Compare French Guiana (2003) - Saint Kitts and Nevis (2005)

Compare French Guiana (2003) z Saint Kitts and Nevis (2005)

	French Guiana (2003)	Saint Kitts and Nevis (2005)

Administrative divisions	none (overseas department of France)	14 parishes; Christ Church Nichola Town, Saint Anne Sandy Point, Saint George Basseterre, Saint George Gingerland, Saint James Windward, Saint John Capesterre, Saint John Figtree, Saint Mary Cayon, Saint Paul Capesterre, Saint Paul Charlestown, Saint Peter Basseterre, Saint Thomas Lowland, Saint Thomas Middle Island, Trinity Palmetto Point
Age structure	0-14 years: 29.9% (male 28,565; female 27,280) 15-64 years: 64.4% (male 64,836; female 55,498) 65 years and over: 5.7% (male 5,455; female 5,283) (2003 est.)	0-14 years: 28% (male 5,586/female 5,330) 15-64 years: 63.7% (male 12,424/female 12,403) 65 years and over: 8.3% (male 1,328/female 1,887) (2005 est.)
Agriculture - products	corn, rice, manioc (tapioca), sugar, cocoa, vegetables, bananas; cattle, pigs, poultry	sugarcane, rice, yams, vegetables, bananas; fish
Airports	11 (2002)	2 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 4 over 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 1 (2002)	total: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 7 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 5 (2002)	-
Area	total: 91,000 sq km land: 89,150 sq km water: 1,850 sq km	total: 261 sq km (Saint Kitts 168 sq km; Nevis 93 sq km) land: 261 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly smaller than Indiana	1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Background	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.	First settled by the British in 1623, the islands became an associated state with full internal autonomy in 1967. The island of Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. Saint Kitts and Nevis achieved independence in 1983. In 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate from Saint Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority needed. Nevis is once more trying to separate from the Saint Kitts.
Birth rate	21.33 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)	18.12 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Budget	revenues: $225 million expenditures: $390 million, including capital expenditures of $105 million (1996)	revenues: $89.7 million expenditures: $128.2 million, including capital expenditures of $19.5 million (2003 est.)
Capital	Cayenne	Basseterre
Climate	tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation	tropical tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)
Coastline	378 km	135 km
Constitution	28 September 1958 (French Constitution)	19 September 1983
Country name	conventional long form: Department of Guiana conventional short form: French Guiana local long form: none local short form: Guyane	conventional long form: Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis conventional short form: Saint Kitts and Nevis former: Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis
Currency	euro (EUR); French franc (FRF)	-
Death rate	4.8 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)	8.47 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Debt - external	$1.2 billion (1988)	$171 million (2001)
Dependency status	overseas department of France	-
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas department of France)	the US does not have an embassy in Saint Kitts and Nevis; the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Saint Kitts and Nevis
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas department of France)	chief of mission: Ambassador Dr. Izben Cordinal WILLIAMS chancery: 3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016 telephone: [1] (202) 686-2636 FAX: [1] (202) 686-5740 consulate(s) general: New York
Disputes - international	Suriname claims area between Riviere Litani and Riviere Marouini (both headwaters of the Lawa)	joins other Caribbean states to counter Venezuela's claim that Aves Island sustains human habitation, a criterion under UNCLOS, which permits Venezuela to extend its EEZ/continental shelf over a large portion of the Caribbean Sea
Economic aid - recipient	$NA	$8 million (2001)
Economy - overview	The economy is tied closely to the 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.	Sugar was the traditional mainstay of the Saint Kitts economy until the 1970s. Although the crop still dominates the agricultural sector, activities such as tourism, export-oriented manufacturing, and offshore banking have assumed larger roles in the economy. Tourism revenues are now the chief source of the islands' foreign exchange. The opening of a 470-room resort in February 2003 was expected to bring in much-needed revenue.
Electricity - consumption	423.2 million kWh (2001)	98.44 million kWh (2002)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2001)	0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2001)	0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production	455 million kWh (2001)	105.8 million kWh (2002)
Electricity - production by source	fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001)	-
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Bellevue de l'Inini 851 m	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Liamuiga 1,156 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Environment - international agreements	-	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Ethnic groups	black or mulatto 66%, white 12%, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian 12%, other 10%	predominantly black; some British, Portuguese, and Lebanese
Exchange rates	Euros per US dollar - 1.06 (2002), 1.12 (2001), 1.09 (2000), 0.94 (1999)	East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003), 2.7 (2002), 2.7 (2001), 2.7 (2000)
Executive branch	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	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Cuthbert Montraville SEBASTIAN (since 1 January 1996) head of government: Prime Minister Dr. Denzil DOUGLAS (since 6 July 1995) and Deputy Prime Minister Sam CONDOR (since 6 July 1995) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general in consultation with the prime minister elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the governor general is appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor general
Exports	NA (2001)	NA
Exports - commodities	shrimp, timber, gold, rum, rosewood essence, clothing	machinery, food, electronics, beverages, tobacco
Exports - partners	France 62%, Switzerland 7%, US 2% (2001)	US 57.5%, Canada 9%, Portugal 8.3%, UK 6.7% (2004)
Fiscal year	calendar year	calendar year
Flag description	the flag of France is used	divided diagonally from the lower hoist side by a broad black band bearing two white, five-pointed stars; the black band is edged in yellow; the upper triangle is green, the lower triangle is red
GDP	purchasing power parity - $2.26 billion (2002 est.)	-
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%	agriculture: 3.5% industry: 25.8% services: 70.7% (2001)
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $14,400 (2000 est.)	purchasing power parity - $8,800 (2002 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	NA%	-1.9% (2002 est.)
Geographic coordinates	4 00 N, 53 00 W	17 20 N, 62 45 W
Geography - note	mostly an unsettled wilderness; the only non-independent portion of the South American continent	with coastlines in the shape of a baseball bat and ball, the two volcanic islands are separated by a three-km-wide channel called The Narrows; on the southern tip of long, baseball bat-shaped Saint Kitts lies the Great Salt Pond; Nevis Peak sits in the center of its almost circular namesake island and its ball shape complements that of its sister island
Highways	total: 722 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km (1996)	total: 320 km paved: 136 km unpaved: 184 km (1999 est)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA
Illicit drugs	small amount of marijuana grown for local consumption; minor transshipment point to Europe	transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; some money-laundering activity
Imports	NA (2001)	NA
Imports - commodities	food (grains, processed meat), machinery and transport equipment, fuels and chemicals	machinery, manufactures, food, fuels
Imports - partners	France 63%, US, Trinidad and Tobago, Italy (2002)	Ukraine 44.7%, US 22.1%, Trinidad and Tobago 8.8%, UK 6.2% (2004)
Independence	none (overseas department of France)	19 September 1983 (from UK)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	NA%
Industries	construction, shrimp processing, forestry products, rum, gold mining	sugar processing, tourism, cotton, salt, copra, clothing, footwear, beverages
Infant mortality rate	total: 12.84 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.68 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)	total: 14.49 deaths/1,000 live births male: 16.25 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	1.5% (2002 est.)	1.7% (2001 est.)
International organization participation	FZ, WCL, WFTU	ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, MIGA, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	2 (2000)	-
Irrigated land	20 sq km (1998 est.)	NA sq km
Judicial branch	Court of Appeals or Cour d'Appel (highest local court based in Martinique with jurisdiction over Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana)	Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (based on Saint Lucia; one judge of the Supreme Court resides in Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Labor force	58,800 (1997)	18,170 (June 1995)
Labor force - by occupation	services, government, and commerce 60.6%, industry 21.2%, agriculture 18.2% (1980)	NA
Land boundaries	total: 1,183 km border countries: Brazil 673 km, Suriname 510 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0.11% NEGL permanent crops: 0.03% other: 99.86% (90% forest, 10% other) (1998 est.)	arable land: 19.44% permanent crops: 2.78% other: 77.78% (2001)
Languages	French	English
Legal system	French legal system	based on English common law
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 NA 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	unicameral National Assembly (14 seats, 3 appointed and 11 popularly elected from single-member constituencies; members serve five-year terms) elections: last held 25 October 2004 (next to be held by 2009) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - SKNLP 7, CCM 2, NRP 1, PAM 1
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 76.69 years male: 73.36 years female: 80.18 years (2003 est.)	total population: 72.15 years male: 69.31 years female: 75.16 years (2005 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83% male: 84% female: 82% (1982 est.)	definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 97% male: 97% female: 98% (1980 est.)
Location	Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname	Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago
Map references	South America	Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin
Merchant marine	none (2002 est.)	-
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	-
Military branches	no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces, Gendarmerie	Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (includes Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force
Military expenditures - dollar figure	$NA	NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	NA%	NA
Military manpower - availability	males age 15-49: 51,444 (2003 est.)	-
Military manpower - fit for military service	males age 15-49: 33,345 (2003 est.)	-
National holiday	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)	Independence Day, 19 September (1983)
Nationality	noun: French Guianese (singular and plural) adjective: French Guianese	noun: Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s) adjective: Kittitian, Nevisian
Natural hazards	high frequency of heavy showers and severe thunderstorms; flooding	hurricanes (July to October)
Natural resources	bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin, fish	arable land
Net migration rate	7.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)	-5.9 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]; Rally for the Republic or RPR [Roland HO-WEN-SZE]; Socialist Party or PS [Pierre RIBARDIERE]; Walwari Committee [Christine TAUBIRA-DELANON]	Concerned Citizens Movement or CCM [Vance AMORY]; Nevis Reformation Party or NRP [Joseph PARRY]; People's Action Movement or PAM [Lindsey GRANT]; Saint Kitts and Nevis Labor Party or SKNLP [Dr. Denzil DOUGLAS]
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	NA
Population	186,917 (July 2003 est.)	38,958 (July 2005 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA%
Population growth rate	2.4% (2003 est.)	0.38% (2005 est.)
Ports and harbors	Cayenne, Degrad des Cannes, Saint-Laurent du Maroni	Basseterre, Charlestown
Radio broadcast stations	AM 2, FM 14 (including 6 repeaters), shortwave 6 (including 5 repeaters) (1998)	AM 3, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2004)
Railways	0 km	total: 50 km narrow gauge: 50 km 0.762-m gauge on Saint Kitts to serve sugarcane plantations during harvest season (2003)
Religions	Roman Catholic	Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.17 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.03 male(s)/female total population: 1.12 male(s)/female (2003 est.)	at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: fair open-wire and microwave radio relay system international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)	general assessment: good interisland and international connections domestic: inter-island links via Eastern Caribbean Fiber Optic cable; construction of enhanced wireless infrastructure launched in November 2004 international: country code - 1-869; international calls are carried by submarine cable or Intelsat
Telephones - main lines in use	47,000 (1997)	23,500 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular	NA	5,000 (2002)
Television broadcast stations	3 (plus eight low-power repeaters) (1997)	1 (plus three repeaters) (2004)
Terrain	low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains	volcanic with mountainous interiors
Total fertility rate	3.09 children born/woman (2003 est.)	2.33 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Unemployment rate	22% (2001)	4.5% (1997)
Waterways	3,300 km navigable by native craft note: 460 km navigable by small oceangoing vessels and coastal and river steamers	-

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