Compare Isle of Man (2004) - French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2002)

Compare Isle of Man (2004) z French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2002)

	Isle of Man (2004)	French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2002)

Administrative divisions	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	none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 districts named Ile Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, and Iles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam; excludes "Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US
Age structure	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	cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry	-
Airports	1 (2003 est.)	none (2001)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)	-
Area	total: 572 sq km land: 572 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 7,829 sq km land: 7,829 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen; excludes "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US
Area - comparative	slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC	slightly less than 1.3 times the size of Delaware
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 Gaelic language.	The Southern Lands consist of two archipelagos, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen, and two volcanic islands, Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul. They contain no permanent inhabitants and are visited only by researchers studying the native fauna. The Antarctic portion consists of "Adelie Land," a thin slice of the Antarctic continent discovered and claimed by the French in 1840.
Birth rate	11.28 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)	-
Budget	revenues: $485 million expenditures: $463 million, including capital expenditures of NA (FY00/01 est.)	-
Capital	Douglas	-
Climate	temperate; cool summers and mild winters; overcast about one-third of the time	antarctic
Coastline	160 km	1,232 km
Constitution	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: Isle of Man	conventional long form: Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands conventional short form: French Southern and Antarctic Lands local long form: Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises local short form: Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises
Currency	British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Manx pound	-
Death rate	11.35 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)	-
Debt - external	NA	-
Dependency status	British crown dependency	overseas territory of France since 1955; administered from Paris by Administrateur Superieur Francois GARDE (since 24 May 2000), assisted by Secretary General Jean-Yves HERMOSO (since NA)
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (British crown dependency)	none (overseas territory of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (British crown dependency)	none (overseas territory of France)
Disputes - international	none	"Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica is not recognized by the US
Economic aid - recipient	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.	Economic activity is limited to servicing meteorological and geophysical research stations and French and other fishing fleets. The fish catches landed on Iles Kerguelen by foreign ships are exported to France and Reunion.
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Irish Sea 0 m highest point: Snaefell 621 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Ross on Iles Kerguelen 1,850 m
Environment - current issues	waste disposal (both household and industrial); transboundary air pollution	NA
Ethnic groups	Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Briton	-
Exchange rates	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: 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	-
Exports - commodities	tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb	-
Exports - partners	UK (2000)	-
Fiscal year	1 April - 31 March	-
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	the flag of France is used
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	43 00 S, 67 00 E
Geography - note	one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest, and is a bird sanctuary	islands component is widely scattered across remote locations in the southern Indian Ocean
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	-
Imports - commodities	timber, fertilizers, fish	-
Imports - partners	UK (2000)	-
Independence	none (British crown dependency)	-
Industrial production growth rate	3.2% (FY96/97)	-
Industries	financial services, light manufacturing, tourism	-
Infant mortality rate	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)	3.6% (March 2003 est.)	-
International organization participation	UPU	-
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1998 est.)	0 sq km (1998 est.)
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)	-
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%	-
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 9% permanent crops: 0% other: 91% (permanent pastures, forests, mountain, and heathland) (2002)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)
Languages	English, Manx Gaelic	-
Legal system	English common law and Manx statute	the laws of France, where applicable, apply
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	-
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 78.16 years male: 74.8 years female: 81.7 years (2004 est.)	-
Literacy	definition: NA total population: NA male: NA female: NA	-
Location	Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland	south of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands include Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and Iles Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US does not recognize the French claim to "Adelie Land"
Map references	Europe	Antarctic Region
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM from Iles Kerguelen only territorial sea: 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.)	total: 71 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,815,472 GRT/4,806,161 DWT ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 5, chemical tanker 13, container 11, liquefied gas 7, petroleum tanker 19, roll on/roll off 11 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 2, France 62, Japan 3, Monaco 1, Norway 5, Sweden 1 (2002 est.)
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK	defense is the responsibility of France
National holiday	Tynwald Day, 5 July	-
Nationality	noun: Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women) adjective: Manx	-
Natural hazards	NA	Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes
Natural resources	none	fish, crayfish
Net migration rate	5.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)	-
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	-
Political pressure groups and leaders	none	-
Population	74,655 (July 2004 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants (July 2002 est.) note: in 2002, there were 145 researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January)
Population below poverty line	NA	-
Population growth rate	0.53% (2004 est.)	-
Ports and harbors	Castletown, Douglas, Peel, Ramsey	none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)	-
Railways	total: 61 km (35 km electrified) (2003)	-
Religions	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends	-
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 (2004 est.)	-
Suffrage	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	-
Telephones - main lines in use	51,000 (1999)	-
Telephones - mobile cellular	NA	-
Television broadcast stations	0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999)	-
Terrain	hills in north and south bisected by central valley	volcanic
Total fertility rate	1.65 children born/woman (2004 est.)	-
Unemployment rate	0.7% (March 2003)	-
Waterways	-	none

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