Compare Greenland (2003) - Turks and Caicos Islands (2002)

Compare Greenland (2003) z Turks and Caicos Islands (2002)

	Greenland (2003)	Turks and Caicos Islands (2002)

Administrative divisions	3 districts (landsdele); Avannaa (Nordgronland), Tunu (Ostgronland), Kitaa (Vestgronland) note: there are 18 municipalities in Greenland	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Age structure	0-14 years: 25.9% (male 7,463; female 7,161) 15-64 years: 68.3% (male 20,885; female 17,605) 65 years and over: 5.8% (male 1,508; female 1,763) (2003 est.)	0-14 years: 32.6% (male 3,101; female 3,004) 15-64 years: 63.6% (male 6,266; female 5,651) 65 years and over: 3.8% (male 319; female 397) (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products	forage crops, garden and greenhouse vegetables; sheep, reindeer; fish	corn, beans, cassava (tapioca), citrus fruits; fish
Airports	14 (2002)	8 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 9 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 5 (2002)	total: 5 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 5 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 2 under 914 m: 2 (2002)	total: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 2 (2002)
Area	total: 2,166,086 sq km land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) (2000 est.)	total: 430 sq km land: 430 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly more than three times the size of Texas	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Background	The world's largest non-continental island, about 81% ice-capped, Greenland was granted self-government in 1978 by the Danish parliament. The law went into effect the following year. Denmark continues to exercise control of Greenland's foreign affairs.	The islands were part of the UK's Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate crown colony upon Jamaica's independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973. Although independence was agreed upon for 1982, the policy was reversed and the islands are presently a British overseas territory.
Birth rate	16.09 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)	24.18 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Budget	revenues: $646 million expenditures: $629 million, including capital expenditures of $85 million (1999)	revenues: $47 million expenditures: $33.6 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1997-98 est.)
Capital	Nuuk (Godthab)	Grand Turk (Cockburn Town)
Climate	arctic to subarctic; cool summers, cold winters	tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry
Coastline	44,087 km	389 km
Constitution	5 June 1953 (Danish constitution)	introduced 30 August 1976; suspended in 1986; restored and revised 5 March 1988
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Greenland local long form: none local short form: Kalaallit Nunaat	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Turks and Caicos Islands
Currency	Danish krone (DKK)	US dollar (USD)
Death rate	7.66 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)	4.38 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external	$25 million (1999)	$NA
Dependency status	part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1979	overseas territory of the UK
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international	uncontested dispute between Canada and Denmark over Hans Island in the Kennedy Channel between Ellesmere Island and Greenland	none
Economic aid - recipient	$380 million subsidy from Denmark	$4.1 million (1997) (1997)
Economy - overview	The economy remains critically dependent on exports of fish and substantial support from the Danish Government, which supplies about half of government revenues. The public sector, including publicly owned enterprises and the municipalities, plays the dominant role in the economy. Despite several interesting hydrocarbon and minerals exploration activities, it will take several years before production can materialize. Tourism is the only sector offering any near-term potential, and even this is limited due to a short season and high costs.	The Turks and Caicos economy is based on tourism, fishing, and offshore financial services. Most capital goods and food for domestic consumption are imported. The US is the leading source of tourists, accounting for more than half of the 93,000 visitors in 1998. Major sources of government revenue include fees from offshore financial activities and customs receipts.
Electricity - consumption	227.9 million kWh (2001)	4.65 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2001)	0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2001)	0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - production	245 million kWh (2001)	5 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - production by source	fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% note: Greenland is shifting its electricity production from fossil fuel to hydropower production (2001)	fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2000)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Gunnbjorn 3,700 m	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Blue Hills 49 m
Environment - current issues	protection of the arctic environment; preservation of the Inuit traditional way of life, including whaling and seal hunting	limited natural fresh water resources, private cisterns collect rainwater
Ethnic groups	Greenlander 88% (Inuit and Greenland-born whites), Danish and others 12% (January 2000)	black
Exchange rates	Danish kroner per US dollar - 7.8947 (2002), 8.323 (2001), 8.083 (2000), 6.976 (1999), 6.701 (1998)	the US dollar is used
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark (since 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Gunnar MARTENS (since NA 1995) head of government: Prime Minister Hans ENOKSEN (since 14 December 2002) cabinet: Home Rule Government is elected by the Parliament (Landstinget) on the basis of the strength of parties elections: the monarchy is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; prime minister is elected by Parliament (usually the leader of the majority party); election last held 3 December 2002 (next to be held NA December 2006) election results: Hans ENOKSEN elected prime minister note: government coalition - Siumut and Inuit Ataqatigiit	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1953), represented by Governor Jim POSTON (since 16 December 2002) head of government: Chief Minister Derek H. TAYLOR (since 31 January 1995) cabinet: Executive Council consists of three ex officio members and five appointed by the governor from among the members of the Legislative Council elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is appointed chief minister by the governor
Exports	NA (2001)	$13.7 million (1999)
Exports - commodities	fish and fish products 94% (prawns 63%)	lobster, dried and fresh conch, conch shells
Exports - partners	Denmark 60.3%, Japan 15.5%, US 6%, Thailand 5%, Germany 4% (2002)	US, UK
Fiscal year	calendar year	calendar year
Flag description	two equal horizontal bands of white (top) and red with a large disk slightly to the hoist side of center - the top half of the disk is red, the bottom half is white	blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the colonial shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the shield is yellow and contains a conch shell, lobster, and cactus
GDP	purchasing power parity - $1.1 billion (2001 est.)	purchasing power parity - $128 million (1999 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $20,000 (2001 est.)	purchasing power parity - $7,300 (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	1.8% (2001 est.)	8.7% (1999 est.)
Geographic coordinates	72 00 N, 40 00 W	21 45 N, 71 35 W
Geography - note	dominates North Atlantic Ocean between North America and Europe; sparse population confined to small settlements along coast, but close to one-quarter of the population lives in the capital, Nuuk; world's second largest ice cap	about 40 islands (eight inhabited)
Highways	total: NA (there are no roads between towns) (2003)	total: 121 km paved: 24 km unpaved: 97 km (2000)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Illicit drugs	-	transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe
Imports	NA (2001)	$175.6 million (1999)
Imports - commodities	machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, food, petroleum products	food and beverages, tobacco, clothing, manufactures, construction materials
Imports - partners	Denmark 74.6%, Norway 14.2%, Russia 2.3% (2002)	US, UK
Independence	none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1979) note: foreign affairs is the responsibility of Denmark, but Greenland actively participates in international agreements relating to Greenland	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	NA%
Industries	fish processing (mainly shrimp and Greenland halibut), handicrafts, hides and skins, small shipyards, mining	tourism, offshore financial services
Infant mortality rate	total: 16.8 deaths/1,000 live births male: 18.09 deaths/1,000 live births female: 15.47 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)	17.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	1.6% (1999 est.)	4% (1995) (1995)
International organization participation	NC, NIB	Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	1 (2000)	14 (2000)
Irrigated land	NA sq km	NA sq km
Judicial branch	High Court or Landsret (appeals can be made to the Ostre Landsret or Eastern Division of the High Court or Supreme Court in Copenhagen)	Supreme Court
Labor force	24,500 (1999 est.)	4,848 (1990 est.)
Labor force - by occupation	-	about 33% in government and 20% in agriculture and fishing; significant numbers in tourism, financial, and other services (1997 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)	arable land: 2.33% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.67% (1998 est.)
Languages	Greenlandic (East Inuit), Danish, English	English (official)
Legal system	Danish	based on laws of England and Wales, with a few adopted from Jamaica and The Bahamas
Legislative branch	unicameral Parliament or Landstinget (31 seats; members are elected by popular vote on the basis of proportional representation to serve four-year terms) elections: last held on 3 December 2002 (next to be held by NA December 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - Siumut 28.7%, Inuit Ataqatigiit 25.5%, Atassut Party 20.4%, Demokratiit 15.6%, Katusseqatigiit 5.3%; seats by party - Siumut 10, Inuit Ataqatigiit 8, Atassut 7, Demokratiit 5, Katusseqatigiit 1 note: two representatives were elected to the Danish Parliament or Folketing on 20 November 2001 (next to be held no later than November 2005); percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Siumut 1, Inuit Ataqatigiit 1	unicameral Legislative Council (19 seats, of which 13 are popularly elected; members serve four-year terms) elections: last held 4 March 1999 (next to be held NA 2003) election results: percent of vote by party - PDM 52.2%, PNP 40.9%, independent 6.9%; seats by party - PDM 9, PNP 4
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 69 years male: 65.44 years female: 72.65 years (2003 est.)	total population: 73.76 years male: 71.59 years female: 76.03 years (2002 est.)
Literacy	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% note: similar to Denmark proper	definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 98% male: 99% female: 98% (1970 est.)
Location	Northern North America, island between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada	Caribbean, two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas
Map references	Arctic Region	Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims	continental shelf: 200 NM or agreed boundaries or median line exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM or agreed boundaries or median line territorial sea: 3 NM	exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine	total: 3 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 4,593 GRT/3,640 DWT ships by type: cargo 2, passenger 1 note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 1 (2002 est.)	none (2002 est.)
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Denmark	defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday	June 21 (longest day)	Constitution Day, 30 August (1976)
Nationality	noun: Greenlander(s) adjective: Greenlandic	noun: none adjective: none
Natural hazards	continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island	frequent hurricanes
Natural resources	zinc, lead, iron ore, coal, molybdenum, gold, platinum, uranium, fish, seals, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas	spiny lobster, conch
Net migration rate	-8.37 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)	12.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
People - note	-	destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, Bahamas, and US
Political parties and leaders	Akulliit Party [Bjarne KREUTZMANN]; Atassut Party (Solidarity, a conservative party favoring continuing close relations with Denmark) [Augusta SALLING]; Demokratiit [Per BERTHELSEN]; Inuit Ataqatigiit or IA (Eskimo Brotherhood, a leftist party favoring complete independence from Denmark rather than home rule) [Josef MOTZFELDT]; Issituup (Polar Party) [Nicolai HEINRICH]; Kattusseqatigiit (Candidate List, an independent right-of-center party with no official platform [leader NA]; Siumut (Forward Party, a social democratic party advocating more distinct Greenlandic identity and greater autonomy from Denmark) [Hans ENOKSEN]	People's Democratic Movement or PDM [Derek H. TAYLOR]; Progressive National Party or PNP [Washington MISICK]; United Democratic Party or UDP [Wendal SWANN]
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	NA
Population	56,385 (July 2003 est.)	18,738 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA%
Population growth rate	0.01% (2003 est.)	3.28% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors	Aasiaat (Egedesminde), Ilulissat (Jakobshavn), Kangerlussuaq, Nanortalik, Narsarsuaq, Nuuk (Godthab), Qaqortoq (Julianehab), Sisimiut (Holsteinsborg), Tasiilaq (March 2001)	Grand Turk, Providenciales
Radio broadcast stations	AM 5, FM 12, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 3 (one inactive), FM 6, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios	-	8,000 (1997)
Railways	0 km	0 km
Religions	Evangelical Lutheran	Baptist 40%, Methodist 16%, Anglican 18%, Church of God 12%, other 14% (1990)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.19 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 1.13 male(s)/female (2003 est.)	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: adequate domestic and international service provided by satellite, cables and microwave radio relay; totally digitalized in 1995 domestic: microwave radio relay and satellite international: satellite earth stations - 12 Intelsat, 1 Eutelsat, 2 Americom GE-2 (all Atlantic Ocean)	general assessment: fair cable and radiotelephone services domestic: NA international: 2 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use	25,617 (yearend 1999)	3,000 (1994)
Telephones - mobile cellular	12,676 (yearend 1999)	0 (1994)
Television broadcast stations	1 publicly-owned station, some local low-power stations, and three AFRTS (US Air Force) stations (1997)	0 (broadcasts from The Bahamas are received; cable television is established) (1997)
Terrain	flat to gradually sloping icecap covers all but a narrow, mountainous, barren, rocky coast	low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps
Total fertility rate	2.43 children born/woman (2003 est.)	3.18 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate	10% (2000 est.)	10% (1997 est.)
Waterways	none	none

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