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Compare Coral Sea Islands (2004) - Norfolk Island (2008)

Compare Coral Sea Islands (2004) z Norfolk Island (2008)

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 Coral Sea IslandsNorfolk Island
Administrative divisions - none (territory of Australia)
Age structure - 0-14 years: 20.2%


15-64 years: 63.9%


65 years and over: 15.9% (2007 est.)
Agriculture - products - Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry
Airports - 1 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
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: 34.6 sq km


land: 34.6 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative NA about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
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. Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.
Birth rate - NA
Budget - revenues: $4.6 million


expenditures: $4.8 million (FY99/00)
Capital - name: Kingston


geographic coordinates: 29 03 S, 167 58 E


time difference: UTC+11.5 (16.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate tropical subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline 3,095 km 32 km
Constitution - Norfolk Island Act of 1979, as amended in 2005
Country name conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory


conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands
conventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Island


conventional short form: Norfolk Island
Death rate - NA
Debt - external - $NA
Dependency status territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of Australia) none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of Australia) none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient - $NA
Economy - overview no economic activity Tourism, the primary economic activity, has steadily increased over the years and has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific islands. The agricultural sector has become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs.
Electricity - consumption - NA kWh
Electricity - production - NA kWh
Elevation extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


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


highest point: Mount Bates 319 m
Environment - current issues no permanent fresh water resources NA
Ethnic groups - descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesian
Exchange rates - Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.2137 (2007), 1.3285 (2006), 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003)
Executive branch administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by the Australian governor general


head of government: Administrator Grant TAMBLING (since 1 November 2003)


cabinet: Executive Council is made up of four of the nine members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the administrator


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia
Exports - $1.5 million f.o.b. (FY91/92)
Exports - commodities - postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados
Exports - partners - Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe (2006)
Fiscal year - 1 July - 30 June
Flag description the flag of Australia is used three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band
Geographic coordinates 18 00 S, 152 00 E 29 02 S, 167 57 E
Geography - note important nesting area for birds and turtles most of the 32 km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated
Imports - $17.9 million c.i.f. (FY91/92)
Imports - commodities - NA
Imports - partners - Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe (2006)
Independence - none (territory of Australia)
Industries - tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete
Infant mortality rate - total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
International organization participation - UPU
Irrigated land 0 sq km (1998 est.) NA
Judicial branch - Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions
Labor force - NA
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture: 10%


industry and services: 90%
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (2001)
arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)
Languages - English (official), Norfolk - a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
Legal system the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island law
Legislative branch - unicameral Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members elected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only four votes can be given to any one candidate; to serve three-year terms)


elections: last held 20 October 2004 (next to be held by December 2007)


election results: seats - independents 9 (note - no political parties)
Life expectancy at birth - total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Literacy - NA
Location Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Map references Oceania Oceania
Maritime claims territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
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 Australia
National holiday - Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)
Nationality - noun: Norfolk Islander(s)


adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)
Natural hazards occasional tropical cyclones typhoons (especially May to July)
Natural resources NEGL fish
Net migration rate - NA
Political parties and leaders - none
Political pressure groups and leaders - none
Population no indigenous inhabitants


note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (2004 est.)
2,114 (July 2007 est.)
Population growth rate - 0.006% (2007 est.)
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only -
Radio broadcast stations - AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)
Religions - Anglican 34.9%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 11.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 2.8%, Australian Christian 2.4%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 2.7%, unspecified 15.2%, none 18.1% (2001 census)
Sex ratio - NA
Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system - general assessment: adequate


domestic: free local calls


international: country code - 672; undersea coaxial cable links with Australia and New Zealand; satellite earth station
Telephones - main lines in use - 2,532; note - a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 0; note - proposed cellular service disallowed in August 2002 island referendum (2002)
Television broadcast stations - 1 (local programming station plus 2 repeaters that air Australian programs by satellite) (2005)
Terrain sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays) volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
Total fertility rate - NA
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