Compare Macau (2004) - Martinique (2004)

Compare Macau (2004) z Martinique (2004)

	Macau (2004)	Martinique (2004)

Administrative divisions	none (special administrative region of China)	none (overseas department of France)
Age structure	0-14 years: 18% (male 41,460; female 38,595) 15-64 years: 74.2% (male 157,629; female 172,810) 65 years and over: 7.8% (male 14,380; female 20,412) (2004 est.)	0-14 years: 22.6% (male 49,245; female 47,845) 15-64 years: 67% (male 143,893; female 143,963) 65 years and over: 10.4% (male 20,043; female 24,521) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products	vegetables, livestock	pineapples, avocados, bananas, flowers, vegetables, sugarcane
Airports	1 (2003 est.)	2 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2004 est.)	total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area	total: 25.4 sq km land: 25.4 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 1,100 sq km land: 1,060 sq km water: 40 sq km
Area - comparative	about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC	slightly more than six times the size of Washington, DC
Background	Colonized by the Portuguese in the 16th century, Macau was the first European settlement in the Far East. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and Portugal on 13 April 1987, Macau became the Macau Special Administrative Region (SAR) of China on 20 December 1999. China has promised that, under its "one country, two systems" formula, China's socialist economic system will not be practiced in Macau, and that Macau will enjoy a high degree of autonomy in all matters except foreign and defense affairs for the next 50 years.	Colonized by France in 1635, the island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation.
Birth rate	8.04 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)	14.56 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget	revenues: $1.9 billion expenditures: $1.68 billion, including capital expenditures of $194 million (2002)	revenues: $900 million expenditures: $2.5 billion, including capital expenditures of $140 million (1996)
Capital	-	Fort-de-France
Climate	subtropical; marine with cool winters, warm summers	tropical; moderated by trade winds; rainy season (June to October); vulnerable to devastating cyclones (hurricanes) every eight years on average; average temperature 17.3 degrees C; humid
Coastline	41 km	350 km
Constitution	Basic Law, approved in March 1993 by China's National People's Congress, is Macau's "mini-constitution"	28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name	conventional long form: Macau Special Administrative Region conventional short form: Macau local long form: Aomen Tebie Xingzhengqu (Chinese); Regiao Administrativa Especial de Macau (Portuguese) local short form: Aomen (Chinese); Macau (Portuguese)	conventional long form: Department of Martinique conventional short form: Martinique local long form: Departement de la Martinique local short form: Martinique
Currency	pataca (MOP)	euro (EUR)
Death rate	4.23 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)	6.43 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external	$121 million (2001 est.)	$180 million (1994)
Dependency status	special administrative region of China	overseas department of France
Diplomatic representation from the US	the US has no offices in Macau; US interests are monitored by the US Consulate General in Hong Kong	none (overseas department of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (special administrative region of China)	none (overseas department of France)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	NA (1997)	$NA; note - substantial annual aid from France (1998)
Economy - overview	Macau's well-to-do economy has remained one of the most open in the world since its reversion to China in 1999. The territory's net exports of goods and services account for roughly 41% of GDP with tourism and apparel exports as the mainstays. Although the territory was hit hard by the 1998 Asian financial crisis and the global downturn in 2001, its economy grew 9.5% in 2002. A rapid rise in the number of mainland visitors because of China's easing of restrictions on travel drove the recovery. The budget also returned to surplus in 2002 because of the surge in visitors from China and a hike in taxes on gambling profits, which generated about 70% of government revenue. The liberalization of Macao's gambling monopoly contributes to GDP growth, as the three companies awarded gambling licenses have pledged to invest $2.2 billion in the territory. Much of Macau's textile industry may move to the mainland as the Multi-Fiber Agreement is phased out. The territory may have to rely more on gambling and trade-related services to generate growth. The government estimated GDP growth at 4% in 2003 with the drop in large measure due to concerns over the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS), but private sector analysts think the figure may have been higher because of the continuing boom in tourism.	The economy is based on sugarcane, bananas, tourism, and light industry. Agriculture accounts for about 6% of GDP and the small industrial sector for 11%. Sugar production has declined, with most of the sugarcane now used for the production of rum. Banana exports are increasing, going mostly to France. The bulk of meat, vegetable, and grain requirements must be imported, contributing to a chronic trade deficit that requires large annual transfers of aid from France. Tourism, which employs more than 11,000 people, has become more important than agricultural exports as a source of foreign exchange.
Electricity - consumption	1.688 billion kWh (2002)	1.07 billion kWh (2001)
Electricity - exports	1 million kWh (2001)	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - imports	193 million kWh (2002)	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - production	1.611 billion kWh (2002)	1.151 billion kWh (2001)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: South China Sea 0 m highest point: Coloane Alto 172.4 m	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Montagne Pelee 1,397 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Ethnic groups	Chinese 95%, Macanese (mixed Portuguese and Asian ancestry), Portuguese, other	African and African-white-Indian mixture 90%, white 5%, East Indian, Chinese less than 5%
Exchange rates	patacas per US dollar - 8.0212 (2003), 8.0334 (2002), 8.0335 (2001), 8.0259 (2000), 7.9919 (1999)	euros per US dollar - 0.8860 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999); French francs per US dollar - 5.8995 (1998)
Executive branch	chief of state: President of China HU Jintao (since 15 March 2003) head of government: Chief Executive Edmund HO Hau-wah (since 20 December 1999) cabinet: Executive Council consists of all one government secretary, four legislators, four businessmen, and one pro-Beijing unionist elections: chief executive chosen by a 300-member selection committee for up to two five-year terms election results: Edmund HO Hau-wah reelected on 29 August 2004; received 296 votes in Election Committee out of 300 possible; 3 members submitted blank ballots; 1 member was absent	chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995); Prefect Yves DASSONVILLE (since 14 January 2004); note - took office 8 February 2004 head of government: President of the General Council Claude LISE (since 22 March 1992); President of the Regional Council Alfred MARIE-JEANNE (since NA March 1998) cabinet: NA elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; the presidents of the General and Regional Councils are elected by the members of those councils
Exports	NA (2001)	NA (2001)
Exports - commodities	clothing, textiles, footwear, cement, machines, and parts	refined petroleum products, bananas, rum, pineapples (2001 est.)
Exports - partners	US 49.4%, China 14.1%, Germany 8.1%, Hong Kong 6.7%, UK 4.5% (2003)	France 45%, Guadeloupe 28% (2000)
Fiscal year	calendar year	calendar year
Flag description	light green with a lotus flower above a stylized bridge and water in white, beneath an arc of five gold, five-pointed stars: one large in center of arc and four smaller	a light blue background is divided into four quadrants by a white cross; in the center of each rectangle is a white snake; the flag of France is used for official occasions
GDP	purchasing power parity - $9.1 billion (2003 est.)	purchasing power parity - $6.117 billion (2003 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 1% industry: 12% services: 87% (2002 est.)	agriculture: 6% industry: 11% services: 83% (1997 est.)
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $19,400 (2003 est.)	purchasing power parity - $14,400 (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	4% (2003 est.)	NA
Geographic coordinates	22 10 N, 113 33 E	14 40 N, 61 00 W
Geography - note	essentially urban; one causeway and two bridges connect the two islands of Coloane and Taipa to the peninsula on mainland	the island is dominated by Mount Pelee, which on 8 May 1902 erupted and completely destroyed the city of Saint Pierre, killing 30,000 inhabitants
Highways	total: 271 km paved: 271 km unpaved: 0 km (2000)	total: 2,105 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km (2000)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA
Illicit drugs	-	transshipment point for cocaine and marijuana bound for the US and Europe
Imports	NA (2001)	NA (2001)
Imports - commodities	clothing, textiles, yarn, foodstuffs, fuel, automobiles, capital goods	petroleum products, crude oil, foodstuffs, construction materials, vehicles, clothing and other consumer goods
Imports - partners	China 43%, Hong Kong 12.7%, Japan 8.7%, Taiwan 5.6% (2003)	France 62%, Venezuela 6%, Germany 4%, Italy 4%, US 3% (2000)
Independence	none (special administrative region of China)	none (overseas department of France)
Industrial production growth rate	NA	NA
Industries	tourism, gambling, clothing, textiles, electronics, footwear, toys	construction, rum, cement, oil refining, sugar, tourism
Infant mortality rate	total: 4.39 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.59 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)	total: 7.27 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.79 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.8 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-2.6% (2003 est.)	3.9% (1990)
International organization participation	IMF, IMO (associate), Interpol (sub-bureau), ISO (correspondent), UNESCO (associate), UPU, WCO, WMO, WToO (associate), WTO	UPU, WCL, WFTU
Irrigated land	NA sq km	30 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch	The Court of Final Appeal in the Macau Special Administrative Region	Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel
Labor force	214,000 (2002)	165,900 (1998)
Labor force - by occupation	manufacturing 20%, construction 7%, transport and communications 6%, wholesale and retail trade 15%, restaurants and hotels 12%, gambling 7%, public sector 8%, other services and agriculture 25% (2002 est.)	agriculture 10%, industry 17%, services 73% (1997)
Land boundaries	total: 0.34 km regional border: China 0.34 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% note: "green areas" represent 22.4% (2001)	arable land: 10.38% permanent crops: 9.43% other: 80.19% (2001)
Languages	Portuguese, Chinese (Cantonese)	French, Creole patois
Legal system	based on Portuguese civil law system	French legal system
Legislative branch	unicameral Legislative Council or LEGCO (27 seats; 10 elected by popular vote, 10 by indirect vote, and sevem appointed by the chief executive; members serve four-year terms); number of legislators will increase to 29 from September 2005 elections: last held 23 September 2001 (next to be September 2005) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats by political bloc - Entertainment Industry 3, pro-democracy 2, pro-Beijing Labor Union 2, pro-Beijing Neighborhood Association 2, pro-business 1	unicameral General Council or Conseil General (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and a unicameral Regional Assembly or Conseil Regional (41 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) elections: General Council - last held NA March 2000 (next to be held NA 2006); Regional Assembly - last held on 28 March 2004 (next to be held by March 2010) election results: General Council - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - left-wing candidates 13, PPM 11, RPR 6, right-wing candidates 5, PCM 3, UDF 3, PMS 2, independents 2; note - the PPM won a plurality; Regional Assembly (second round) - percent of vote by party - MIM 53.8%, PPM 30.6%; seats by party - MIM 28, PPM 9, other 4 note: Martinique elects 2 seats to the French Senate; elections last held NA September 2001 (next to be held September 2004); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPM 2; Martinique also elects 4 seats to the French National Assembly; elections last held, first round - 9 June 2002, second round - 16 June 2002 (next to be held not later than June 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - UMP-RPR 1, PS 1, MIM 1, left-wing candidate 1 (candidacy of the left-wing candidate was found invalid by the Constitutional Council; new elections will be called)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 82.03 years male: 79.2 years female: 84.99 years (2004 est.)	total population: 78.88 years male: 79.35 years female: 78.4 years (2004 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 94.5% male: 97.2% female: 92% (2003 est.)	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.7% male: 97.4% female: 98.1% (2003 est.)
Location	Eastern Asia, bordering the South China Sea and China	Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago
Map references	Southeast Asia	Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims	not specified	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	none	none
Military - note	-	defense is the responsibility of France
Military branches	responsibility for defense reverted to China on 20 December 1999; there are local police forces	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie
Military manpower - availability	males age 15-49: 125,060 (2004 est.)	-
Military manpower - fit for military service	males age 15-49: 68,913 (2004 est.)	-
National holiday	National Day (Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China), 1 October (1949); note - 20 December 1999 is celebrated as Macau Special Administrative Region Establishment Day	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality	noun: Chinese adjective: Chinese	noun: Martiniquais (singular and plural) adjective: Martiniquais
Natural hazards	typhoons	hurricanes, flooding, and volcanic activity (an average of one major natural disaster every five years)
Natural resources	NEGL	coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land
Net migration rate	4.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)	-0.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Political parties and leaders	Some civic associations operate as de facto political parties: Electoral Union; Pro-Macao and Flower of Friendship and Development of Macao; Associacao para a Defesa dos Interesses de Macao; Centro Democratico de Macao; Grupo Independente de Macao; Macau Economic Promotion Association; Progress Promotion Union; Development Union	Martinique Communist Party or PCM [Georges ERICHOT]; Martinique Independence Movement or MIM [Alfred MARIE-JEANNE]; Martinique Progressive Party or PPM [Pierre SUEDILE]; Martinique Socialist Party or PMS [Ernest WAN-AJOUHU]; Movement of Democrats and Ecologists for a Sovereign Martinique or Modemas [Garcin MALSA]; Rally for the Republic or RPR [Michel CHARLONE]; Socialist Revolution Group or GRS [Philippe PIERRE-CHARLES]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Jean MAREN]
Political pressure groups and leaders	Catholic Church [LAI Hung-sing, bishop]; Macau Society of Tourism and Entertainment or STDM [Stanley HO, managing director]; Union for Democracy Development [Antonio NG Kuok-cheong, leader]	Caribbean Revolutionary Alliance or ARC; Central Union for Martinique Workers or CSTM [Marc PULVAR]; Frantz Fanon Circle; League of Workers and Peasants; Proletarian Action Group or GAP
Population	445,286 (July 2004 est.)	429,510 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA	NA
Population growth rate	0.87% (2004 est.)	0.81% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	Macau	Fort-de-France, La Trinite
Radio broadcast stations	AM 0, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 0, FM 14, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions	Buddhist 50%, Roman Catholic 15%, none and other 35% (1997 est.)	Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 10.5%, Muslim 0.5%, Hindu 0.5%, other 3.5% (1997)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (2004 est.)	at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.82 male(s)/female total population: 0.99 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Suffrage	direct election 18 years of age, universal for permanent residents living in Macau for the past seven years; indirect election limited to organizations registered as "corporate voters" (257 are currently registered) and a 300-member Election Committee drawn from broad regional groupings, municipal organizations, and central government bodies	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: fairly modern communication facilities maintained for domestic and international services domestic: NA international: country code - 853; HF radiotelephone communication facility; access to international communications carriers provided via Hong Kong and China; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Indian Ocean)	general assessment: domestic facilities are adequate domestic: NA international: country code - 596; microwave radio relay to Guadeloupe, Dominica, and Saint Lucia; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use	174,600 (2003)	172,000 est (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular	364,000 (2003)	319,900 (2002)
Television broadcast stations	1 (2003)	11 (plus nine repeaters) (1997)
Terrain	generally flat	mountainous with indented coastline; dormant volcano
Total fertility rate	0.93 children born/woman (2004 est.)	1.79 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate	6.3% (2003)	27.2% (1998)

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