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Compare Dhekelia (2005) - Samoa (2004)
Compare Dhekelia (2005) z Samoa (2004)
| Dhekelia (2005) | Samoa (2004) | |
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| Administrative divisions | - | 11 districts; A'ana, Aiga-i-le-Tai, Atua, Fa'asaleleaga, Gaga'emauga, Gagaifomauga, Palauli, Satupa'itea, Tuamasaga, Va'a-o-Fonoti, Vaisigano |
| Age structure | - | 0-14 years: 28.3% (male 25,548; female 24,668)
15-64 years: 65.5% (male 72,820; female 43,563) 65 years and over: 6.3% (male 5,096; female 6,019) (2004 est.) |
| Agriculture - products | - | coconuts, bananas, taro, yams, coffee, cocoa |
| Airports | - | 4 (2003 est.) |
| Airports - with paved runways | - | total: 3
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 under 914 m: 2 (2004 est.) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | - | total: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
| Area | total: 130.8 sq km
note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves |
total: 2,944 sq km
land: 2,934 sq km water: 10 sq km |
| Area - comparative | about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC | slightly smaller than Rhode Island |
| Background | By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers in total: Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The larger of these is the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area. | New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the "Western" from its name in 1997. |
| Birth rate | - | 15.69 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Budget | - | revenues: $105 million
expenditures: $119 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2001-02) |
| Capital | Episkopi Cantonment; located in Akrotiri | Apia |
| Climate | temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters | tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October) |
| Coastline | 27.5 km | 403 km |
| Constitution | - | 1 January 1962 |
| Country name | conventional long form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area
conventional short form: Dhekelia |
conventional long form: Independent State of Samoa
conventional short form: Samoa former: Western Samoa |
| Currency | - | tala (SAT) |
| Death rate | - | 6.47 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Debt - external | - | $197 million (2000) |
| Dependency status | overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus | - |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (overseas territory of the UK) | chief of mission: the Ambassador to New Zealand, Ambassador Charles J. SWINDELLS, is accredited to Samoa
embassy: Accident Compensation Board (ACB) Building, 5th Floor, Apia mailing address: P. O. Box 3430, Apia telephone: [685] 21631/22696 FAX: [685] 22030 |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (overseas territory of the UK) | chief of mission: Ambassador Aliioaiga Feturi ELISAIA
chancery: 800 Second Avenue, Suite 400D, New York, NY 10017 telephone: [1] (212) 599-6196, 6197 FAX: [1] (212) 599-0797 |
| Disputes - international | - | none |
| Economic aid - recipient | - | $42.9 million (1995) |
| Economy - overview | Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Dhekelia. All food and manufactured goods must be imported. | The economy of Samoa has traditionally been dependent on development aid, family remittances from overseas, and agriculture and fishing. The country is vulnerable to devastating storms. Agriculture employs two-thirds of the labor force, and furnishes 90% of exports, featuring coconut cream, coconut oil, and copra. The manufacturing sector mainly processes agricultural products. The decline of fish stocks in the area is a continuing problem. Tourism is an expanding sector, accounting for 25% of GDP; about 88,000 tourists visited the islands in 2001. The Samoan Government has called for deregulation of the financial sector, encouragement of investment, and continued fiscal discipline, meantime protecting the environment. Observers point to the flexibility of the labor market as a basic strength for future economic advances. Foreign reserves are in a relatively healthy state, the external debt is stable, and inflation is low. |
| Electricity - consumption | - | 97.74 million kWh (2001) |
| Electricity - exports | - | 0 kWh (2001) |
| Electricity - imports | - | 0 kWh (2001) |
| Electricity - production | - | 105.1 million kWh (2001) |
| Elevation extremes | - | lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mauga Silisili (Savaii) 1,857 m |
| Environment - current issues | netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn | soil erosion, deforestation, invasive species, overfishing |
| Environment - international agreements | - | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Ethnic groups | - | Samoan 92.6%, Euronesians 7% (persons of European and Polynesian blood), Europeans 0.4% |
| Exchange rates | - | tala per US dollar - 2.9732 (2003), 3.3763 (2002), 3.478 (2001), 3.2864 (2000), 3.0132 (1999) |
| Executive branch | chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952)
head of government: Administrator Maj. Gen. Peter Tomas Clayton PEARSON (since 9 May 2003); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defence elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch |
chief of state: Chief Tanumafili II MALIETOA (cochief of state from 1 January 1962 until becoming sole chief of state 5 April 1963)
head of government: Prime Minister Sailele Malielegaoi TUILA'EPA (since 1996); note - TUILA'EPA served as deputy prime minister from 1992 until he assumed the prime ministership in 1996, when former Prime Minister TOFILAU Eti Alesana resigned in poor health; TUILA'EPA was confirmed as prime minister (November 1998) after TOFILAU died; the post of deputy prime minister is currently vacant cabinet: Cabinet consists of 12 members, appointed by the chief of state with the prime minister's advice elections: upon the death of Chief Tanumafili II MALIETOA, a new chief of state will be elected by the Legislative Assembly to serve a five-year term; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is usually appointed prime minister by the chief of state with the approval of the Legislative Assembly |
| Exports | - | NA (2001) |
| Exports - commodities | - | fish, coconut oil and cream, copra, taro, automotive parts, garments, beer |
| Exports - partners | - | Australia 63.6%, Indonesia 15.2%, US 5.1% (2003) |
| Fiscal year | - | June 1 - May 31 |
| Flag description | the flag of the UK is used | red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side quadrant bearing five white five-pointed stars representing the Southern Cross constellation |
| GDP | - | purchasing power parity - $1 billion (2002 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector | - | agriculture: 14%
industry: 23% services: 63% (2001 est.) |
| GDP - per capita | - | purchasing power parity - $5,600 (2002 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate | - | 5% (2002 est.) |
| Geographic coordinates | 34 59 N, 33 45 E | 13 35 S, 172 20 W |
| Geography - note | British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus | occupies an almost central position within Polynesia |
| Highways | - | total: 790 km
paved: 332 km unpaved: 458 km (1999 est.) |
| Household income or consumption by percentage share | - | lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA |
| Imports | - | NA (2001) |
| Imports - commodities | - | machinery and equipment, industrial supplies, foodstuffs |
| Imports - partners | - | New Zealand 19.8%, Fiji 17.8%, Australia 15.4%, Japan 11.9%, US 4.7%, Singapore 4.3% (2003) |
| Independence | - | 1 January 1962 (from New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship) |
| Industrial production growth rate | - | 2.8% (2000) |
| Industries | none | food processing, building materials, auto parts |
| Infant mortality rate | - | total: 28.72 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 33.83 deaths/1,000 live births female: 23.35 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | - | 4% (2001 est.) |
| International organization participation | - | ACP, AsDB, C, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICCt, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, MIGA, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO (observer) |
| Irrigated land | - | NA sq km |
| Judicial branch | - | Supreme Court; Court of Appeal; Land and Titles Court |
| Labor force | - | 90,000 (2000 est.) |
| Labor force - by occupation | - | NA |
| Land boundaries | total: NA; note - boundary with Cyprus is being resurveyed | 0 km |
| Land use | - | arable land: 21.2%
permanent crops: 24.38% other: 54.42% (2001) |
| Languages | English, Greek | Samoan (Polynesian), English |
| Legal system | the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply | based on English common law and local customs; judicial review of legislative acts with respect to fundamental rights of the citizen; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| Legislative branch | - | unicameral Legislative Assembly or Fono (49 seats - 47 elected by voters affiliated with traditional village-based electoral districts, 2 elected by independent, mostly Eurasian, voters who cannot, (or choose not to) establish a village affiliation; only chiefs (matai) may stand for election to the Fono; members serve five-year terms)
elections: election last held 3 March 2001 (next election to be held not later than March 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - HRPP 30, SNDP 13, independents 6 |
| Life expectancy at birth | - | total population: 70.41 years
male: 67.64 years female: 73.33 years (2004 est.) |
| Literacy | - | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 99.7% male: 99.6% female: 99.7% (2003 est.) |
| Location | on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta | Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand |
| Map references | Middle East | Oceania |
| Maritime claims | - | territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm |
| Merchant marine | - | total: 1 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 7,091 GRT/8,127 DWT
by type: cargo 1 foreign-owned: Germany 1 registered in other countries: 2 (2004 est.) |
| Military - note | includes Dheklia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway | Samoa has no formal defense structure or regular armed forces; informal defense ties exist with NZ, which is required to consider any Samoan request for assistance under the 1962 Treaty of Friendship |
| Military branches | - | no regular armed services; Samoa Police Force |
| Military expenditures - dollar figure | - | NA |
| Military expenditures - percent of GDP | - | NA |
| National holiday | - | Independence Day Celebration, 1 June (1962); note - 1 January 1962 is the date of independence from the New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship, 1 June 1962 is the date that independence is celebrated |
| Nationality | - | noun: Samoan(s)
adjective: Samoan |
| Natural hazards | - | occasional typhoons; active volcanism |
| Natural resources | - | hardwood forests, fish, hydropower |
| Net migration rate | - | -11.7 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Political parties and leaders | - | Christian Democratic Party [leader NA]; Human Rights Protection Party or HRPP [Sailele Malielegaoi TUILA'EPA, chairman]; Samoa All People's Party or SAPP [Matatumua MAIMOANA]; Samoan National Development Party or SNDP [LE MAMEA Ropati, chairman] (opposition); Samoa National Party [FETU Tiatia, party secretary]; Samoan Progressive Conservative Party [LEOTA Ituau Ale]; Samoan United Independents Party or SUIP [Dr. Saleimoa VAAI] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | - | NA |
| Population | no indigenous personnel
note: approximately 2,200 military personnel are on the base; there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both the bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there |
177,714 (July 2004 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | - | NA |
| Population growth rate | - | -0.25% (2004 est.) |
| Ports and harbors | - | Apia, Asau, Mulifanua, Salelologa |
| Radio broadcast stations | - | AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998) |
| Religions | - | Christian 99.7% (about one-half of population associated with the London Missionary Society; includes Congregational, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Latter-Day Saints, Seventh-Day Adventist) |
| Sex ratio | - | at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.67 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.85 male(s)/female total population: 1.39 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
| Suffrage | - | 21 years of age; universal |
| Telephone system | - | general assessment: adequate
domestic: NA international: country code - 685; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean) |
| Telephones - main lines in use | - | 11,800 (2002) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | - | 2,700 (2002) |
| Television broadcast stations | - | 2 (2002) |
| Terrain | - | two main islands (Savaii, Upolu) and several smaller islands and uninhabited islets; narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rocky, rugged mountains in interior |
| Total fertility rate | - | 3.11 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| Unemployment rate | - | NA%; note - substantial underemployment |
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