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Compare Coral Sea Islands (2004) - French Guiana (2005)

Compare Coral Sea Islands (2004) z French Guiana (2005)

 Coral Sea Islands (2004)French Guiana (2005)
 Coral Sea IslandsFrench Guiana
Administrative divisions - none (overseas department of France)
Age structure - 0-14 years: 29.3% (male 29,262/female 27,947)


15-64 years: 64.7% (male 67,895/female 58,534)


65 years and over: 6.1% (male 6,038/female 5,830) (2005 est.)
Agriculture - products - corn, rice, manioc (tapioca), sugar, cocoa, vegetables, bananas; cattle, pigs, poultry
Airports - 11 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 4


over 3,047 m: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 2


under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total: 7


914 to 1,523 m: 2


under 914 m: 5 (2004 est.)
Area total: less than 3 sq km


land: less than 3 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important
total: 91,000 sq km


land: 89,150 sq km


water: 1,850 sq km
Area - comparative NA slightly smaller than Indiana
Background Scattered over some 1 million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs. First settled by the French in 1604, French Guiana was the site of notorious penal settlements until 1951. The European Space Agency launches its communication satellites from Kourou.
Birth rate - 20.7 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Budget - revenues: $225 million


expenditures: $390 million, including capital expenditures of $105 million (1996)
Capital - Cayenne
Climate tropical tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline 3,095 km 378 km
Constitution - 4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory


conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands
conventional long form: Department of Guiana


conventional short form: French Guiana


local long form: none


local short form: Guyane
Death rate - 4.85 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Debt - external - $1.2 billion (1988)
Dependency status territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories overseas department of France
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of Australia) none (overseas department of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of Australia) none (overseas department of France)
Disputes - international none Suriname claims area between Riviere Litani and Riviere Marouini (both headwaters of the Lawa) in French Guiana
Economic aid - recipient - NA
Economy - overview no economic activity The economy is tied closely to the much larger French economy through subsidies and imports. Besides the French space center at Kourou (which accounts for 25% of GDP), fishing and forestry are the most important economic activities. Forest and woodland cover 90% of the country. The large reserves of tropical hardwoods, not fully exploited, support an expanding sawmill industry that provides sawn logs for export. Cultivation of crops is limited to the coastal area, where the population is largely concentrated; rice and manioc are the major crops. French Guiana is heavily dependent on imports of food and energy. Unemployment is a serious problem, particularly among younger workers.
Electricity - consumption - 427.9 million kWh (2002)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production - 460.1 million kWh (2002)
Elevation extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: Bellevue de l'Inini 851 m
Environment - current issues no permanent fresh water resources NA
Ethnic groups - black or mulatto 66%, white 12%, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian 12%, other 10%
Exchange rates - Euros per US dollar - 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000)
Executive branch administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Ange MANCINI (since 31 July 2002)


head of government: President of the General Council Joseph HO-TEN-YOU (since 26 March 2001); President of the Regional Council Antoine KARAM (since 22 March 1992)


cabinet: NA


elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; presidents of the General and Regional Councils are appointed by the members of those councils
Exports - NA
Exports - commodities - shrimp, timber, gold, rum, rosewood essence, clothing
Exports - partners - France 62%, Switzerland 7%, US 2% (2001)
Fiscal year - calendar year
Flag description the flag of Australia is used the flag of France is used
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA% (2001 est.)
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $8,300 (2003 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - NA%
Geographic coordinates 18 00 S, 152 00 E 4 00 N, 53 00 W
Geography - note important nesting area for birds and turtles mostly an unsettled wilderness; the only non-independent portion of the South American continent
Highways - total: 817 km (1998)
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Illicit drugs - small amount of marijuana grown for local consumption; minor transshipment point to Europe
Imports - NA
Imports - commodities - food (grains, processed meat), machinery and transport equipment, fuels and chemicals
Imports - partners - France 63%, US, Trinidad and Tobago, Italy (2002 est.)
Independence - none (overseas department of France)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries - construction, shrimp processing, forestry products, rum, gold mining
Infant mortality rate - total: 12.07 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 12.91 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 11.2 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 1.5% (2002 est.)
International organization participation - UPU, WCL, WFTU
Irrigated land 0 sq km (1998 est.) 20 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch - Court of Appeals or Cour d'Appel (highest local court based in Martinique with jurisdiction over Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana)
Labor force - 58,800 (1997)
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture 18.2%, industry 21.2%, services, government, and commerce 60.6% (1980)
Land boundaries 0 km total: 1,183 km


border countries: Brazil 673 km, Suriname 510 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2001)
arable land: 0.14%


permanent crops: 0.05%


other: 99.81% (90% forest, 10% other) (2001)
Languages - French
Legal system the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply French legal system
Legislative branch - unicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and a unicameral Regional Council or Conseil Regional (31 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)


elections: General Council - last held NA March 2000 (next to be held NA 2006); Regional Council - last held 15 March 1998 (next to be held NA 2004)


election results: General Council - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - PSG 5, various left-wing parties 5, independents 7, other 2; Regional Council - percent of vote by party - PS 28.28%, various left parties 22.56%, RPR 15.91%, independents 8.6%, Walwari Committee 6%; seats by party - PS 11, various left parties 9, RPR 6, independents 3, Walwari Committee 2


note: one seat was elected to the French Senate on 27 September 1998 (next to be held September 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; 2 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, Walwari Committee 1
Life expectancy at birth - total population: 77.09 years


male: 73.77 years


female: 80.58 years (2005 est.)
Literacy - definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 83%


male: 84%


female: 82% (1982 est.)
Location Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname
Map references Oceania South America
Maritime claims territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine - registered in other countries: 3
Military - note defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors defense is the responsibility of France
Military branches - no regular military forces; Gendarmerie
Military expenditures - dollar figure - $NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP - NA
National holiday - Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality - noun: French Guianese (singular and plural)


adjective: French Guianese
Natural hazards occasional tropical cyclones high frequency of heavy showers and severe thunderstorms; flooding
Natural resources NEGL bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), petroleum, kaolin, fish, niobium, tantalum, clay
Net migration rate - 5.11 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Political parties and leaders - Guyanese Democratic Action or ADG [Andre LECANTE]; Guyanese Socialist Party or PSG [Marie-Claude VERDAN]; Guyana Democratic Forces or FDG [Georges OTHILY]; Popular National Guyanese Party or PNPG [Jose DORCY]; Socialist Party or PS [Paul DEBRIETTE]; Union for a Popular Movement or UMP (includes RPR) [Muriel ICARE]; Walwari Committee (aligned with the PRG in France) [Christine TAUBIRA-DELANON]
Political pressure groups and leaders - NA
Population no indigenous inhabitants


note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (2004 est.)
195,506 (July 2005 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 2.1% (2005 est.)
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only Degrad des Cannes
Radio broadcast stations - AM 2, FM 14 (including 6 repeaters), shortwave 6 (including 5 repeaters) (1998)
Religions - Roman Catholic
Sex ratio - at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.16 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 1.04 male(s)/female


total population: 1.12 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system - general assessment: NA


domestic: fair open-wire and microwave radio relay system


international: country code - 594; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use - 51,000 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 138,200 (2002)
Television broadcast stations - 3 (plus eight low-power repeaters) (1997)
Terrain sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays) low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains
Total fertility rate - 3.01 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Unemployment rate - 22% (2001)
Waterways - 3,760 km


note: 460 km navigable by small oceangoing vessels and coastal and river steamers, 3,300 km by native craft (2004)
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