Compare Faroe Islands (2004) - Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2006)

Compare Faroe Islands (2004) z Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2006)

	Faroe Islands (2004)	Cocos (Keeling) Islands (2006)

Administrative divisions	none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 49 municipalities	none (territory of Australia)
Age structure	0-14 years: 21.6% (male 5,056; female 5,041) 15-64 years: 64.6% (male 15,975; female 14,187) 65 years and over: 13.7% (male 2,877; female 3,526) (2004 est.)	0-14 years: NA 15-64 years: NA 65 years and over: NA (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products	milk, potatoes, vegetables; sheep; salmon, other fish	vegetables, bananas, pawpaws, coconuts
Airports	1 (2003 est.)	1 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)
Area	total: 1,399 sq km land: 1,399 sq km water: 0 sq km (some lakes and streams)	total: 14 sq km land: 14 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes the two main islands of West Island and Home Island
Area - comparative	eight times the size of Washington, DC	about 24 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background	The population of the Faroe Islands is largely descended from Viking settlers who arrived in the 9th century. The islands have been connected politically to Denmark since the 14th century. A high degree of self-government was attained in 1948.	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.
Birth rate	13.89 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)	NA
Budget	revenues: $488 million expenditures: $484 million, including capital expenditures of $21 million (1999)	revenues: $NA expenditures: $NA
Capital	Torshavn	name: West Island geographic coordinates: 12 10 S, 96 55 E time difference: UTC+6.5 (11.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate	mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy	tropical with high humidity, moderated by the southeast trade winds for about nine months of the year
Coastline	1,117 km	26 km
Constitution	5 June 1953 (Danish constitution)	Cocos (Keeling) Islands Act of 1955 (23 November 1955) as amended by the Territories Law Reform Act of 1992
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Faroe Islands local long form: none local short form: Foroyar	conventional long form: Territory of Cocos (Keeling) Islands conventional short form: Cocos (Keeling) Islands
Currency	Danish krone (DKK)	-
Death rate	8.68 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)	NA deaths/1,000 population
Debt - external	$64 million (1999)	-
Dependency status	part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1948	non-self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)	none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)	none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international	Faroese are considering proposals for full independence; Denmark dispute with Iceland over the Faroe Islands fisheries median line boundary of 200 nm; Denmark disputes with Iceland, the UK, and Ireland the Faroe Islands claim extending its continental shelf boundary beyond 200 nm	none
Economic aid - recipient	$135 million (annual subsidy from Denmark) (1998)	$NA
Economy - overview	The Faroese economy has had a strong performance since 1994, mostly as a result of increasing fish landings and high and stable export prices. Unemployment is falling and there are signs of labor shortages in several sectors. The positive economic development has helped the Faroese Home Rule Government produce increasing budget surpluses, which in turn help to reduce the large public debt, most of it owed to Denmark. However, the total dependence on fishing makes the Faroese economy extremely vulnerable, and the present fishing efforts appear in excess of what is a sustainable level of fishing in the long term. Oil finds close to the Faroese area give hope for deposits in the immediate Faroese area, which may eventually lay the basis for a more diversified economy and thus lessen dependence on Danish economic assistance. Aided by a substantial annual subsidy (15% of GDP) from Denmark, the Faroese have a standard of living not far below the Danes and other Scandinavians.	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.
Electricity - consumption	149.1 million kWh (2001)	-
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2001)	-
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2001)	-
Electricity - production	160.4 million kWh (2001)	-
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Slaettaratindur 882 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 5 m
Environment - current issues	NA	fresh water resources are limited to rainwater accumulations in natural underground reservoirs
Ethnic groups	Scandinavian	Europeans, Cocos Malays
Exchange rates	Danish kroner per US dollar - 6.5877 (2003), 7.89 (2002), 8.323 (2001), 8.083 (2000), 6.976 (1999)	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001)
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark (since 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Birgit KLEIS, chief administrative officer (since 1 November 2001) head of government: Prime Minister Joannes EIDESGAARD (since 3 February 2004) cabinet: Landsstyri appointed by the prime minister elections: the monarch is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually elected prime minister by the Faroese Parliament; election last held 20 January 2004 (next to be held no later than January 2008) election results: Joannes EIDESGAARD elected prime minister; percent of parliamentary vote - NA% note: coalition of Social Democrats, Union Party, and People's Party	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by the Australian governor general head of government: Administrator (nonresident) Neil LUCAS (since 30 January 2006) cabinet: NA elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia
Exports	NA (2001)	$NA
Exports - commodities	fish and fish products 94%, stamps, ships (1999)	copra
Exports - partners	Denmark 36.7%, UK 32.1%, Netherlands 6.1%, Nigeria 5.6%, Norway 5.4% (2003)	Australia (2004)
Fiscal year	calendar year	1 July - 30 June
Flag description	white with a red cross outlined in blue extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted toward the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)	the flag of Australia is used
GDP	purchasing power parity - $1 billion (2001 est.)	-
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 27% industry: 11% services: 62% (1999)	-
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $22,000 (2001 est.)	-
GDP - real growth rate	10% (2001 est.)	-
Geographic coordinates	62 00 N, 7 00 W	12 30 S, 96 50 E
Geography - note	archipelago of 17 inhabited islands and one uninhabited island, and a few uninhabited islets; strategically located along important sea lanes in northeastern Atlantic; precipitous terrain limits habitation to small coastal lowlands	islands are thickly covered with coconut palms and other vegetation
Highways	total: 463 km paved: 454 km unpaved: 9 km (1999)	-
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA	-
Imports	NA (2001)	$NA
Imports - commodities	machinery and transport equipment 29%, consumer goods 36%, raw materials and semi-manufactures 32%, fuels, fish and salt (1999)	foodstuffs
Imports - partners	Denmark 52.7%, Norway 22.5%, Iceland 4.7%, Germany 4.2%, UK 4% (2003)	Australia (2004)
Independence	none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)	none (territory of Australia)
Industrial production growth rate	8% (1999 est.)	-
Industries	fishing, fish processing, shipbuilding, construction, handicrafts	copra products and tourism
Infant mortality rate	total: 6.38 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.72 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)	total: NA male: NA female: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	5.1% (1999)	-
International organization participation	IMO (associate), NC, NIB, UPU	none
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)	NA
Judicial branch	none	Supreme Court; Magistrate's Court
Labor force	24,250 (October 2000)	NA
Labor force - by occupation	fishing, fish processing, and manufacturing 33%, construction and private services 33%, public services 34%	note: the Cocos Islands Cooperative Society Ltd. employs construction workers, stevedores, and lighterage workers; tourism employs others
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 2.14% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.86% (2001)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Languages	Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish	Malay (Cocos dialect), English
Legal system	Danish	based upon the laws of Australia and local laws
Legislative branch	unicameral Faroese Parliament or Logting (32 seats; members are elected by popular vote on a proportional basis from the seven constituencies to serve four-year terms) elections: last held 20 January 2004 (next to be held no later than January 2008) election results: percent of vote by party - Union Party 23.7%, Social Democrats 21.8%, Republican Party 21.7%, People's Party 20.6%, Center Party 5.2%, Independence Party 4.6%; seats by party - Union Party 7, Social Democrats 7, Republican Party 8, People's Party 7, Center Party 2, Independence Party 1 note: election of 2 seats to the Danish Parliament was last held on 20 November 2001 (next to be held 8 February 2005); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Republican Party 1, Union Party 1	unicameral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council (7 seats) elections: held every two years with half the members standing for election; last held in May 2005 (next to be held in May 2007)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 79.05 years male: 75.6 years female: 82.51 years (2004 est.)	total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Literacy	definition: NA total population: NA male: NA female: NA note: probably the same as Denmark proper	NA
Location	Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to Norway	Southeastern Asia, group of islands in the Indian Ocean, southwest of Indonesia, about halfway from Australia to Sri Lanka
Map references	Europe	Southeast Asia
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	total: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 24,051 GRT/11,998 DWT by type: cargo 3, container 1, petroleum tanker 1, roll on/roll off 1, short-sea/passenger 1 foreign-owned: Denmark 2, Norway 1, United Kingdom 1 registered in other countries: 1 (2004 est.)	-
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Denmark	defense is the responsibility of Australia; the territory has a five-person police force
Military branches	no regular military forces	-
Military expenditures - dollar figure	NA	-
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	NA	-
National holiday	Olaifest, 29 July	Australia Day, 26 January (1788)
Nationality	noun: Faroese (singular and plural) adjective: Faroese	noun: Cocos Islander(s) adjective: Cocos Islander
Natural hazards	NA	cyclone season is October to April
Natural resources	fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas	fish
Net migration rate	1.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)	NA
Political parties and leaders	Center Party [Jenis A. RANA]; Independence Party [Helena Dam a NEYSTABO]; People's Party [Anfinn KALLSBERG]; Republican Party [Hogni HOYDAL]; Social Democratic Party [Joannes EIDESGAARD]; Union Party [Lisbeth PETERSEN]	none
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	none
Population	46,662 (July 2004 est.)	574 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA	-
Population growth rate	0.66% (2004 est.)	0% (2006 est.)
Ports and harbors	Torshavn, Klaksvik, Tvoroyri, Runavik, Fuglafjordhur	-
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (2004)
Religions	Evangelical Lutheran	Sunni Muslim 80%, other 20% (2002 est.)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.13 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female total population: 1.05 male(s)/female (2004 est.)	-
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	NA
Telephone system	general assessment: good international communications; good domestic facilities domestic: digitalization was completed in 1998; both NMT (analog) and GSM (digital) mobile telephone systems are installed international: country code - 298; satellite earth stations - 1 Orion; 1 fiber-optic submarine cable to the Shetland Islands, linking the Faroe Islands with Denmark and Iceland; fiber-optic submarine cable connection to Canada-Europe cable	general assessment: connected within Australia's telecommunication system domestic: NA international: country code - 61; telephone, telex, and facsimile communications with Australia and elsewhere via satellite; 1 INTELSAT satellite earth station
Telephones - main lines in use	23,000 (2002)	287 (1992)
Telephones - mobile cellular	30,700 (2002)	note - analog cellular service available
Television broadcast stations	3 (plus 43 low-power repeaters) (September 1995)	NA
Terrain	rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast	flat, low-lying coral atolls
Total fertility rate	2.22 children born/woman (2004 est.)	NA
Unemployment rate	1% (October 2000)	60% (2000 est.)

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