Compare Martinique (2006) - Faroe Islands (2007)

Compare Martinique (2006) z Faroe Islands (2007)

	Martinique (2006)	Faroe Islands (2007)

Administrative divisions	none (overseas department of France)	none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 34 municipalities
Age structure	0-14 years: 22.1% (male 48,988/female 47,525) 15-64 years: 67.3% (male 147,082/female 146,470) 65 years and over: 10.6% (male 20,791/female 25,275) (2006 est.)	0-14 years: 20.6% (male 4,882/female 4,904) 15-64 years: 65.3% (male 16,353/female 14,668) 65 years and over: 14.1% (male 3,041/female 3,663) (2007 est.)
Agriculture - products	pineapples, avocados, bananas, flowers, vegetables, sugarcane	milk, potatoes, vegetables; sheep; salmon, other fish
Airports	2 (2006)	1 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 over 3,047 m: 1 (2006)	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2007)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2006)	-
Area	total: 1,100 sq km land: 1,060 sq km water: 40 sq km	total: 1,399 sq km land: 1,399 sq km water: 0 sq km (some lakes and streams)
Area - comparative	slightly more than six times the size of Washington, DC	eight times the size of Washington, DC
Background	The French began to settle this island in 1635, overcoming resistance from the local Carib inhabitants. In 1660, the suviving natives were rounded up and permanently expelled. The island has subsequently remained a French possession except for three brief periods of foreign occupation.	The population of the Faroe Islands is largely descended from Viking settlers who arrived in the 9th century. The islands have been connected politically to Denmark since the 14th century. A high degree of self government was attained in 1948.
Birth rate	13.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)	14.12 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Budget	revenues: $317.5 million expenditures: $317.5 million; including capital expenditures of $140 million (1996)	revenues: $588 million expenditures: $623 million (2005)
Capital	name: Fort-de-France geographic coordinates: 14 36 N, 61 05 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)	name: Torshavn geographic coordinates: 62 01 N, 6 46 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
Climate	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	mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy
Coastline	350 km	1,117 km
Constitution	4 October 1958 (French Constitution)	5 June 1953 (Danish constitution)
Country name	conventional long form: Department of Martinique conventional short form: Martinique local long form: Departement de la Martinique local short form: Martinique	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Faroe Islands local long form: none local short form: Foroyar
Death rate	6.48 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)	8.69 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Debt - external	$180 million (1994)	$64 million (1999)
Dependency status	overseas department of France	part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1948
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas department of France)	none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas department of France)	none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)
Disputes - international	none	because anticipated offshore hydrocarbon resources have not been realized, earlier Faroese proposals for full independence have been deferred; Iceland, the UK, and Ireland dispute Denmark's claim that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm
Economic aid - recipient	$NA; note - substantial annual aid from France (1998)	$105 million; note - annual subsidy from Denmark (2005)
Economy - overview	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.	The Faroese economy is dependent on fishing, which makes the economy vulnerable to price swings. Since 2003 the Faroese economy has picked up as a result of higher prices for fish and for housing. Unemployment is minimal and government finances are relatively sound. Oil finds close to the Islands give hope for economically recoverable deposits, which could eventually lay the basis for a more diversified economy and lessen dependence on Danish economic assistance. Aided by a substantial annual subsidy (about 15% of GDP) from Denmark, the Faroese have a standard of living not far below the Danes and other Scandinavians.
Electricity - consumption	1.12 billion kWh (2003)	269.7 million kWh (2005)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2003)	0 kWh (2005)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2003)	0 kWh (2005)
Electricity - production	1.205 billion kWh (2003)	290 million kWh (2005)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Montagne Pelee 1,397 m	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Slaettaratindur 882 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Environment - international agreements	-	party to: Marine Dumping -associate member to the London Convention and Ship Pollution
Ethnic groups	African and African-white-Indian mixture 90%, white 5%, East Indian and Chinese less than 5%	Scandinavian
Exchange rates	euros per US dollar - 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001)	Danish kroner per US dollar - 5.9468 (2006), 5.9969 (2005), 5.9911 (2004), 6.5877 (2003), 7.8947 (2002)
Executive branch	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 for six-year terms	chief of state: Queen MARGRETHE II of Denmark (since 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Birgit KLEIS, chief administrative officer (since 1 November 2001) head of government: Prime Minister Joannes EIDESGAARD (since 3 February 2004) cabinet: Landsstyri appointed by the prime minister elections: the monarch is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually elected prime minister by the Faroese Parliament; election last held 20 January 2004 (next to be held no later than January 2008) election results: Joannes EIDESGAARD elected prime minister; percent of parliamentary vote - NA
Exports	NA bbl/day	NA bbl/day
Exports - commodities	refined petroleum products, bananas, rum, pineapples	fish and fish products 94%, stamps, ships (1999)
Exports - partners	France 45%, Guadeloupe 28% (2004)	Denmark 32%, UK 27%, Norway 10.2%, Nigeria 9.3%, Netherlands 5.5% (2006)
Fiscal year	calendar year	calendar year
Flag description	unofficial flag, derives from the civil ensign flown by French merchant ships and dates to 1766; a blue field quartered by a white cross; in the center of each rectangle is a white, coiled snake representing the venomous Fer-de-lance; the flag of France is used for official occasions	white with a red cross outlined in blue extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted toward the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish flag)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 6% industry: 11% services: 83% (1997 est.)	agriculture: 27% industry: 11% services: 62% (1999)
GDP - real growth rate	NA%	2.4% (2005 est.)
Geographic coordinates	14 40 N, 61 00 W	62 00 N, 7 00 W
Geography - note	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	archipelago of 17 inhabited islands and one uninhabited island, and a few uninhabited islets; strategically located along important sea lanes in northeastern Atlantic; precipitous terrain limits habitation to small coastal lowlands
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 bbl/day	NA bbl/day
Imports - commodities	petroleum products, crude oil, foodstuffs, construction materials, vehicles, clothing and other consumer goods	consumer goods 36%, raw materials and semi-manufactures 32%, machinery and transport equipment 29%, fuels, fish, salt (1999)
Imports - partners	France 62%, Venezuela 6%, Germany 4%, Italy 4%, US 3% (2004)	Denmark 53%, Norway 20.7%, Iceland 6%, Sweden 4.3% (2006)
Independence	none (overseas department of France)	none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	8% (1999 est.)
Industries	construction, rum, cement, oil refining, sugar, tourism	fishing, fish processing, small ship repair and refurbishment, handicrafts
Infant mortality rate	total: 6.95 deaths/1,000 live births male: 4.68 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)	total: 6.01 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.25 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	NA	1.8% (2005)
International organization participation	UPU, WCL, WFTU	Arctic Council, IMO (associate), NC, NIB, UPU
Irrigated land	70 sq km (2003)	0 sq km
Judicial branch	Court of Appeal or Cour d'Appel	none
Labor force	165,900 (1998)	24,250 (October 2000)
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture: 10% industry: 17% services: 73% (1997)	agriculture: 33% industry: 33% services: 34% (October 2000)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 9.09% permanent crops: 10% other: 80.91% (2005)	arable land: 2.14% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.86% (2005)
Languages	French, Creole patois	Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish
Legal system	French legal system	the laws of Denmark, where applicable, apply
Legislative branch	unicameral General Council or Conseil General (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and a unicameral Regional Council or Conseil Regional (41 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) elections: General Council - last held March 2000 (next to be held in 2006); Regional Council - 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 Council (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 September 2004 (next to be held September 2008); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPM 1, left-wing candidate 1; 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, PMS 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)	unicameral Faroese Parliament or Logting (32 seats; members are elected by popular vote on a proportional basis from the seven constituencies to serve four-year terms) elections: last held 20 January 2004 (next to be held no later than January 2008) election results: percent of vote by party - Union Party 23.7%, Social Democratic Party 21.8%, Republican Party 21.7%, People's Party 20.6%, Center Party 5.2%, Independence Party 4.6%, other 2.4%; seats by party - Republican Party 8, Union Party 7, Social Democratic Party 7, People's Party 7, Center Party 2, Independence Party 1 note: election of two seats to the Danish Parliament was last held on 8 February 2005 (next to be held in February 2009); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Republican Party 1, People's Party 1
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 79.18 years male: 79.5 years female: 78.85 years (2006 est.)	total population: 79.49 years male: 76.06 years female: 82.93 years (2007 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.7% male: 97.4% female: 98.1% (2003 est.)	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% note: probably 100%, the same as Denmark proper
Location	Caribbean, island between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, north of Trinidad and Tobago	Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to Norway
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean	Europe
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 3 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line
Merchant marine	-	total: 16 ships (1000 GRT or over) 92,454 GRT/63,291 DWT by type: cargo 10, container 2, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 1 foreign-owned: 8 (Iceland 4, Norway 4) (2007)
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	defense is the responsibility of Denmark
Military branches	no regular military forces; Gendarmerie	no regular military forces
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	-	NA
National holiday	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)	Olaifest (Olavasoka), 29 July
Nationality	noun: Martiniquais (singular and plural) adjective: Martiniquais	noun: Faroese (singular and plural) adjective: Faroese
Natural hazards	hurricanes, flooding, and volcanic activity (an average of one major natural disaster every five years)	NA
Natural resources	coastal scenery and beaches, cultivable land	fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
Net migration rate	-0.03 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Political parties and leaders	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]	Center Party [Jenis A. RANA]; Independence Party [Kari P. HOJGAARD]; People's Party [Anfinn KALLSBERG]; Republican Party [Hogni HOYDAL]; Social Democratic Party [Joannes EIDESGAARD]; Union Party [Kaj Leo JOHANNESEN]
Political pressure groups and leaders	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	NA
Population	436,131 (July 2006 est.)	47,511 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA%
Population growth rate	0.72% (2006 est.)	0.543% (2007 est.)
Radio broadcast stations	AM 0, FM 14, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 1, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions	Roman Catholic 85%, Protestant 10.5%, Muslim 0.5%, Hindu 0.5%, other 3.5% (1997)	Evangelical Lutheran
Sex ratio	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 (2006 est.)	at birth: 1 male(s)/female under 15 years: 0.996 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.115 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female total population: 1.045 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	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)	general assessment: good international communications; good domestic facilities domestic: digitalization was completed in 1998; both NMT (analog) and GSM (digital) mobile telephone systems are installed international: country code - 298; satellite earth stations - 1 Orion; 1 fiber-optic submarine cable to the Shetland Islands, linking the Faroe Islands with Denmark and Iceland; fiber-optic submarine cable connection to Canada-Europe cable
Telephones - main lines in use	172,000 (2001)	23,000 (2006)
Telephones - mobile cellular	319,900 (2002)	50,000 (2006)
Television broadcast stations	11 (plus nine repeaters) (1997)	3 (plus 43 repeaters) (September 1995)
Terrain	mountainous with indented coastline; dormant volcano	rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast
Total fertility rate	1.79 children born/woman (2006 est.)	2.15 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate	27.2% (1998)	2.1% (2006)

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