Compare Grenada (2006) - Isle of Man (2004)

Compare Grenada (2006) z Isle of Man (2004)

	Grenada (2006)	Isle of Man (2004)

Administrative divisions	6 parishes and 1 dependency; Carriacou and Petit Martinique, Saint Andrew, Saint David, Saint George, Saint John, Saint Mark, Saint Patrick	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: 33.4% (male 15,097/female 14,820) 15-64 years: 63.4% (male 30,106/female 26,764) 65 years and over: 3.3% (male 1,394/female 1,522) (2006 est.)	0-14 years: 17.4% (male 6,669; female 6,357) 15-64 years: 65.4% (male 24,527; female 24,302) 65 years and over: 17.1% (male 5,128; female 7,672) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products	bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, mace, citrus, avocados, root crops, sugarcane, corn, vegetables	cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry
Airports	3 (2006)	1 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2006)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area	total: 344 sq km land: 344 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 572 sq km land: 572 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	twice the size of Washington, DC	slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC
Background	Carib Indians inhabited Grenada when COLUMBUS discovered the island in 1498, but it remained uncolonized for more than a century. The French settled Grenada in the 17th century, established sugar estates, and imported large numbers of African slaves. Britain took the island in 1762 and vigorously expanded sugar production. In the 19th century, cacao eventually surpassed sugar as the main export crop; in the 20th century, nutmeg became the leading export. In 1967, Britain gave Grenada autonomy over its internal affairs. Full independence was attained in 1974 making Grenada one of the smallest independent countries in the Western Hemisphere. Grenada was seized by a Marxist military council on 19 October 1983. Six days later the island was invaded by US forces and those of six other Caribbean nations, which quickly captured the ringleaders and their hundreds of Cuban advisers. Free elections were reinstituted the following year and have continued since that time. Hurricane Ivan struck Grenada in September of 2004 causing severe damage.	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.
Birth rate	22.08 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)	11.28 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget	revenues: $85.8 million expenditures: $102.1 million; including capital expenditures of $28 million (1997)	revenues: $485 million expenditures: $463 million, including capital expenditures of NA (FY00/01 est.)
Capital	name: Saint George's geographic coordinates: 12 03 N, 61 45 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)	Douglas
Climate	tropical; tempered by northeast trade winds	temperate; cool summers and mild winters; overcast about one-third of the time
Coastline	121 km	160 km
Constitution	19 December 1973	unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act, 1961, does not embody the unwritten Manx Constitution
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Grenada	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Isle of Man
Currency	-	British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Manx pound
Death rate	6.88 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)	11.35 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external	$347 million (2004)	NA
Dependency status	-	British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US	chief of mission: the US Ambassador to Barbados is accredited to Grenada embassy: Lance-aux-Epines Stretch, Saint George's mailing address: P. O. Box 54, Saint George's telephone: [1] (473) 444-1173 through 1176 FAX: [1] (473) 444-4820	none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US	chief of mission: Ambassador Denis G. ANTOINE chancery: 1701 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20009 telephone: [1] (202) 265-2561 FAX: [1] (202) 265-2468 consulate(s) general: New York	none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	$15.4 million (2004)	NA
Economy - overview	Grenada relies on tourism as its main source of foreign exchange, especially since the construction of an international airport in 1985. Strong performances in construction and manufacturing, together with the development of an offshore financial industry, have also contributed to growth in national output.	Offshore banking, manufacturing, and tourism are key sectors of the economy. The government's policy of offering incentives to high-technology companies and financial institutions to locate on the island 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.
Electricity - consumption	148.6 million kWh (2003)	-
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2003)	-
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2003)	-
Electricity - production	159.8 million kWh (2003)	-
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Saint Catherine 840 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
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements	-
Ethnic groups	black 82%, mixed black and European 13%, European and East Indian 5%, and trace of Arawak/Carib Amerindian	Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Briton
Exchange rates	East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2005), 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003), 2.7 (2002), 2.7 (2001)	Manx pounds per US dollar - 0.6125 (2003), 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999); the Manx pound is at par with the British pound
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Daniel WILLIAMS (since 9 August 1996) head of government: Prime Minister Keith MITCHELL (since 22 June 1995) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general on the advice of the prime minister elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general	chief of state: Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor Ian MACFADYEN (since 26 October 2002) 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 NA December 2010) election results: Donald GELLING elected chief minister by the Tynwald; note - Richard CORKILL resigned 2 December 2004
Exports	NA bbl/day	NA
Exports - commodities	bananas, cocoa, nutmeg, fruit and vegetables, clothing, mace	tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb
Exports - partners	Saint Lucia 12.1%, US 11.3%, Antigua and Barbuda 8.2%, Germany 7.9%, Netherlands 7.8%, Saint Kitts & Nevis 7.4%, Dominica 7.4%, UK 6.8%, France 4.2% (2005)	UK (2000)
Fiscal year	calendar year	1 April - 31 March
Flag description	a rectangle divided diagonally into yellow triangles (top and bottom) and green triangles (hoist side and outer side), with a red border around the flag; there are seven yellow, five-pointed stars with three centered in the top red border, three centered in the bottom red border, and one on a red disk superimposed at the center of the flag; there is also a symbolic nutmeg pod on the hoist-side triangle (Grenada is the world's second-largest producer of nutmeg, after Indonesia); the seven stars represent the seven administrative divisions	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	-	purchasing power parity - $1.6 billion (2001 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 5.4% industry: 18% services: 76.6% (2000)	agriculture: 1% industry: 13% services: 86% (2000 est.)
GDP - per capita	-	purchasing power parity - $21,000 (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	0.9% (2005 est.)	13.5%
Geographic coordinates	12 07 N, 61 40 W	54 15 N, 4 30 W
Geography - note	the administration of the islands of the Grenadines group is divided between Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Grenada	one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest, and is a bird sanctuary
Highways	-	total: 800 km paved: 800 km unpaved: 0 km (1999)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA
Illicit drugs	small-scale cannabis cultivation; lesser transshipment point for marijuana and cocaine to US	-
Imports	NA bbl/day	NA
Imports - commodities	food, manufactured goods, machinery, chemicals, fuel	timber, fertilizers, fish
Imports - partners	Trinidad and Tobago 27.8%, US 27%, UK 6% (2005)	UK (2000)
Independence	7 February 1974 (from UK)	none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate	0.7% (1997 est.)	3.2% (FY96/97)
Industries	food and beverages, textiles, light assembly operations, tourism, construction	financial services, light manufacturing, tourism
Infant mortality rate	total: 14.27 deaths/1,000 live births male: 13.87 deaths/1,000 live births female: 14.67 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)	total: 6.05 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.08 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	3% (2005 est.)	3.6% (March 2003 est.)
International organization participation	ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, ISO (subscriber), ITU, LAES, MIGA, NAM, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WTO	UPU
Irrigated land	NA	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch	Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, consisting of a court of Appeal and a High Court of Justice (a High Court judge is assigned to and resides in Grenada)	High Court of Justice (justices are appointed by the Lord Chancellor of England on the nomination of the lieutenant governor)
Labor force	42,300 (1996)	36,610 (1998)
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture: 24% industry: 14% services: 62% (1999 est.)	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: 5.88% permanent crops: 29.41% other: 64.71% (2005)	arable land: 9% permanent crops: 0% other: 91% (permanent pastures, forests, mountain, and heathland) (2002)
Languages	English (official), French patois	English, Manx Gaelic
Legal system	based on English common law	English common law and Manx statute
Legislative branch	bicameral Parliament consists of the Senate (a 13-member body, 10 appointed by the government and 3 by the leader of the opposition) and the House of Representatives (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held on 27 November 2003 (next to be held by November 2008) election results: House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NNP 46.65%, NDC 44.12%; seats by party - NNP 8, NDC 7	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 8 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 NA 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: 64.87 years male: 63.06 years female: 66.68 years (2006 est.)	total population: 78.16 years male: 74.8 years female: 81.7 years (2004 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96% male: NA% female: NA% (2003 est.)	definition: NA total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Location	Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago	Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean	Europe
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Merchant marine	-	total: 226 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,055,436 GRT/9,972,459 DWT by type: bulk 25, cargo 40, chemical tanker 25, combination bulk 2, container 19, liquefied gas 31, multi-functional large load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 59, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 17, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5 foreign-owned: Australia 3, Cyprus 4, Denmark 30, Estonia 3, France 1, Germany 57, Greece 8, Hong Kong 11, Iceland 1, Italy 6, Monaco 4, Netherlands 2, New Zealand 1, Norway 10, Singapore 2, Sweden 3, United Kingdom 80, United States 1 registered in other countries: 9 (2004 est.)
Military - note	-	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Military branches	no regular military forces; Royal Grenada Police Force	-
Military expenditures - dollar figure	NA	-
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	NA	-
National holiday	Independence Day, 7 February (1974)	Tynwald Day, 5 July
Nationality	noun: Grenadian(s) adjective: Grenadian	noun: Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women) adjective: Manx
Natural hazards	lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November	NA
Natural resources	timber, tropical fruit, deepwater harbors	none
Net migration rate	-12.59 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)	5.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Political parties and leaders	Good Old Democracy or GOD [Justin MCBURNIE]; Grenada United Labor Party or GULP [Gloria Payne BANFIELD]; National Democratic Congress or NDC [Tillman THOMAS]; New National Party or NNP [Keith MITCHELL]; People Labor Movement or PLM [Dr. Francis ALEXIS]	Man Labor Party [leader NA]; Alliance for Progressive Government [leader NA]; Man Nationalist Party [leader NA] note: most members sit as independents
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	none
Population	89,703 (July 2006 est.)	74,655 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line	32% (2000)	NA
Population growth rate	0.26% (2006 est.)	0.53% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	Castletown, Douglas, Peel, Ramsey
Radio broadcast stations	AM 2, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Railways	-	total: 61 km (35 km electrified) (2003)
Religions	Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends
Sex ratio	at birth: 1 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.13 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.92 male(s)/female total population: 1.08 male(s)/female (2006 est.)	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: 0.67 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: automatic, islandwide telephone system domestic: interisland VHF and UHF radiotelephone links international: country code - 1-473; new SHF radiotelephone links to Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Vincent; VHF and UHF radio links to Trinidad	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	32,700 (2004)	51,000 (1999)
Telephones - mobile cellular	43,300 (2004)	NA
Television broadcast stations	2 (1997)	0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999)
Terrain	volcanic in origin with central mountains	hills in north and south bisected by central valley
Total fertility rate	2.34 children born/woman (2006 est.)	1.65 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate	12.5% (2000)	0.7% (March 2003)

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