Birth rate NA 15.88 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Budget revenues: NA


expenditures: NA
revenues:
$70 million

expenditures:
$60 million, including capital expenditures of $24 million (1996 est.)
Capital West Island Saint-Pierre
Climate tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year cold and wet, with much mist and fog; spring and autumn are windy
Coastline 26 km 120 km
Constitution Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23 November 1953) 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name conventional long form: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands


conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands
conventional long form:
Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

conventional short form:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

local long form:
Departement de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon

local short form:
Saint-Pierre et Miquelon
Currency - French franc (FRF); euro (EUR)
Death rate NA 6.64 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Debt - external - $NA
Dependency status territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services self-governing territorial collectivity of France
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of Australia) none (territorial collectivity of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of Australia) none (territorial collectivity of France)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient NA approximately $65 million in annual grants from France
Economy - overview Grown throughout the islands, coconuts are the sole cash crop. Small local gardens and fishing contribute to the food supply, but additional food and most other necessities must be imported from Australia. There is a small tourist industry. The inhabitants have traditionally earned their livelihood by fishing and by servicing fishing fleets operating off the coast of Newfoundland. The economy has been declining, however, because of disputes with Canada over fishing quotas and a steady decline in the number of ships stopping at Saint Pierre. In 1992, an arbitration panel awarded the islands an exclusive economic zone of 12,348 sq km to settle a longstanding territorial dispute with Canada, although it represents only 25% of what France had sought. The islands are heavily subsidized by France to the great betterment of living standards. The government hopes an expansion of tourism will boost economic prospects.
Electricity - consumption - 37.2 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - production - 40 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)
Elevation extremes lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 5 m
lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m

highest point:
Morne de la Grande Montagne 240 m
Environment - current issues fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs NA
Ethnic groups Europeans, Cocos Malays Basques and Bretons (French fishermen)
Exchange rates Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001), 1.7248 (2000) euros per US dollar - 1.06594 (January 2001), 1.08540 (2000), 0.93863 (1999); French francs per US dollar - 5.8995 (1998), 5.8367 (1997), 5.1155 (1996)
Executive branch chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Australian governor general


head of government: Administrator (nonresident) Evan WILLIAMS (since 1 November 2003)


cabinet: NA


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 Prefect Remi THUAU (since NA)

head of government:
President of the General Council Bernard LE SOAVEC (since NA 1996)

cabinet:
NA

elections:
French president elected by popular vote for a seven-year term; election last held 7 May 1995 (next to be held NA May 2002); prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of the General Council is elected by the members of the council
Exports NA $12 million (f.o.b., 1999)
Exports - commodities copra fish and fish products, soybeans, animal feed, mollusks and crustaceans, fox and mink pelts
Exports - partners Australia US 43%, Egypt 14%, Japan 11%, Colombia 8% (1999)
Fiscal year 1 July - 30 June calendar year
Flag description the flag of Australia is used a yellow sailing ship facing the hoist side rides on a dark blue background with a black wave line under the ship; on the hoist side, a vertical band is divided into three parts: the top part is red with a green diagonal cross extending to the corners overlaid by a white cross dividing the square into four sections; the middle part has a white background with an ermine pattern; the third part has a red background with two stylized yellow lions outlined in black, one on top of the other; the flag of France is used for official occasions
GDP - purchasing power parity - $74 million (1996 est.); supplemented by annual payments from France of about $60 million
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $11,000 (1996 est.)
GDP - real growth rate NA% NA%
Geographic coordinates 12 30 S, 96 50 E 46 50 N, 56 20 W
Geography - note islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation vegetation scanty
Highways total: 15 km


paved: NA km


unpaved: NA km (2003)
total:
114 km

paved:
69 km

unpaved:
45 km (1994 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
Imports NA $55 million (f.o.b., 1999)
Imports - commodities foodstuffs meat, clothing, fuel, electrical equipment, machinery, building materials
Imports - partners Australia France 44%, Canada 40% (1999)
Independence none (territory of Australia) none (territorial collectivity of France; has been under French control since 1763)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries copra products and tourism fish processing and supply base for fishing fleets; tourism
Infant mortality rate total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
8.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 2.1% (1991-96 average)
International organization participation none FZ, WFTU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 1 (2000)
Irrigated land NA sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court Superior Tribunal of Appeals or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel
Labor force NA 3,000 (1997)
Labor force - by occupation the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others fishing 18%, industry (mainly fish-processing) 41%, services 41% (1996 est.)
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2001)
arable land:
13%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
4%

other:
83% (1993 est.)
Languages Malay (Cocos dialect), English French
Legal system based upon the laws of Australia and local laws French law with special adaptations for local conditions, such as housing and taxation
Legislative branch unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats)


elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held NA
unicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats - 15 from Saint Pierre and 4 from Miquelon; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)

elections:
elections last held NA April 2000 (next to be held NA April 2006)

election results:
percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA

note:
Saint Pierre and Miquelon elect 1 seat to the French Senate; elections last held NA September 1995 (next to be held NA September 2004); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - RPR 1; Saint Pierre and Miquelon also elects 1 seat to the French National Assembly; elections last held 25 May-1 June 1997 (next to be held NA 2002); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UDF 1
Life expectancy at birth total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
total population:
77.77 years

male:
75.51 years

female:
80.13 years (2001 est.)
Literacy - definition:
age 15 and over can read and write

total population:
99%

male:
99%

female:
99% (1982 est.)
Location Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka Northern North America, islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, south of Newfoundland (Canada)
Map references Southeast Asia North America
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM
Merchant marine - none (2000 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory does have a five-person police force defense is the responsibility of France
National holiday Australia Day, 26 January (1788) Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality noun: Cocos Islander(s)


adjective: Cocos Islander
noun:
Frenchman(men), Frenchwoman(women)

adjective:
French
Natural hazards cyclone season is October to April persistent fog throughout the year can be a maritime hazard
Natural resources fish fish, deepwater ports
Net migration rate NA -4.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Political parties and leaders none Rassemblement pour la Republique or RPR [leader NA]; Socialist Party or PS [leader NA]; Union pour la Democratie Francaise or UDF [leader NA]
Political pressure groups and leaders none NA
Population 628 (July 2005 est.) 6,928 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate 0% (2005 est.) 0.43% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors Port Refuge Saint Pierre
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004) AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios - 4,000 (1997)
Railways - 0 km
Religions Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.) Roman Catholic 99%
Sex ratio - at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.05 male(s)/female

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

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

total population:
1.01 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
Suffrage NA 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system general assessment: connected within Australia's telecommunication system


domestic: NA


international: country code - 61-891; telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; 1 satellite earth station of NA type (2002)
general assessment:
adequate

domestic:
NA

international:
radiotelephone communication with most countries in the world; 1 earth station in French domestic satellite system
Telephones - main lines in use 287 (1992) 4,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular note - analog cellular service available 0 (1994)
Television broadcast stations NA 0 (there are, however, two repeaters which rebroadcast programs from France, Canada, and the US) (1997)
Terrain flat, low-lying coral atolls mostly barren rock
Total fertility rate NA 2.12 children born/woman (2001 est.)
Unemployment rate 60% (2000 est.) 9.8% (1997)
Waterways - none
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