Compare Nauru (2005) - Jersey (2004)

Compare Nauru (2005) z Jersey (2004)

	Nauru (2005)	Jersey (2004)

Administrative divisions	14 districts; Aiwo, Anabar, Anetan, Anibare, Baiti, Boe, Buada, Denigomodu, Ewa, Ijuw, Meneng, Nibok, Uaboe, Yaren	none (British crown dependency)
Age structure	0-14 years: 37.5% (male 2,511/female 2,379) 15-64 years: 60.6% (male 3,895/female 4,012) 65 years and over: 1.9% (male 132/female 119) (2005 est.)	0-14 years: 17.7% (male 8,268; female 7,716) 15-64 years: 67.1% (male 30,237; female 30,490) 65 years and over: 15.2% (male 6,016; female 7,775) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products	coconuts	potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products
Airports	1 (2004 est.)	1 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area	total: 21 sq km land: 21 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 116 sq km land: 116 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about 0.1 times the size of Washington, DC	about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC
Background	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.	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.
Birth rate	25.14 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)	10.04 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget	revenues: $23.4 million expenditures: $64.8 million, including capital expenditures of NA (FY95/96)	revenues: $601 million expenditures: $588 million, including capital expenditures of $98 million (2000 est.)
Capital	no official capital; government offices in Yaren District	Saint Helier
Climate	tropical with a monsoonal pattern; rainy season (November to February)	temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Coastline	30 km	70 km
Constitution	29 January 1968; amended 17 May 1968 (Constitution Day)	unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name	conventional long form: Republic of Nauru conventional short form: Nauru former: Pleasant Island	conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey conventional short form: Jersey
Currency	-	British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound
Death rate	6.82 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)	9.17 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external	$33.3 million (2002)	none
Dependency status	-	British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US	the US does not have an embassy in Nauru; the US Ambassador to Fiji is accredited to Nauru	none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US	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): Agana (Guam)	none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	$2.25 million from Australia (FY96/97 est.)	none
Economy - overview	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.	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.
Electricity - consumption	27.9 million kWh (2002)	-
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2002)	-
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2002)	NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France
Electricity - production	30 million kWh (2002)	-
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location along plateau rim 61 m	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 143 m
Environment - current issues	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	NA
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	Nauruan 58%, other Pacific Islander 26%, Chinese 8%, European 8%	UK and Norman-French descent
Exchange rates	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001), 1.7248 (2000)	Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999); the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound
Executive branch	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	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
Exports	NA	NA
Exports - commodities	phosphates	light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles
Exports - partners	South Africa 43.4%, Germany 20.7%, India 11.8%, Japan 7.2%, Poland 4% (2004)	UK
Fiscal year	1 July - 30 June	1 April - 31 March
Flag description	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	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
GDP	-	purchasing power parity - $2.2 billion (1999 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: NA industry: NA services: NA	agriculture: 5% industry: 2% services: 93% (1996)
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $5,000 (2001 est.)	purchasing power parity - $24,800 (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	NA	NA
Geographic coordinates	0 32 S, 166 55 E	49 15 N, 2 10 W
Geography - note	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	largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
Highways	total: 30 km paved: 24 km unpaved: 6 km (1999 est.)	total: 577 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km
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
Imports - commodities	food, fuel, manufactures, building materials, machinery	machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals
Imports - partners	Australia 65.6%, Indonesia 5.4%, Germany 5.3%, UK 4.4% (2004)	UK
Independence	31 January 1968 (from the Australia-, NZ-, and UK-administered UN trusteeship)	none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate	NA	NA
Industries	phosphate mining, offshore banking, coconut products	tourism, banking and finance, dairy
Infant mortality rate	total: 9.95 deaths/1,000 live births male: 12.51 deaths/1,000 live births female: 7.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)	total: 5.33 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-3.6% (1993)	4.7% (1998)
International organization participation	ACP, AsDB, C, FAO, ICAO, ICCt, Interpol, IOC, ITU, OPCW, PIF, Sparteca, SPC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO	-
Irrigated land	NA	NA sq km
Judicial branch	Supreme Court	Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff)
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: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Languages	Nauruan (official, a distinct Pacific Island language), English widely understood, spoken, and used for most government and commercial purposes	English (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system	acts of the Nauru Parliament and British common law	English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
Legislative branch	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	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
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 62.73 years male: 59.16 years female: 66.48 years (2005 est.)	total population: 79.09 years male: 76.63 years female: 81.74 years (2004 est.)
Literacy	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%	definition: NA total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Location	Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, south of the Marshall Islands	Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references	Oceania	Europe
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm contiguous zone: 24 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Military - note	Nauru maintains no defense forces; under an informal agreement, defense is the responsibility of Australia	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Military branches	no regular military forces; Nauru Police Force	-
Military expenditures - dollar figure	NA	-
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	NA	-
National holiday	Independence Day, 31 January (1968)	Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality	noun: Nauruan(s) adjective: Nauruan	noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander
Natural hazards	periodic droughts	NA
Natural resources	phosphates, fish	arable land
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)	2.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Political parties and leaders	loose multiparty system; Democratic Party [Kennan ADEANG]; Nauru Party (informal) [leader NA]; Naoero Amo (Nauru First) Party [leader NA]	none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	none
Population	13,048 (July 2005 est.)	90,502 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA	NA
Population growth rate	1.83% (2005 est.)	0.36% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	Nauru	Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions	Christian (two-thirds Protestant, one-third Roman Catholic)	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
Sex ratio	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: 1.11 male(s)/female total population: 1 male(s)/female (2005 est.)	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: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Suffrage	20 years of age; universal and compulsory	NA years of age; universal adult
Telephone system	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)	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: 3 submarine cables
Telephones - main lines in use	1,900 (2002)	73,900 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular	1,500 (2002)	61,400 (2001)
Television broadcast stations	1 (1997)	2 (1997)
Terrain	sandy beach rises to fertile ring around raised coral reefs with phosphate plateau in center	gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
Total fertility rate	3.19 children born/woman (2005 est.)	1.57 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate	90% (2004 est.)	0.7% (1998 est.)

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