Compare Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2008) - Turks and Caicos Islands (2006)

Compare Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2008) z Turks and Caicos Islands (2006)

	Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2008)	Turks and Caicos Islands (2006)

Administrative divisions	-	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Age structure	-	0-14 years: 31.9% (male 3,432/female 3,312) 15-64 years: 64.4% (male 7,155/female 6,457) 65 years and over: 3.8% (male 362/female 434) (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products	-	corn, beans, cassava (tapioca), citrus fruits; fish
Airports	-	8 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways	-	total: 6 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 2 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 2 under 914 m: 2 (2006)
Area	total: 412 sq km land: 412 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 430 sq km land: 430 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Background	These uninhabited, barren, sub-Antarctic islands were transferred from the UK to Australia in 1947. Populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, the islands have been designated a nature preserve.	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 remain a British overseas territory.
Birth rate	-	21.84 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Budget	-	revenues: $47 million expenditures: $33.6 million; including capital expenditures of $NA (1997-98 est.)
Capital	-	name: Grand Turk (Cockburn Town) geographic coordinates: 21 28 N, 71 08 W time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in October
Climate	antarctic	tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry
Coastline	101.9 km	389 km
Constitution	-	Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Order 2006 (effective 9 August 2006)
Country name	conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands abbreviation: HIMI	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Turks and Caicos Islands abbreviation: TCI
Death rate	-	4.21 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Debt - external	-	$NA
Dependency status	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts	overseas territory of the UK
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of Australia)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territory of Australia)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international	none	have received Haitians fleeing economic and civil disorder
Economic aid - recipient	-	$4.1 million (1997)
Economy - overview	The islands have no indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing in the surrounding waters.	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 annual 93,000 visitors in the late 1990s. Major sources of government revenue also include fees from offshore financial activities and customs receipts.
Electricity - consumption	-	4.65 million kWh (2003)
Electricity - exports	-	0 kWh (2003)
Electricity - imports	-	0 kWh (2003)
Electricity - production	-	5 million kWh (2003)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mawson Peak, on Big Ben 2,745 m	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Blue Hills 49 m
Environment - current issues	NA	limited natural fresh water resources, private cisterns collect rainwater
Ethnic groups	-	black 90%, mixed, European, or North American 10%
Exchange rates	-	the US dollar is used
Executive branch	-	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor Richard TAUWHARE (since 11 July 2005) head of government: Premier Michael Eugene MISICK (since 15 August 2003); note - the office of premier was created in the new constitution cabinet: Cabinet consists of the governor, the premier, six ministers appointed by the governor from among the members of the Legislative Council, and the attorney general elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is appointed premier by the governor
Exports	-	NA bbl/day
Exports - commodities	-	lobster, dried and fresh conch, conch shells
Exports - partners	-	US, UK (2004)
Fiscal year	-	calendar year
Flag description	the flag of Australia is used	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 - composition by sector	-	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%
GDP - real growth rate	-	4.9% (2000 est.)
Geographic coordinates	53 06 S, 72 31 E	21 45 N, 71 35 W
Geography - note	-	about 40 islands (eight inhabited)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	-	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Illicit drugs	-	transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe
Imports	-	NA bbl/day
Imports - commodities	-	food and beverages, tobacco, clothing, manufactures, construction materials
Imports - partners	-	US, UK (2004)
Independence	-	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Industrial production growth rate	-	NA%
Industries	-	tourism, offshore financial services
Infant mortality rate	-	total: 15.18 deaths/1,000 live births male: 17.55 deaths/1,000 live births female: 12.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-	4% (1995)
International organization participation	-	Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), UPU
Irrigated land	0 sq km	NA
Judicial branch	-	Supreme Court; Court of Appeal
Labor force	-	4,848 (1990 est.)
Labor force - by occupation	-	note: about 33% in government and 20% in agriculture and fishing; significant numbers in tourism, financial, and other services
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)	arable land: 2.33% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.67% (2005)
Languages	-	English (official)
Legal system	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply	based on laws of England and Wales, with a few adopted from Jamaica and The Bahamas
Legislative branch	-	unicameral Legislative Council (21 seats of which 15 are popularly elected; members serve four-year terms) elections: last held 24 April 2003 (next to be held in 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - PDM 53.8%, PNP 46.2%; seats by party - PDM 7, PNP 6; note - in by-elections held 7 August 2003, the PNP gained two seats for a majority of 8 seats; PDM now has 5
Life expectancy at birth	-	total population: 74.73 years male: 72.48 years female: 77.08 years (2006 est.)
Literacy	-	definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 98% male: 99% female: 98% (1970 est.)
Location	islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica	Caribbean, two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti
Map references	Antarctic Region	Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Military expenditures - dollar figure	-	$192.8 million
National holiday	-	Constitution Day, 30 August (1976)
Nationality	-	noun: none adjective: none
Natural hazards	Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island	frequent hurricanes
Natural resources	fish	spiny lobster, conch
Net migration rate	-	10.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
People - note	-	destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, and US
Political parties and leaders	-	People's Democratic Movement or PDM [Derek H. TAYLOR]; Progressive National Party or PNP [Michael Eugene MISICK]
Political pressure groups and leaders	-	NA
Population	uninhabited	21,152 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line	-	NA%
Population growth rate	-	2.82% (2006 est.)
Radio broadcast stations	-	AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004)
Religions	-	Baptist 40%, Anglican 18%, Methodist 16%, Church of God 12%, other 14% (1990)
Sex ratio	-	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Suffrage	-	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	-	general assessment: fully digital system with international direct dialing domestic: full range of services available; GSM wireless service available international: country code - 1-649; 2 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use	-	5,700 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular	-	1,700 (1999)
Television broadcast stations	-	0 (broadcasts from The Bahamas are received; 2 cable television networks) (2004)
Terrain	Heard Island - 80% ice-covered, bleak and mountainous, dominated by a large massif (Big Ben) and an active volcano (Mawson Peak); McDonald Islands - small and rocky	low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps
Total fertility rate	-	3.05 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Unemployment rate	-	10% (1997 est.)

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