Compare Isle of Man (2003) - Norfolk Island (2006)

Compare Isle of Man (2003) z Norfolk Island (2006)

	Isle of Man (2003)	Norfolk Island (2006)

Administrative divisions	there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 24 local authorities each with its own elections	none (territory of Australia)
Age structure	0-14 years: 17.5% (male 6,637; female 6,337) 15-64 years: 65.4% (male 24,373; female 24,165) 65 years and over: 17.1% (male 5,102; female 7,647) (2003 est.)	0-14 years: 20.2% 15-64 years: 63.9% 65 years and over: 15.9% (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products	cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry	Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry
Airports	1 (2002)	1 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)
Area	total: 572 sq km land: 572 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 34.6 sq km land: 34.6 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC	about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
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.	Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.
Birth rate	11.38 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)	NA
Budget	revenues: $485 million expenditures: $463 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY00/01 est.)	revenues: $4.6 million expenditures: $4.8 million; including capital expenditures of $2 million (FY99/00)
Capital	Douglas	name: Kingston geographic coordinates: 29 03 S, 167 58 E time difference: UTC+11.5 (16.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate	temperate; cool summers and mild winters; overcast about one-third of the time	subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline	160 km	32 km
Constitution	unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act, 1961, does not embody the Manx Constitution	Norfolk Island Act of 1979
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Isle of Man	conventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Island conventional short form: Norfolk Island
Currency	British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Manx pound	-
Death rate	11.49 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)	NA deaths/1,000 population
Debt - external	$NA	$NA
Dependency status	British crown dependency	territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (British crown dependency)	none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (British crown dependency)	none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international	none	none
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. Trade is mostly with the UK. The Isle of Man enjoys free access to EU markets.	Tourism, the primary economic activity, has steadily increased over the years and has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific islands. The agricultural sector has become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs.
Electricity - consumption	-	NA kWh
Electricity - production	-	NA kWh
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Irish Sea 0 m highest point: Snaefell 621 m	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Bates 319 m
Environment - current issues	waste disposal (both household and industrial); transboundary air pollution	NA
Ethnic groups	Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Briton	descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesian
Exchange rates	Manx pounds per US dollar - 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998); the Manx pound is at par with the British pound	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001)
Executive branch	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 Richard CORKILL (since 6 December 2001) 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 6 December 2001 (next to be held NA December 2006) election results: Richard CORKILL elected chief minister by the Tynwald	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); the UK and Australia are represented by Administrator Grant TAMBLING (since 1 November 2003) head of government: Assembly President and Chief Minister Geoffrey Robert GARDNER (since 5 December 2001) cabinet: Executive Council is made up of four of the nine members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the administrator elections: the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia; chief minister elected by the Legislative Assembly for a term of not more than three years; election last held 20 October 2004 (next to be held by December 2007) election results: Geoffrey Robert GARDNER elected chief minister; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - 17.2%
Exports	$NA	$1.5 million f.o.b. (FY91/92)
Exports - commodities	tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb	postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados
Exports - partners	UK (2000 est.)	Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe (2004)
Fiscal year	1 April - 31 March	1 July - 30 June
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	three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band
GDP	purchasing power parity - $1.6 billion (2001 est.)	-
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 1% industry: 13% services: 86% (2000 est.)	-
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $21,000 (2001 est.)	-
GDP - real growth rate	13.5%	-
Geographic coordinates	54 15 N, 4 30 W	29 02 S, 167 57 E
Geography - note	one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest, and is a bird sanctuary	most of the 32 km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated
Highways	total: 800 km paved: 800 km unpaved: 0 km (1999)	-
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	-
Imports	$NA	$17.9 million c.i.f. (FY91/92)
Imports - commodities	timber, fertilizers, fish	NA
Imports - partners	UK (2000)	Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe (2004)
Independence	none (British crown dependency)	none (territory of Australia)
Industrial production growth rate	3.2% (FY 96/97)	-
Industries	financial services, light manufacturing, tourism	tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete
Infant mortality rate	total: 6.17 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.24 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)	total: NA male: NA female: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	3.6% (March 2003 est.)	-
International organization participation	none	UPU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	NA	-
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)	NA
Judicial branch	High Court of Justice (justices are appointed by the Lord Chancellor of England on the nomination of the lieutenant governor)	Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions
Labor force	36,610 (1998)	1,345
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%	agriculture: 10% industry and services: 90%
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (permanent pastures, forests, mountain, and heathland) (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Languages	English, Manx Gaelic	English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
Legal system	English common law and Manx statute	based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island law
Legislative branch	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	unicameral Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members elected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only four votes can be given to any one candidate; members serve three-year terms) elections: last held 20 October 2004 (next to be held by December 2007) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 9 (note - no political parties)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 77.98 years male: 74.62 years female: 81.53 years (2003 est.)	total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Literacy	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%	NA
Location	Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland	Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Map references	Europe	Oceania
Maritime claims	exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	total: 211 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,297,301 GRT/8,703,079 DWT ships by type: bulk 26, cargo 32, chemical tanker 20, combination bulk 2, container 22, liquefied gas 38, petroleum tanker 49, roll on/roll off 16, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 45, France 1, Germany 48, Greece 6, Hong Kong 10, Iceland 1, Italy 8, Monaco 7, Netherlands 3, Norway 5, Sweden 4, Switzerland 2, UK 70, US 1 (2002 est.)	-
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK	defense is the responsibility of Australia
National holiday	Tynwald Day, 5 July	Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)
Nationality	noun: Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women) adjective: Manx	noun: Norfolk Islander(s) adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)
Natural hazards	NA	typhoons (especially May to July)
Natural resources	none	fish
Net migration rate	5.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)	NA
Political parties and leaders	Man Labor Party [leader NA]; Alliance for Progressive Government [leader NA]; Man Nationalist Party [leader NA] note: most members sit as independents	none
Political pressure groups and leaders	none	none
Population	74,261 (July 2003 est.)	1,828 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	-
Population growth rate	0.53% (2003 est.)	-0.01% (2006 est.)
Ports and harbors	Castletown, Douglas, Peel, Ramsey	-
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)
Railways	total: 60 km (35 km electrified) (2002)	-
Religions	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends	Anglican 34.9%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 11.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 2.8%, Australian Christian 2.4%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 2.7%, unspecified 15.3%, none 18.1% (2001 census)
Sex ratio	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 (2003 est.)	NA
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal
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: adequate domestic: free local calls international: country code - 672; undersea coaxial cable links with Australia, New Zealand, and Canada; satellite earth station
Telephones - main lines in use	51,000 (1999)	2,532; note - a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004)
Telephones - mobile cellular	NA	0 (proposed cellular service disallowed in August 2002 island referendum) (2002)
Television broadcast stations	0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999)	1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (2005)
Terrain	hills in north and south bisected by central valley	volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
Total fertility rate	1.65 children born/woman (2003 est.)	NA
Unemployment rate	0.7% (March 2003)	0%
Waterways	none	-

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