Compare Jersey (2003) - Nauru (2004)

Compare Jersey (2003) z Nauru (2004)

	Jersey (2003)	Nauru (2004)

Administrative divisions	none (British crown dependency)	14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan, Anibare, Baiti, Boe, Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok, Uaboe, Yaren
Age structure	0-14 years: 17.8% (male 8,292; female 7,744) 15-64 years: 67.2% (male 30,178; female 30,410) 65 years and over: 15% (male 5,858; female 7,674) (2003 est.)	0-14 years: 38.2% (male 2,516; female 2,372) 15-64 years: 60% (male 3,782; female 3,898) 65 years and over: 1.9% (male 128; female 113) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products	potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products	coconuts
Airports	1 (2002)	1 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area	total: 116 sq km land: 116 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 21 sq km land: 21 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC	about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC
Background	The island of Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II.	Nauru's phosphate deposits began to be mined early in the 20th century by a German-British consortium; the island was occupied by Australian forces in World War I. Nauru achieved independence in 1968 and joined the UN in 1999. Nauru is the world's smallest independent republic.
Birth rate	10.44 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)	25.61 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget	revenues: $601 million expenditures: $588 million, including capital expenditures of $98 million (2000 est.)	revenues: $23.4 million expenditures: $64.8 million, including capital expenditures of NA (FY95/96)
Capital	Saint Helier	no official capital; government offices in Yaren District
Climate	temperate; mild winters and cool summers	tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February)
Coastline	70 km	30 km
Constitution	unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice	29 January 1968
Country name	conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey conventional short form: Jersey	conventional long form: Republic of Nauru conventional short form: Nauru former: Pleasant Island
Currency	British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound	Australian dollar (AUD)
Death rate	9.17 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)	6.95 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external	none	$33.3 million (2002)
Dependency status	British crown dependency	-
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (British crown dependency)	the US does not have an embassy in Nauru; the US Ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Nauru
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (British crown dependency)	Nauru does not have an embassy in the US, but does have a UN office at 800 2nd Avenue, Suite 400 D, New York, New York 10017; telephone: (212) 937-0074 consulate(s): Hagatna (Guam)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	none	$2.25 million from Australia (FY96/97 est.) (2000 est.)
Economy - overview	The economy is based largely on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. Potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, and especially flowers are important export crops, shipped mostly to the UK. The Jersey breed of dairy cattle is known worldwide and represents an important export income earner. Milk products go to the UK and other EU countries. In 1996 the finance sector accounted for about 60% of the island's output. Tourism, another mainstay of the economy, accounts for 24% of GDP. In recent years, the government has encouraged light industry to locate in Jersey, with the result that an electronics industry has developed alongside the traditional manufacturing of knitwear. All raw material and energy requirements are imported, as well as a large share of Jersey's food needs. Light taxes and death duties make the island a popular tax haven.	Revenues of this tiny island have traditionally come from exports of phosphates, but reserves are now depleted. Few other resources exist with most necessities being imported, mainly from Australia, its former occupier and later major source of support. The rehabilitation of mined land and the replacement of income from phosphates are serious long-term problems. In anticipation of the exhaustion of Nauru's phosphate deposits, substantial amounts of phosphate income have been invested in trust funds to help cushion the transition and provide for Nauru's economic future. As a result of heavy spending from the trust funds, the government faces virtual bankruptcy. To cut costs the government has called for a freeze on wages, a reduction of over-staffed public service departments, privatization of numerous government agencies, and closure of some overseas consulates. In recent years Nauru has encouraged the registration of offshore banks and corporations. In 2004 the deterioration in housing, hospitals, and other capital plant continued, and the cost to Australia of keeping the government and economy afloat has substantially mounted. Few comprehensive statistics on the Nauru economy exist, with estimates of Nauru's GDP varying widely.
Electricity - consumption	-	27.9 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - exports	-	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - imports	NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - production	-	30 million kWh (2001)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 143 m	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location along plateau rim 61 m
Environment - current issues	NA	limited natural fresh water resources, roof storage tanks collect rainwater, but mostly dependent on a single, aging desalination plant; intensive phosphate mining during the past 90 years - mainly by a UK, Australia, and NZ consortium - has left the central 90% of Nauru a wasteland and threatens limited remaining land resources
Environment - international agreements	-	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Ethnic groups	UK and Norman-French descent	Nauruan 58%, other Pacific Islander 26%, Chinese 8%, European 8%
Exchange rates	Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998); the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.5419 (2003), 1.2641 (2002) 1.9320 (2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999)
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Air Chief Marshall Sir John CHESHIRE (since 24 January 2001) and Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since NA February 1995) cabinet: committees appointed by the Assembly of the States elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch	chief of state: President Ludwig SCOTTY (since 26 October 2004); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government head of government: President Ludwig SCOTTY (since 26 October 2004); note - the president is both the chief of state and head of government cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the president from among the members of Parliament elections: president elected by Parliament for a three-year term; election last held 23 October 2004 (next to be held NA 2007) election results: Ludwig SCOTTY was unopposed in the parliamentary elections for president
Exports	$NA	NA (2001)
Exports - commodities	light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles	phosphates
Exports - partners	UK	Japan 42.3%, India 38.5%, South Korea 7.7% (2003)
Fiscal year	1 April - 31 March	1 July - 30 June
Flag description	white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag and in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield holding the three lions of England in yellow	blue with a narrow, horizontal, yellow stripe across the center and a large white 12-pointed star below the stripe on the hoist side; the star indicates the country's location in relation to the Equator (the yellow stripe) and the 12 points symbolize the 12 original tribes of Nauru
GDP	purchasing power parity - $2.2 billion (1999 est.)	purchasing power parity - $60 million (2001 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 5% industry: 2% services: 93% (1996)	agriculture: NA industry: NA services: NA
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $24,800 (1999 est.)	purchasing power parity - $5,000 (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	NA%	NA
Geographic coordinates	49 15 N, 2 10 W	0 32 S, 166 55 E
Geography - note	largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier	Nauru is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Makatea in French Polynesia; only 53 km south of Equator
Highways	total: 577 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km	total: 30 km paved: 24 km unpaved: 6 km (1999 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA
Illicit drugs	-	offshore banking recently stopped, remains on Financial Action Task Force Non-Cooperative Countries and Territories List for continued failure to address deficiencies in money-laundering control regime
Imports	$NA	NA (2001)
Imports - commodities	machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals	food, fuel, manufactures, building materials, machinery
Imports - partners	UK	Australia 67.9%, Indonesia 10.7%, US 7.1% (2003)
Independence	none (British crown dependency)	31 January 1968 (from the Australia-, NZ-, and UK-administered UN trusteeship)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	NA
Industries	tourism, banking and finance, dairy	phosphate mining, offshore banking, coconut products
Infant mortality rate	total: 5.43 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)	total: 10.14 deaths/1,000 live births male: 12.76 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.39 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	4.7% (1998)	-3.6% (1993)
International organization participation	-	ACP, AsDB, C, FAO, ICAO, ICCt, Interpol, IOC, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	NA	-
Irrigated land	NA sq km	NA sq km
Judicial branch	Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff)	Supreme Court
Labor force	57,050 (1996)	-
Labor force - by occupation	-	employed in mining phosphates, public administration, education, and transportation
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: NEGL% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Languages	English (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts	Nauruan (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes
Legal system	English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court	acts of the Nauru Parliament and British common law
Legislative branch	unicameral Assembly of the States (55 voting members - 12 senators (elected for 6-year terms), 12 constables or heads of parishes (elected for 3-year terms), 29 deputies (elected for 3-year terms); the bailiff and the deputy bailiff; and 3 non-voting members - the Dean of Jersey, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General all appointed by the monarch) elections: last held NA (next to be held NA) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 52	unicameral Parliament (18 seats; members elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms) elections: last held 3 May 2003 (next to be held not later than May 2006) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - Nauru First Party 3, independents 15
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 78.93 years male: 76.48 years female: 81.57 years (2003 est.)	total population: 62.33 years male: 58.78 years female: 66.06 years (2004 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 English Channel, northwest of France	Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands
Map references	Europe	Oceania
Maritime claims	exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM territorial sea: 3 NM	territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	none (2002 est.)	none
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK	Nauru maintains no defense forces; under an informal agreement, defense is the responsibility of Australia
Military branches	-	no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force
Military expenditures - dollar figure	-	NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	-	NA
Military manpower - availability	-	males age 15-49: 3,275 (2004 est.)
Military manpower - fit for military service	-	males age 15-49: 1,810 (2004 est.)
National holiday	Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)	Independence Day, 31 January (1968)
Nationality	noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander	noun: Nauruan(s) adjective: Nauruan
Natural hazards	NA	periodic droughts
Natural resources	arable land	phosphates, fish
Net migration rate	2.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Political parties and leaders	none; all independents	loose multiparty system; Democratic Party [Kennan ADEANG]; Nauru Party (informal) [leader NA]; Naoero Amo (Nauru First) Party [leader NA]
Political pressure groups and leaders	none	NA
Population	90,156 (July 2003 est.)	12,809 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA
Population growth rate	0.4% (2003 est.)	1.87% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier	Nauru
Radio broadcast stations	AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)
Railways	0 km	-
Religions	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian	Christian (two-thirds Protestant, one-third Roman Catholic)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2003 est.)	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.97 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.13 male(s)/female total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Suffrage	NA years of age; universal adult	20 years of age; universal and compulsory
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: 3 submarine cables	general assessment: adequate local and international radiotelephone communication provided via Australian facilities domestic: NA international: country code - 674; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use	65,500 (1997)	1,900 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular	4,400 (1997)	1,500 (2002)
Television broadcast stations	2 (1997)	1 (1997)
Terrain	gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast	sandy beach rises to fertile ring around raised coral reefs with phosphate plateau in center
Total fertility rate	1.57 children born/woman (2003 est.)	3.29 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate	0.7% (1998 est.)	0% (2002 est.)
Waterways	none	-

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