Compare French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2001) - Isle of Man (2006)

Compare French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2001) z Isle of Man (2006)

	French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2001)	Isle of Man (2006)

Administrative divisions	none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 districts named Ile Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, and Iles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam; excludes "Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US	none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 24 local authorities each with its own elections
Age structure	-	0-14 years: 17.3% (male 6,669/female 6,350) 15-64 years: 65.7% (male 24,884/female 24,678) 65 years and over: 17% (male 5,197/female 7,663) (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products	-	cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry
Airports	none	1 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways	-	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)
Area	total: 7,781 sq km land: 7,781 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen; excludes "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US	total: 572 sq km land: 572 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly less than 1.3 times the size of Delaware	slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC
Background	The Southern Lands consist of two archipelagos, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen, and two volcanic islands, Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul. They contain no permanent inhabitants and are visited only by researchers studying the native fauna. The Antarctic portion consists of "Adelie Land," a thin slice of the Antarctic continent discovered and claimed by the French in 1840.	Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland, the isle came under the British crown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the almost extinct Manx Gaelic language. Isle of Man is a British crown dependency, but is not part of the UK.
Birth rate	-	11.05 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Budget	-	revenues: $485 million expenditures: $463 million; including capital expenditures of $NA (FY00/01 est.)
Capital	-	name: Douglas geographic coordinates: 54 09 N, 4 28 W time difference: UTC 0 (five hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Climate	antarctic	temperate; cool summers and mild winters; overcast about one-third of the time
Coastline	1,232 km	160 km
Constitution	-	unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act of 1961 does not embody the unwritten Manx Constitution
Country name	conventional long form: Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands conventional short form: French Southern and Antarctic Lands local long form: Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises local short form: Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Isle of Man
Death rate	-	11.19 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Debt - external	-	$NA
Dependency status	overseas territory of France since 1955; administered from Paris by High Commissioner of the Republic Brigitte GIRARDIN (since 25 March 1998), assisted by Secretary General Jean-Yves HERMOSO (since NA)	British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas territory of France)	none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas territory of France)	none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international	"Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica is not recognized by the US	none
Economic aid - recipient	-	$NA
Economy - overview	Economic activity is limited to servicing meteorological and geophysical research stations and French and other fishing fleets. The fish catches landed on Iles Kerguelen by foreign ships are exported to France and Reunion.	Offshore banking, manufacturing, and tourism are key sectors of the economy. The government offers incentives to high-technology companies and financial institutions to locate on the island; this has paid off in expanding employment opportunities in high-income industries. As a result, agriculture and fishing, once the mainstays of the economy, have declined in their shares of GDP. Trade is mostly with the UK. The Isle of Man enjoys free access to EU markets.
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Ross on Iles Kerguelen 1,850 m	lowest point: Irish Sea 0 m highest point: Snaefell 621 m
Environment - current issues	NA	waste disposal (both household and industrial); transboundary air pollution
Ethnic groups	-	Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Briton
Exchange rates	-	Manx pounds per US dollar - 0.55 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001)
Executive branch	-	chief of state: Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor Sir Paul K. HADDACKS (since 17 October 2005) head of government: Chief Minister Donald GELLING (since 14 December 2004) cabinet: Council of Ministers elections: the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch for a five-year term; the chief minister is elected by the Tynwald; election last held 14 December 2004 (next to be held December 2006) election results: Donald GELLING elected chief minister by the Tynwald; note - Richard CORKILL resigned 2 December 2004
Exports	-	$NA
Exports - commodities	-	tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb
Exports - partners	-	UK (2004)
Fiscal year	-	1 April - 31 March
Flag description	the flag of France is used	red with the Three Legs of Man emblem (Trinacria), in the center; the three legs are joined at the thigh and bent at the knee; in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on both sides of the flag, a two-sided emblem is used
GDP - composition by sector	-	agriculture: 1% industry: 13% services: 86% (2000 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	-	6.3% NA%
Geographic coordinates	43 00 S, 67 00 E	54 15 N, 4 30 W
Geography - note	islands component is widely scattered across remote locations in the southern Indian Ocean	one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest, and is a bird sanctuary
Household income or consumption by percentage share	-	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports	-	$NA
Imports - commodities	-	timber, fertilizers, fish
Imports - partners	-	UK (2004)
Independence	-	none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate	-	3.2% (FY96/97)
Industries	-	financial services, light manufacturing, tourism
Infant mortality rate	-	total: 5.82 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-	2.7% (2003 est.)
International organization participation	-	UPU
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1993)	0 sq km
Judicial branch	-	High Court of Justice (justices are appointed by the Lord Chancellor of England on the nomination of the lieutenant governor)
Labor force	-	39,690 (2001)
Labor force - by occupation	-	agriculture, forestry and fishing 3%, manufacturing 11%, construction 10%, transport and communication 8%, wholesale and retail distribution 11%, professional and scientific services 18%, public administration 6%, banking and finance 18%, tourism 2%, entertainment and catering 3%, miscellaneous services 10%
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100%	arable land: 9% permanent crops: 0% other: 91% (permanent pastures, forests, mountain, and heathland) (2002)
Languages	-	English, Manx Gaelic
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	English common law and Manx statute
Legislative branch	-	bicameral Tynwald consists of the Legislative Council (an 11-member body composed of the President of Tynwald, the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, a nonvoting attorney general, and eight others named by the House of Keys) and the House of Keys (24 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: House of Keys - last held 22 November 2001 (next to be held November 2006) election results: House of Keys - percent of vote by party - Man Labor Party 17.3%, Alliance for Progressive Government 14.6%; seats by party - Man Labor Party 2, Alliance for Progressive Government 3, independents 19
Life expectancy at birth	-	total population: 78.49 years male: 75.14 years female: 82.02 years (2006 est.)
Literacy	-	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
Location	south of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and Iles Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US does not recognize the French claim to "Adelie Land"	Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland
Map references	Antarctic Region	Europe
Maritime claims	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM from Iles Kerguelen only territorial sea: 12 NM	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Merchant marine	total: 74 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,024,194 GRT/5,255,703 DWT ships by type: bulk 7, cargo 5, chemical tanker 9, container 11, liquefied gas 7, petroleum tanker 23, roll on/roll off 12 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: France 1 (2000 est.)	total: 305 ships (1000 GRT or over) 8,266,229 GRT/13,792,927 DWT by type: bulk carrier 38, cargo 65, chemical tanker 53, container 16, liquefied gas 38, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 74, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 9, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5 foreign-owned: 213 (Cyprus 1, Denmark 53, Estonia 2, France 2, Germany 56, Greece 45, Italy 5, Japan 4, Monaco 3, Netherlands 1, Norway 27, Singapore 7, Sweden 1, Turkey 3, US 3) registered in other countries: 9 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Liberia 5, Marshall Islands 1, NZ 1) (2006)
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday	-	Tynwald Day, 5 July
Nationality	-	noun: Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women) adjective: Manx
Natural hazards	Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes	NA
Natural resources	fish, crayfish	none
Net migration rate	-	5.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Political parties and leaders	-	Alliance for Progressive Government; Man Labor Party; Man Nationalist Party (branch of the British National Party) note: most members sit as independents
Political pressure groups and leaders	-	none
Population	no indigenous inhabitants (July 2001 est.) note: in 1997, there were about 100 researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January)	75,441 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line	-	NA%
Population growth rate	-	0.52% (2006 est.)
Ports and harbors	none; offshore anchorage only	-
Radio broadcast stations	-	AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Railways	-	total: 65 km standard guage: 7 km 1.067-m guage (7 km electrified) narrow guage: 58 km 0.914-m guage (29 km electrified) note: primarily summer tourist attractions (2006)
Religions	-	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends
Sex ratio	-	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Suffrage	-	16 years of age; universal
Telephone system	-	general assessment: NA domestic: landline, telefax, mobile cellular telephone system international: fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, satellite earth station, submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use	-	51,000 (1999)
Telephones - mobile cellular	-	NA
Television broadcast stations	-	0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999)
Terrain	volcanic	hills in north and south bisected by central valley
Total fertility rate	-	1.65 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Unemployment rate	-	0.6% (2004 est.)
Waterways	none	-

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