Compare Gibraltar (2005) - French Polynesia (2003)

Compare Gibraltar (2005) z French Polynesia (2003)

	Gibraltar (2005)	French Polynesia (2003)

Administrative divisions	none (overseas territory of the UK)	none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 5 archipelagic divisions named Archipel des Marquises, Archipel des Tuamotu, Archipel des Tubuai, Iles du Vent, and Iles Sous-le-Vent note: Clipperton Island is administered by France from French Polynesia
Age structure	0-14 years: 17.8% (male 2,529/female 2,426) 15-64 years: 66% (male 9,442/female 8,970) 65 years and over: 16.2% (male 2,008/female 2,509) (2005 est.)	0-14 years: 28.3% (male 37,804; female 36,249) 15-64 years: 66.3% (male 90,421; female 83,304) 65 years and over: 5.4% (male 7,226; female 7,121) (2003 est.)
Agriculture - products	none	coconuts, vanilla, vegetables, fruits; poultry, beef, dairy products, coffee
Airports	1 (2004 est.)	45 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)	total: 37 over 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 22 under 914 m: 8 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 8 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 5 (2002)
Area	total: 6.5 sq km land: 6.5 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls) land: 3,660 sq km water: 507 sq km
Area - comparative	about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC	slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut
Background	Strategically important, Gibraltar was ceded to Great Britain by Spain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht; the British garrison was formally declared a colony in 1830. In referendums held in 1967 and 2002, Gibraltarians ignored Spanish pressure and voted overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency.	The French annexed various Polynesian island groups during the 19th century. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests by resuming nuclear testing on the Mururoa atoll after a three-year moratorium. The tests were suspended in January 1996.
Birth rate	10.87 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)	17.74 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Budget	revenues: $307 million expenditures: $284 million, including capital expenditures of NA (FY00/01 est.)	revenues: $1 billion expenditures: $900 million, including capital expenditures of $185 million (1996)
Capital	Gibraltar	Papeete
Climate	Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers	tropical, but moderate
Coastline	12 km	2,525 km
Constitution	30 May 1969	28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Gibraltar	conventional long form: Territory of French Polynesia conventional short form: French Polynesia local long form: Territoire de la Polynesie Francaise local short form: Polynesie Francaise former: French Colony of Oceania
Currency	-	Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique franc (XPF); note - may adopt the euro in 2003
Death rate	9.18 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)	4.53 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Debt - external	$NA (2000 est.)	$NA
Dependency status	overseas territory of the UK	overseas territory of France since 1946
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas territory of the UK)	none (overseas territory of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas territory of the UK)	none (overseas territory of France)
Disputes - international	in 2003, Gibraltar residents voted overwhelmingly by referendum to remain a British colony and against a "total shared sovereignty" arrangement while demanding participation in talks between the UK and Spain; Spain disapproves of UK plans to grant Gibraltar even greater autonomy	none
Economic aid - recipient	$NA	$367 million (1997)
Economy - overview	Self-sufficient Gibraltar benefits from an extensive shipping trade, offshore banking, and its position as an international conference center. The British military presence has been sharply reduced and now contributes about 7% to the local economy, compared with 60% in 1984. The financial sector, tourism (almost 5 million visitors in 1998), shipping services fees, and duties on consumer goods also generate revenue. The financial sector, the shipping sector, and tourism each contribute 25%-30% of GDP. Telecommunications accounts for another 10%. In recent years, Gibraltar has seen major structural change from a public to a private sector economy, but changes in government spending still have a major impact on the level of employment.	Since 1962, when France stationed military personnel in the region, French Polynesia has changed from a subsistence agricultural economy to one in which a high proportion of the work force is either employed by the military or supports the tourist industry. With the halt of French nuclear testing in 1996, the military contribution to the economy fell sharply. Tourism accounts for about one-fourth of GDP and is a primary source of hard currency earnings. Other sources of income are pearl farming and deep-sea commercial fishing. The small manufacturing sector primarily processes agricultural products. The territory benefits substantially from development agreements with France aimed principally at creating new businesses and strengthening social services.
Electricity - consumption	96.76 million kWh (2002)	398.3 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2002)	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2002)	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - production	104 million kWh (2002)	428.3 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - production by source	-	fossil fuel: 60.7% hydro: 39.3% nuclear: 0% other: 0%; note - sun, wind, biomass (2001)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m highest point: Rock of Gibraltar 426 m	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Orohena 2,241 m
Environment - current issues	limited natural freshwater resources: large concrete or natural rock water catchments collect rainwater (no longer used for drinking water) and adequate desalination plant	NA
Ethnic groups	Spanish, Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese, German, North Africans	Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%
Exchange rates	Gibraltar pounds per US dollar - 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001), 0.6609 (2000) note: the Gibraltar pound is at par with the British pound	Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - 126.41 (2002), 133.26 (2001), 129.44 (2000), 111.93 (1999), 107.25 (1998) note: pegged at the rate of 119.25 XPF to the euro
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor and Commander-in-Chief Sir Francis RICHARDS (since 27 May 2003) head of government: Chief Minister Peter CARUANA (since 17 May 1996) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed from among the 15 elected members of the House of Assembly by the governor in consultation with the chief minister elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed chief minister by the governor	chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by High Commissioner of the Republic Michel MATHIEU (since 24 October 2001) head of government: President of the Territorial Government of French Polynesia Gaston FLOSSE (since 4 April 1991); President of the Territorial Assembly Lucette TAERO (since 17 May 2001) cabinet: Council of Ministers; president submits a list of members of the Territorial Assembly for approval by them to serve as ministers elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; high commissioner appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of the Territorial Government and the president of the Territorial Assembly are elected by the members of the assembly
Exports	NA	NA (2001)
Exports - commodities	(principally reexports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods 41%, other 8%	cultured pearls 50%, coconut products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat (1997)
Exports - partners	France 19.4%, Spain 14.1%, Turkmenistan 12.1%, Switzerland 11.7%, Germany 10.1%, UK 9.1%, Greece 6.8% (2004)	France 37.4%, Japan 35.5%, US 17.5% (2002)
Fiscal year	1 July - 30 June	calendar year
Flag description	two horizontal bands of white (top, double width) and red with a three-towered red castle in the center of the white band; hanging from the castle gate is a gold key centered in the red band	two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white band; centered on the white band is a disk with blue and white wave pattern on the lower half and gold and white ray pattern on the upper half; a stylized red, blue and white ship rides on the wave pattern; the French flag is used for official occasions
GDP	-	purchasing power parity - $1.3 billion (2001 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA% (2002 est.)	agriculture: 6% industry: 18% services: 76% (1997)
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $27,900 (2000 est.)	purchasing power parity - $5,000 (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	NA%	4% (2001 est.)
Geographic coordinates	36 8 N, 5 21 W	15 00 S, 140 00 W
Geography - note	strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea	includes five archipelagoes (4 volcanic, 1 coral); Makatea in French Polynesia is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru
Highways	total: 29 km paved: 29 km unpaved: 0 km (2002)	total: 2,590 km paved: 1,735 km unpaved: 855 km (1999)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports	NA	NA (2001)
Imports - commodities	fuels, manufactured goods, and foodstuffs	fuels, foodstuffs, machinery and equipment
Imports - partners	Spain 19.9%, Russia 18.4%, UK 10.8%, Italy 8.8%, Germany 7.5%, US 5.1%, Sweden 4.7%, France 4.2% (2004)	France 58.9%, Australia 12.2%, New Zealand 6.9%, US 6.6% (2002)
Independence	none (overseas territory of the UK)	none (overseas territory of France)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	NA%
Industries	tourism, banking and finance, ship repairing, tobacco	tourism, pearls, agricultural processing, handicrafts, phosphates
Infant mortality rate	total: 5.13 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.71 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)	total: 8.78 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.12 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.38 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	1.5% (1998)	1.5%
International organization participation	Interpol (subbureau), UPU	ESCAP (associate), FZ, ICFTU, SPC, WMO
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	-	2 (2000)
Irrigated land	NA sq km	NA sq km
Judicial branch	Supreme Court; Court of Appeal	Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; Court of the First Instance or Tribunal de Premiere Instance; Court of Administrative Law or Tribunal Administratif
Labor force	14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) (1999)	70,000 (1996)
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture negligible, industry 40%, services 60%	agriculture 13%, industry 19%, services 68% (1997)
Land boundaries	total: 1.2 km border countries: Spain 1.2 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)	arable land: 1.64% permanent crops: 6.01% other: 92.35% (1998 est.)
Languages	English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese	French (official), Tahitian (official)
Legal system	English law	based on French system
Legislative branch	unicameral House of Assembly (18 seats - 15 elected by popular vote, one appointed for the Speaker, and two ex officio members; members serve four-year terms) elections: last held 27 November 2003 (next to be held not later than February 2008) election results: percent of vote by party - GSD 58%, GSLP 41%; seats by party - GSD 8, GSLP 7	unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee Territoriale (49 seats - changed from 41 seats for May 2001 election; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 6 May 2001 (next to be held NA May 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - People's Rally for the Republic (Gaullist) 28, Independent Front for the Liberation of Polynesia 13, New Fatherland Party 7, other 1 note: one seat was elected to the French Senate on NA September 1998 (next to be held NA September 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; two 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, UMP 1
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 79.67 years male: 76.8 years female: 82.7 years (2005 est.)	total population: 75.45 years male: 73.08 years female: 77.93 years (2003 est.)
Literacy	definition: NA total population: above 80% male: NA% female: NA%	definition: age 14 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1977 est.)
Location	Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain	Oceania, archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from South America to Australia
Map references	Europe	Oceania
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine	total: 161 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 980,636 GRT/1,254,661 DWT by type: barge carrier 3, bulk carrier 2, cargo 96, chemical tanker 21, container 22, passenger 3, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 11, roll on/roll off 2 foreign-owned: 142 (Belgium 1, Cyprus 1, Finland 1, France 1, Germany 105, Greece 12, Iceland 1, Ireland 1, Italy 1, Latvia 1, Norway 8, Sweden 2, Switzerland 1, Taiwan 1, United Kingdom 3, United States 2) (2005)	total: 7 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 12,679 GRT/13,915 DWT ships by type: cargo 2, passenger/cargo 3, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1 (2002 est.)
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK; the last British regular infantry forces left Gibraltar in 1992, replaced by the Royal Gibraltar Regiment	defense is the responsibility of France
Military branches	Royal Gibraltar Regiment	no regular indigenous military forces; French Forces (including Army, Navy, Air Force), Gendarmerie
National holiday	National Day, 10 September (1967); note - day of the national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or go with Spain	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality	noun: Gibraltarian(s) adjective: Gibraltar	noun: French Polynesian(s) adjective: French Polynesian
Natural hazards	NA	occasional cyclonic storms in January
Natural resources	none	timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)	2.99 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Political parties and leaders	Gibraltar Liberal Party [Joseph GARCIA]; Gibraltar Social Democrats or GSD [Peter CARUANA]; Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party or GSLP [Joseph John BOSSANO]	Independent Front for the Liberation of Polynesia (Tavini Huiraatira) [Oscar TEMARU]; New Fatherland Party (Ai'a Api) [Emile VERNAUDON]; People's Rally for the Republic of Polynesia or RPR (Tahoeraa Huiraatira) [Gaston FLOSSE]; The New Star (Te Fetia Api) [leader NA]
Political pressure groups and leaders	Chamber of Commerce; Gibraltar Representatives Organization; Women's Association	NA
Population	27,884 (July 2005 est.)	262,125 (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA%
Population growth rate	0.17% (2005 est.)	1.62% (2003 est.)
Ports and harbors	Gibraltar	Mataura, Papeete, Rikitea, Uturoa
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 2, FM 14, shortwave 2 (1998)
Railways	-	0 km
Religions	Roman Catholic 78.1%, Church of England 7%, other Christian 3.2%, Muslim 4%, Jewish 2.1%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 0.9%, none 2.9% (2001 census)	Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2005 est.)	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.09 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal, plus other UK subjects who have been residents six months or more	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: adequate, automatic domestic system and adequate international facilities domestic: automatic exchange facilities international: country code - 350; radiotelephone; microwave radio relay; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use	24,512 (2002)	52,000 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular	9,797 (2002)	5,427 (1997)
Television broadcast stations	1 (plus three low-power repeaters) (1997)	7 (plus 17 low-power repeaters) (1997)
Terrain	a narrow coastal lowland borders the Rock of Gibraltar	mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs
Total fertility rate	1.65 children born/woman (2005 est.)	2.14 children born/woman (2003 est.)
Unemployment rate	2% (2001 est.)	11.8% (1994)
Waterways	-	none

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