Compare Jersey (2007) - French Polynesia (2005)

Compare Jersey (2007) z French Polynesia (2005)

	Jersey (2007)	French Polynesia (2005)

Administrative divisions	none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 12 parishes including Grouville, Saint Brelade, Saint Clement, Saint Helier, Saint John, Saint Lawrence, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, Saint Quen, Saint Peter, Saint Saviour, and Trinity	none (overseas lands of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 5 archipelagic divisions named Archipel des Marquises, Archipel des Tuamotu, Archipel des Tubuai, Iles du Vent, and Iles Sous-le-Vent note: Clipperton Island is administered by France from French Polynesia
Age structure	0-14 years: 16.9% (male 8,003/female 7,428) 15-64 years: 67.3% (male 30,586/female 30,853) 65 years and over: 15.8% (male 6,388/female 8,063) (2007 est.)	0-14 years: 26.7% (male 36,947/female 35,403) 15-64 years: 67.4% (male 94,710/female 87,546) 65 years and over: 5.9% (male 8,018/female 7,861) (2005 est.)
Agriculture - products	potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products	coconuts, vanilla, vegetables, fruits; poultry, beef, dairy products, coffee
Airports	1 (2007)	50 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)	total: 37 over 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 914 to 1,523 m: 23 under 914 m: 7 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 13 914 to 1,523 m: 5 under 914 m: 8 (2004 est.)
Area	total: 116 sq km land: 116 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 4,167 sq km (118 islands and atolls) land: 3,660 sq km water: 507 sq km
Area - comparative	about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC	slightly less than one-third the size of Connecticut
Background	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. Jersey is a British crown dependency, but is not part of the UK. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation.	The French annexed various Polynesian island groups during the 19th century. In September 1995, France stirred up widespread protests by resuming nuclear testing on the Mururoa atoll after a three-year moratorium. The tests were suspended in January 1996.
Birth rate	9.02 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)	16.93 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Budget	revenues: $829 million expenditures: $851 million (2005)	revenues: $1 billion expenditures: $900 million, including capital expenditures of $185 million (1996)
Capital	name: Saint Helier geographic coordinates: 49 11 N, 2 06 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October	Papeete
Climate	temperate; mild winters and cool summers	tropical, but moderate
Coastline	70 km	2,525 km
Constitution	unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice	4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name	conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey conventional short form: Jersey	conventional long form: Overseas Lands of French Polynesia conventional short form: French Polynesia local long form: Pays d'outre-mer de la Polynesie Francaise local short form: Polynesie Francaise former: French Colony of Oceania
Death rate	9.32 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)	4.63 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Debt - external	$NA	NA
Dependency status	British crown dependency	overseas lands of France; overseas territory of France from 1946-2004
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (British crown dependency)	none (overseas lands of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (British crown dependency)	none (overseas lands of France)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	-	$367 million (1997)
Economy - overview	Jersey's economy is based on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. In 2005 the finance sector accounted for about 50% of the island's output. 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. Tourism accounts for one-quarter 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. Living standards come close to those of the UK.	Since 1962, when France stationed military personnel in the region, French Polynesia has changed from a subsistence agricultural economy to one in which a high proportion of the work force is either employed by the military or supports the tourist industry. With the halt of French nuclear testing in 1996, the military contribution to the economy fell sharply. Tourism accounts for about one-fourth of GDP and is a primary source of hard currency earnings. Other sources of income are pearl farming and deep-sea commercial fishing. The small manufacturing sector primarily processes agricultural products. The territory benefits substantially from development agreements with France aimed principally at creating new businesses and strengthening social services.
Electricity - consumption	630.1 million kWh (2004 est.)	353.4 million kWh (2002)
Electricity - exports	-	0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports	NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France	0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production	-	380 million kWh (2002)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 143 m	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Orohena 2,241 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Ethnic groups	Jersey 51.1%, Britons 34.8%, Irish, French, and other white 6.6%, Portuguese/Madeiran 6.4%, other 1.1% (2001 census)	Polynesian 78%, Chinese 12%, local French 6%, metropolitan French 4%
Exchange rates	Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.5418 (2006), 0.5493 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002) note: the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound	Comptoirs Francais du Pacifique francs (XPF) per US dollar - 96.04 (2004), 105.66 (2003), 126.71 (2002), 133.26 (2001), 129.43 (2000) note: pegged at the rate of 119.25 XPF to the euro
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor Andrew RIDGEWAY (since 14 June 2006) head of government: Chief Minister Frank WALKER (since December 2005); Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since February 1995) cabinet: Cabinet (since December 2005) elections: ministers of the Cabinet including the chief minister are elected by the Assembly of States; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch	chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by High Commissioner of the Republic Michel MATHIEU (since 24 October 2001); note - Michel MATHIER leaves 30 July 2005, replaced by Jacques MICHAUT (acting high commissioner), until the arrival of Anne BOQUET in early September 2005 head of government: President of the Territorial Government of French Polynesia Oscar TEMARU (since 3 March 2005); President of the Territorial Assembly Antony GEROS (since 9 May 2004) cabinet: Council of Ministers; president submits a list of members of the Territorial Assembly for approval by them to serve as ministers elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; high commissioner appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of the Territorial Government and the president of the Territorial Assembly are elected by the members of the assembly
Exports	$NA	NA
Exports - commodities	light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles	cultured pearls, coconut products, mother-of-pearl, vanilla, shark meat
Exports - partners	UK (2006)	France 36.6%, Japan 22.7%, US 16.1%, Niger 13%, Thailand 4.1% (2004)
Fiscal year	1 April - 31 March	calendar year
Flag description	white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag; in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield with the three lions of England in yellow	two narrow red horizontal bands encase a wide white band; centered on the white band is a disk with blue and white wave pattern on the lower half and gold and white ray pattern on the upper half; a stylized red, blue and white ship rides on the wave pattern; the French flag is used for official occasions
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 1% industry: 2% services: 97% (2005)	agriculture: 4% industry: 18% services: 78% (2002)
GDP - per capita	-	purchasing power parity - $17,500 (2003 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	NA%	NA% (2001 est.)
Geographic coordinates	49 15 N, 2 10 W	15 00 S, 140 00 W
Geography - note	largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier	includes five archipelagoes (4 volcanic, 1 coral); Makatea in French Polynesia is one of the three great phosphate rock islands in the Pacific Ocean - the others are Banaba (Ocean Island) in Kiribati and Nauru
Heliports	-	1 (2004 est.)
Highways	-	total: 2,590 km paved: 1,735 km unpaved: 855 km (1999)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports	$NA	NA
Imports - commodities	machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals	fuels, foodstuffs, machinery and equipment
Imports - partners	UK (2006)	France 47.6%, New Zealand 8.8%, Singapore 8.4%, Australia 8.3%, US 7.1% (2004)
Independence	none (British crown dependency)	none (overseas lands of France)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	NA%
Industries	tourism, banking and finance, dairy, electronics	tourism, pearls, agricultural processing, handicrafts, phosphates
Infant mortality rate	total: 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.44 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)	total: 8.44 deaths/1,000 live births male: 9.73 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.09 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	3.7% (December 2006)	1.5% (2002 est.)
International organization participation	-	FZ, ICFTU, PIF (observer), UPU, WMO
Irrigated land	NA	NA sq km
Judicial branch	Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff)	Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel; Court of the First Instance or Tribunal de Premiere Instance; Court of Administrative Law or Tribunal Administratif
Labor force	53,560 (June 2006)	70,000 (1996)
Labor force - by occupation	-	agriculture 13%, industry 19%, services 68% (2002)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)	arable land: 0.82% permanent crops: 5.46% other: 93.72% (2001)
Languages	English 94.5% (official), Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)	French 61.1% (official), Polynesian 31.4% (official), Asian languages 1.2%, other 0.3%, unspecified 6% (2002 census)
Legal system	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply and local statutes; justice is administered by the Royal Court	based on French system
Legislative branch	unicameral Assembly of the States of Jersey (58 seats; 55 are voting members, of which 12 are senators elected for six-year terms, 12 are constables or heads of parishes elected for three-year terms, 29 are deputies elected for three-year terms, the bailiff and the deputy bailiff, and 3 non-voting members includes the Dean of Jersey, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General appointed by the monarch) elections: last held 19 October 2005 for senators and 23 November 2005 for deputies (next to be held in 2008) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 55	unicameral Territorial Assembly or Assemblee Territoriale (57 seats - changed from 49 seats for May 2004 election; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 23 May 2004 (next to be held May 2009) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - People's Rally for the Republic (Gaullist) 28, Union for Democracy 27, New Star 1, This Country is Yours 1; after by-elections of 13 February 2005 seating was as follows: People's Rally for the Republic 27, Union for Democracy 27, and Alliance for a New Democracy 3 note: one seat was elected to the French Senate on 27 September 1998 (next to be held September 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; two seats were elected to the French National Assembly on 9 June-16 June 2002 (next to be held NA 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UMP/RPR 1, UMP 1
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 79.51 years male: 77.02 years female: 82.2 years (2007 est.)	total population: 75.9 years male: 73.5 years female: 78.42 years (2005 est.)
Literacy	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%	definition: age 14 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1977 est.)
Location	Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France	Oceania, archipelagoes in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from South America to Australia
Map references	Europe	Oceania
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	-	total: 15 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 17,537 GRT/15,150 DWT by type: cargo 4, passenger 4, passenger/cargo 5, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 1 foreign-owned: 1 (France 1) (2005)
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK	defense is the responsibility of France
Military branches	-	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie and National Police Force
National holiday	Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality	noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander	noun: French Polynesian(s) adjective: French Polynesian
Natural hazards	NA	occasional cyclonic storms in January
Natural resources	arable land	timber, fish, cobalt, hydropower
Net migration rate	2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)	2.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Political parties and leaders	two declared parties: Centre Party; Jersey Democratic Alliance note: all senators and deputies elected in 2005 were independents	Independent Front for the Liberation of Polynesia (Tavini Huiraatira) [Oscar TEMARU]; New Fatherland Party (Ai'a Api) [Emile VERNAUDON]; People's Rally for the Republic of Polynesia or RPR (Tahoeraa Huiraatira) [Gaston FLOSSE]; The New Star (Te Fetia Api) [Philippe SHYLE]; This Country is Yours (No Oe E Te Nunaa) [Nicle BOUTEAU]; Union for Democracy or UPD [Oscar TEMARU]
Political pressure groups and leaders	none	NA
Population	91,321 (July 2007 est.)	270,485 (July 2005 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA%
Population growth rate	0.244% (2007 est.)	1.52% (2005 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	Papeete
Radio broadcast stations	AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 2, FM 14, shortwave 2 (1998)
Religions	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian	Protestant 54%, Roman Catholic 30%, other 10%, no religion 6%
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.077 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.991 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.792 male(s)/female total population: 0.971 male(s)/female (2007 est.)	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.02 male(s)/female total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: submarine cable connectivity to Guernsey and UK	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: country code - 689; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use	73,900 (2001)	52,500 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular	83,900 (2004)	90,000 (2002)
Television broadcast stations	2 (1997)	7 (plus 17 low-power repeaters) (1997)
Terrain	gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast	mixture of rugged high islands and low islands with reefs
Total fertility rate	1.58 children born/woman (2007 est.)	2.04 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Unemployment rate	2.2% (2006 est.)	11.8% (1994)

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