Compare French Guiana (2003) - San Marino (2002)

Compare French Guiana (2003) z San Marino (2002)

	French Guiana (2003)	San Marino (2002)

Administrative divisions	none (overseas department of France)	9 municipalities (castelli, singular - castello); Acquaviva, Borgo Maggiore, Chiesanuova, Domagnano, Faetano, Fiorentino, Monte Giardino, San Marino, Serravalle
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: 16.1% (male 2,300; female 2,161) 15-64 years: 67.5% (male 9,102; female 9,625) 65 years and over: 16.4% (male 1,956; female 2,586) (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products	corn, rice, manioc (tapioca), sugar, cocoa, vegetables, bananas; cattle, pigs, poultry	wheat, grapes, corn, olives; cattle, pigs, horses, beef, cheese, hides
Airports	11 (2002)	none (2001)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 4 over 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 1 (2002)	-
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: 61.2 sq km land: 61.2 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly smaller than Indiana	about 0.3 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.	The third smallest state in Europe (after the Holy See and Monaco) also claims to be the world's oldest republic. According to tradition, it was founded by a Christian stonemason named Marinus in 301 A.D. San Marino's foreign policy is aligned with that of Italy. Social and political trends in the republic also track closely with those of its larger neighbor.
Birth rate	21.33 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)	10.64 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Budget	revenues: $225 million expenditures: $390 million, including capital expenditures of $105 million (1996)	revenues: $400 million expenditures: $400 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (2000 est.)
Capital	Cayenne	San Marino
Climate	tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation	Mediterranean; mild to cool winters; warm, sunny summers
Coastline	378 km	0 km (landlocked)
Constitution	28 September 1958 (French Constitution)	8 October 1600; electoral law of 1926 serves some of the functions of a constitution
Country name	conventional long form: Department of Guiana conventional short form: French Guiana local long form: none local short form: Guyane	conventional long form: Republic of San Marino conventional short form: San Marino local long form: Repubblica di San Marino local short form: San Marino
Currency	euro (EUR); French franc (FRF)	euro (EUR); Italian lira (ITL)
Death rate	4.8 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)	7.79 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external	$1.2 billion (1988)	$NA
Dependency status	overseas department of France	-
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas department of France)	the US does not have an embassy in San Marino; the US Consul General in Florence (Italy) is accredited to San Marino
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas department of France)	San Marino does not have an embassy in the US honorary consulate(s) general: Washington, DC and New York honorary consulate(s): Detroit and Honolulu
Disputes - international	Suriname claims area between Riviere Litani and Riviere Marouini (both headwaters of the Lawa)	none
Economic aid - recipient	$NA	$NA
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.	The tourist sector contributes over 50% of GDP. In 2000 more than 3 million tourists visited San Marino. The key industries are banking, wearing apparel, electronics, and ceramics. Main agricultural products are wine and cheeses. The per capita level of output and standard of living are comparable to those of the most prosperous regions of Italy, which supplies much of its food.
Electricity - consumption	423.2 million kWh (2001)	184.5 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2001)	0 kWh note: electric power supplied by Italy (1999)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2001)	185 kWh note: electricity supplied by Italy (2000)
Electricity - production	455 million kWh (2001)	0 kWh
Electricity - production by source	fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001)	fossil fuel: NA% hydro: NA% nuclear: NA% other: NA%
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Bellevue de l'Inini 851 m	lowest point: Torrente Ausa 55 m highest point: Monte Titano 755 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Environment - international agreements	-	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Nuclear Test Ban signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution
Ethnic groups	black or mulatto 66%, white 12%, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian 12%, other 10%	Sammarinese, Italian
Exchange rates	Euros per US dollar - 1.06 (2002), 1.12 (2001), 1.09 (2000), 0.94 (1999)	euros per US dollar - 1.1324 (January 2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.08540 (2000), 0.93863 (1999); Italian lire per US dollar - 1,736.2 (1998), 1,703.1 (1997)
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: cochiefs of state Captain Regent Giuseppe Maria MORGANTI and Captain Regent Mauro CHIARUZZI (for the period 1 October 2002-31 March 2003) head of government: Secretary of State for Foreign and Political Affairs Fiorenzo STOLFI (since 17 December 2002) cabinet: Congress of State elected by the Great and General Council for a five-year term elections: cochiefs of state (captains regent) elected by the Great and General Council for a six-month term; election last held NA September 2002 (next to be held NA April 2003); secretary of state for foreign and political affairs elected by the Great and General Council for a five-year term; election last held 17 December 2002 (next to be held NA June 2007) election results: Giuseppe Maria MORGANTI and Mauro CHIARUZZI reelected captains regent; percent of legislative vote - NA%; Fiorenzo STOLFI elected secretary of state for foreign and political affairs; percent of legislative vote - 40% note: the popularly elected parliament (Grand and General Council) selects two of its members to serve as the Captains Regent (cochiefs of state) for a six-month period; they preside over meetings of the Grand and General Council and its cabinet (Congress of State) which has ten other members, all selected by the Grand and General Council; assisting the captains regent are ten secretaries of state; the secretary of state for Foreign Affairs has assumed some of the prerogatives of a prime minister
Exports	NA (2001)	trade data are included with the statistics for Italy
Exports - commodities	shrimp, timber, gold, rum, rosewood essence, clothing	building stone, lime, wood, chestnuts, wheat, wine, baked goods, hides, ceramics
Exports - partners	France 62%, Switzerland 7%, US 2% (2001)	-
Fiscal year	calendar year	calendar year
Flag description	the flag of France is used	two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and light blue with the national coat of arms superimposed in the center; the coat of arms has a shield (featuring three towers on three peaks) flanked by a wreath, below a crown and above a scroll bearing the word LIBERTAS (Liberty)
GDP	purchasing power parity - $2.26 billion (2002 est.)	purchasing power parity - $940 million (2001 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $14,400 (2000 est.)	purchasing power parity - $34,600 (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	NA%	7.5% (2001 est.)
Geographic coordinates	4 00 N, 53 00 W	43 46 N, 12 25 E
Geography - note	mostly an unsettled wilderness; the only non-independent portion of the South American continent	landlocked; smallest independent state in Europe after the Holy See and Monaco; dominated by the Apennines
Highways	total: 722 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km (1996)	total: 220 km paved: 220 km unpaved: 0 km (2001)
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	-
Imports	NA (2001)	trade data are included with the statistics for Italy
Imports - commodities	food (grains, processed meat), machinery and transport equipment, fuels and chemicals	wide variety of consumer manufactures, food
Imports - partners	France 63%, US, Trinidad and Tobago, Italy (2002)	-
Independence	none (overseas department of France)	3 September 301
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	6% (1997 est.)
Industries	construction, shrimp processing, forestry products, rum, gold mining	tourism, banking, textiles, electronics, ceramics, cement, wine
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.)	6.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	1.5% (2002 est.)	3.3% (2001)
International organization participation	FZ, WCL, WFTU	CE, ECE, FAO, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IOC, IOM (observer), ITU, OPCW, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WToO
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	2 (2000)	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)	Council of Twelve or Consiglio dei XII
Labor force	58,800 (1997)	18,500 (1999) (1999)
Labor force - by occupation	services, government, and commerce 60.6%, industry 21.2%, agriculture 18.2% (1980)	services 57%, industry 42%, agriculture 1% (2000 est.)
Land boundaries	total: 1,183 km border countries: Brazil 673 km, Suriname 510 km	total: 39 km border countries: Italy 39 km
Land use	arable land: 0.11% NEGL permanent crops: 0.03% other: 99.86% (90% forest, 10% other) (1998 est.)	arable land: 16.67% permanent crops: 0% other: 83.33% (1998 est.)
Languages	French	Italian
Legal system	French legal system	based on civil law system with Italian law influences; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
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 Grand and General Council or Consiglio Grande e Generale (60 seats; members are elected by direct, popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 10 June 2001 (next to be held by June 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - PDCS 41.4%, PSS 24.2%, PD 20.8%, APDS 8.2%, RC 3.4%, AN 1.9%; seats by party - PDCS 25, PSS 15, PD 12, APDS 5, RC 2, AN 1
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 76.69 years male: 73.36 years female: 80.18 years (2003 est.)	total population: 81.33 years male: 77.79 years female: 85.18 years (2002 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 83% male: 84% female: 82% (1982 est.)	definition: age 10 and over can read and write total population: 96% male: 97% female: 95% (1976 est.)
Location	Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname	Southern Europe, an enclave in central Italy
Map references	South America	Europe
Maritime claims	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	none (landlocked)
Merchant marine	none (2002 est.)	-
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	-
Military branches	no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces, Gendarmerie	Voluntary Military Force (Corpi Militari Voluntar), Gendarmerie; note - the Voluntary Military Force performs ceremonial duties and limited police assistance
Military expenditures - dollar figure	$NA	$700,000 (FY00/01)
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)	Founding of the Republic, 3 September (301)
Nationality	noun: French Guianese (singular and plural) adjective: French Guianese	noun: Sammarinese (singular and plural) adjective: Sammarinese
Natural hazards	high frequency of heavy showers and severe thunderstorms; flooding	NA
Natural resources	bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), cinnabar, kaolin, fish	building stone
Net migration rate	7.49 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)	11.29 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 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]	Communist Refoundation or RC [Ivan FOSHI]; Ideas in Movement or IM [Alessandro ROSSI]; National Alliance or AN [leader NA]; Party of Democrats or PD [Claudio FELICI]; San Marino Christian Democratic Party or PDCS [Romeo RIORRI]; San Marino Popular Alliance of Democrats or APDS [Roberto GIORGETTI]; San Marino Socialist Party or PSS [Augusto CASALI]; Socialists for Reform or SR [Renzo GIARDI]
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	NA
Population	186,917 (July 2003 est.)	27,730 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA%
Population growth rate	2.4% (2003 est.)	1.41% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors	Cayenne, Degrad des Cannes, Saint-Laurent du Maroni	none
Radio broadcast stations	AM 2, FM 14 (including 6 repeaters), shortwave 6 (including 5 repeaters) (1998)	AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios	-	16,000 (1997)
Railways	0 km	0 km; note - there is a 1.5-km cable railway connecting the city of San Marino to Borgo Maggiore
Religions	Roman Catholic	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: 1.09 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2002 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: adequate connections domestic: automatic telephone system completely integrated into Italian system international: connected to Italian international network
Telephones - main lines in use	47,000 (1997)	18,000 (1998)
Telephones - mobile cellular	NA	3,010 (1998)
Television broadcast stations	3 (plus eight low-power repeaters) (1997)	1 (San Marino residents also receive broadcasts from Italy) (1997)
Terrain	low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains	rugged mountains
Total fertility rate	3.09 children born/woman (2003 est.)	1.3 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate	22% (2001)	2.6% (2001)
Waterways	3,300 km navigable by native craft note: 460 km navigable by small oceangoing vessels and coastal and river steamers	none

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