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Compare Isle of Man (2001) - Western Sahara (2001)

Compare Isle of Man (2001) z Western Sahara (2001)

 Isle of Man (2001)Western Sahara (2001)
 Isle of ManWestern Sahara
Administrative divisions there are 24 local authorities each with its own elections none (under de facto control of Morocco)
Age structure 0-14 years:
17.51% (male 6,562; female 6,306)

15-64 years:
65.19% (male 24,061; female 23,845)

65 years and over:
17.3% (male 5,076; female 7,639) (2001 est.)		 0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%
Agriculture - products cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases); camels, sheep, goats (kept by nomads)
Airports 1 (2000 est.) 11 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)		 total:
3

2,438 to 3,047 m:
3 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total:
8

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1

914 to 1,523 m:
4

under 914 m:
3 (2000 est.)
Area total:
572 sq km

land:
572 sq km

water:
0 sq km		 total:
266,000 sq km

land:
266,000 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC about the size of Colorado
Background 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 Celtic language. Morocco virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty ended in a 1991 cease-fire; a referendum on final status has been repeatedly postponed and is not expected to occur until at least 2002.
Birth rate 11.58 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Budget revenues:
$485 million

expenditures:
$463 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY00/01 est.)		 revenues:
$NA

expenditures:
$NA, including capital expenditures of $NA
Capital Douglas none
Climate cool summers and mild winters; temperate; overcast about one-third of the time hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew
Coastline 160 km 1,110 km
Constitution unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act, 1961, does not embody the Manx Constitution -
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Isle of Man		 conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Western Sahara

former:
Spanish Sahara
Currency British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Manx pound Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Death rate 11.84 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Debt - external $NA $NA
Dependency status British crown dependency -
Diplomatic representation from the US none (British crown dependency) none
Diplomatic representation in the US none (British crown dependency) none
Disputes - international none claimed and administered by Morocco, but sovereignty is unresolved and the UN is attempting to hold a referendum on the issue; the UN-administered cease-fire has been in effect since September 1991
Economic aid - recipient $NA $NA
Economy - overview 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. Banking and other services now contribute 42% to GDP. Trade is mostly with the UK. The Isle of Man enjoys free access to EU markets. Western Sahara, a territory poor in natural resources and lacking sufficient rainfall, depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal sources of income for the population. Most of the food for the urban population must be imported. All trade and other economic activities are controlled by the Moroccan Government. Incomes and standards of living are substantially below the Moroccan level.
Electricity - consumption - 83.7 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - production - 90 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Irish Sea 0 m

highest point:
Snaefell 621 m		 lowest point:
Sebjet Tah -55 m

highest point:
unnamed location 463 m
Environment - current issues waste disposal (both household and industrial); transboundary air pollution sparse water and lack of arable land
Environment - international agreements - party to:
none of the selected agreements

signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
Ethnic groups Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Briton Arab, Berber
Exchange rates Manx pounds per US dollar - 0.6764 (January 2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997), 0.6403 (1996); the Manx pound is at par with the British pound Moroccan dirhams per US dollar - 10.590 (January 2001), 10.626 (2000), 9.804 (1999), 9.604 (1998), 9.527 (1997), 8.716 (1996)
Executive branch chief of state:
Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor His Excellency Sir Timothy DAUNT (since 27 October 1995)

head of government:
Chief Minister Donald GELLING (since 3 December 1996)

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 3 December 1996 (next to be held NA 2001)

election results:
Donald GELLING elected chief minister by the Tynwald		 none
Exports $NA $NA
Exports - commodities tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb phosphates 62%
Exports - partners UK Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March calendar year
Flag description 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 - $1.4 billion (1999 est.) purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
1%

industry:
9%

services:
90% (1999 est.)		 agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
40%-45% (1996 est.)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $18,800 (1999 est.) purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - real growth rate 13.5% (1999 est.) NA%
Geographic coordinates 54 15 N, 4 30 W 24 30 N, 13 00 W
Geography - note one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest, and is a bird sanctuary -
Heliports - 1 (2000 est.)
Highways total:
800 km

paved:
800 km

unpaved:
0 km (1999)		 total:
6,200 km

paved:
1,350 km

unpaved:
4,850 km (1991 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%		 lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
Imports $NA $NA
Imports - commodities timber, fertilizers, fish fuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs
Imports - partners UK Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts
Independence none (British crown dependency) -
Industrial production growth rate 3.2% (FY96/97) NA%
Industries financial services, light manufacturing, tourism phosphate mining, handicrafts
Infant mortality rate 6.42 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 2.5% (2000 est.) NA%
International organization participation none none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) NA 1 (2000)
Irrigated land 0 sq km NA 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 36,610 (1998) 12,000
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% animal husbandry and subsistence farming 50%
Land boundaries 0 km total:
2,046 km

border countries:
Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km
Land use arable land:
9%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
46%

forests and woodland:
6%

other:
39% (includes 25% mountain and heathland)		 arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
19%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
81%
Languages English, Manx Gaelic Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic
Legal system English common law and Manx statute -
Legislative branch bicameral Tynwald consists of the Legislative Council (a 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 21 November 1996 (next to be held NA November 2001)

election results:
House of Keys - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - independents 24		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population:
77.64 years

male:
74.26 years

female:
81.2 years (2001 est.)		 -
Literacy definition:
NA

total population:
NA%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%		 definition:
NA

total population:
NA%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%
Location Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco
Map references Europe Africa
Maritime claims exclusive fishing zone:
12 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM		 contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue
Merchant marine total:
157 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 4,917,402 GRT/8,333,858 DWT

ships by type:
bulk 27, cargo 13, chemical tanker 11, combination bulk 3, container 20, liquefied gas 13, petroleum tanker 43, refrigerated cargo 3, roll on/roll off 18, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5

note:
includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 1, Denmark 1, Germany 1, Netherlands 1, Sweden 1, UK 3 (2000 est.)		 -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK -
Military branches - NA
Military expenditures - dollar figure - $NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP - NA%
National holiday Tynwald Day, 5 July -
Nationality noun:
Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women)

adjective:
Manx		 noun:
Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s)

adjective:
Sahrawian, Sahraouian
Natural hazards NA hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility
Natural resources none phosphates, iron ore
Net migration rate 5.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Political parties and leaders there is no party system; members sit as independents -
Political pressure groups and leaders none none
Population 73,489 (July 2001 est.) 250,559 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 0.52% (2001 est.) -
Ports and harbors Castletown, Douglas, Peel, Ramsey Ad Dakhla, Cabo Bojador, Laayoune (El Aaiun)
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios NA 56,000 (1997)
Railways total:
68.5 km (43.5 km electrified)		 0 km
Religions Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends Muslim
Sex ratio at birth:
1.05 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.04 male(s)/female

15-64 years:
1.01 male(s)/female

65 years and over:
0.66 male(s)/female

total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (2001 est.)		 -
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign has yet to be completed
Telephone system general assessment:
NA

domestic:
landline, telefax, mobile cellular telephone system

international:
fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, satellite earth station, submarine cable		 general assessment:
sparse and limited system

domestic:
NA

international:
tied into Morocco's system by microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, and satellite; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) linked to Rabat, Morocco
Telephones - main lines in use 51,000 (1999) about 2,000 (1999 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular NA 0 (1999)
Television broadcast stations 0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999) NA
Terrain hills in north and south bisected by central valley mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast
Total fertility rate 1.65 children born/woman (2001 est.) -
Unemployment rate 0.6% (August 2000) NA%
Waterways none none
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