Compare Netherlands Antilles (2006) - Mayotte (2004)

Compare Netherlands Antilles (2006) z Mayotte (2004)

	Netherlands Antilles (2006)	Mayotte (2004)

Administrative divisions	none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) note: each island has its own government	none (territorial collectivity of France)
Age structure	0-14 years: 23.9% (male 27,197/female 25,886) 15-64 years: 67.3% (male 71,622/female 77,710) 65 years and over: 8.7% (male 7,925/female 11,396) (2006 est.)	0-14 years: 46.4% (male 43,301; female 42,934) 15-64 years: 51.9% (male 52,534; female 44,100) 65 years and over: 1.7% (male 1,579; female 1,578) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products	aloes, sorghum, peanuts, vegetables, tropical fruit	vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra
Airports	5 (2006)	1 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 5 over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2006)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area	total: 960 sq km land: 960 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten (Dutch part of the island of Saint Martin)	total: 374 sq km land: 374 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	more than five times the size of Washington, DC	slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC
Background	Once the center of the Caribbean slave trade, the island of Curacao was hard hit by the abolition of slavery in 1863. Its prosperity (and that of neighboring Aruba) was restored in the early 20th century with the construction of oil refineries to service the newly discovered Venezuelan oil fields. The island of Saint Martin is shared with France; its southern portion is named Sint Maarten and is part of the Netherlands Antilles; its northern portion is called Saint-Martin and is part of Guadeloupe (France).	Mayotte was ceded to France along with the other islands of the Comoros group in 1843. It was the only island in the archipelago that voted in 1974 to retain its link with France and forego independence.
Birth rate	14.78 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)	42.19 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget	revenues: $757.9 million expenditures: $949.5 million; including capital expenditures of $NA (2004)	revenues: NA expenditures: $73 million, including capital expenditures of NA (1991 est.)
Capital	name: Willemstad (on Curacao) geographic coordinates: 12 06 N, 68 56 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)	Mamoutzou
Climate	tropical; ameliorated by northeast trade winds	tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November)
Coastline	364 km	185.2 km
Constitution	29 December 1954, Statute of the Realm of the Netherlands, as amended	28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Netherlands Antilles local long form: none local short form: Nederlandse Antillen former: Curacao and Dependencies	conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte conventional short form: Mayotte
Currency	-	euro (EUR)
Death rate	6.45 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)	8.11 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external	$2.68 billion (2004)	NA
Dependency status	an autonomous country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs granted in 1954; Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs	territorial collectivity of France
Diplomatic representation from the US	chief of mission: Consul General Robert E. SORENSON consulate(s) general: J. B. Gorsiraweg #1, Willemstad, Curacao mailing address: P. O. Box 158, Willemstad, Curacao telephone: [599] (9) 4613066 FAX: [599] (9) 4616489	none (territorial collectivity of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands); note - Mr. Jeffrey CORRION, Minister Plenipotentiary for Aruba at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands	none (territorial collectivity of France)
Disputes - international	none	claimed by Comoros
Economic aid - recipient	$21.5 million IMF provided $61 million in 2000, and the Netherlands continued its support with $40 million (2004)	$107.7 million; note - extensive French financial assistance (1995)
Economy - overview	Tourism, petroleum refining, and offshore finance are the mainstays of this small economy, which is closely tied to the outside world. Although GDP has declined or grown slightly in each of the past eight years, the islands enjoy a high per capita income and a well-developed infrastructure compared with other countries in the region. Almost all consumer and capital goods are imported, the US and Mexico being the major suppliers. Poor soils and inadequate water supplies hamper the development of agriculture. Budgetary problems hamper reform of the health and pension systems of an aging population.	Economic activity is based primarily on the agricultural sector, including fishing and livestock raising. Mayotte is not self-sufficient and must import a large portion of its food requirements, mainly from France. The economy and future development of the island are heavily dependent on French financial assistance, an important supplement to GDP. Mayotte's remote location is an obstacle to the development of tourism.
Electricity - consumption	945.8 million kWh (2003)	NA kWh
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2003)	-
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2003)	-
Electricity - production	1.017 billion kWh (2003)	NA kWh
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Scenery 862 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Benara 660 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Ethnic groups	mixed black 85%, Carib Amerindian, white, East Asian	NA
Exchange rates	Netherlands Antillean guilders per US dollar - 1.79 (2005), 1.79 (2004), 1.79 (2003), 1.79 (2002), 1.79 (2001)	euros per US dollar - 0.8860 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999)
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen BEATRIX of the Netherlands (since 30 April 1980), represented by Governor General Frits GOEDGEDRAG (since 1 July 2002) head of government: Prime Minister Emily de JONGH-ELHAGE (since 26 March 2006) cabinet: Council of Ministers elected by the Staten (legislature) elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch for a six-year term; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is usually elected prime minister by the Staten; election last held 27 January 2006 (next to be held by 2007) note: government coalition - PAR, PNP, DP St. Maarten, UP Bonaire, WIPM Saba, DP Statia	chief of state: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Jean-Paul KIHL (since 17 January 2005) head of government: President of the General Council Younoussa BAMANA (since NA 1977) 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 the Interior; president of the General Council elected by the members of the General Council for a six-year term
Exports	NA bbl/day	$3.44 million f.o.b. (1997)
Exports - commodities	petroleum products	ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts, coffee, cinnamon
Exports - partners	US 29.4%, Panama 14.4%, Mexico 8.8%, Haiti 5.6%, Venezuela 4.9%, Bahamas, The 4.5% (2005)	France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion (2000)
Fiscal year	calendar year	calendar year
Flag description	white, with a horizontal blue stripe in the center superimposed on a vertical red band, also centered; five white, five-pointed stars are arranged in an oval pattern in the center of the blue band; the five stars represent the five main islands of Bonaire, Curacao, Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten	the flag of France is used
GDP	-	purchasing power parity - $466.8 million (2003 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 1% industry: 15% services: 84% (2000 est.)	agriculture: NA industry: NA services: NA (2001 est.)
GDP - per capita	-	purchasing power parity - $2,600 (1998 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	1% (2004 est.)	NA
Geographic coordinates	12 15 N, 68 45 W	12 50 S, 45 10 E
Geography - note	the five islands of the Netherlands Antilles are divided geographically into the Leeward Islands (northern) group (Saba, Sint Eustatius, and Sint Maarten) and the Windward Islands (southern) group (Bonaire and Curacao)	part of Comoro Archipelago; 18 islands
Highways	-	total: 93 km paved: 72 km unpaved: 21 km
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA
Illicit drugs	transshipment point for South American drugs bound for the US and Europe; money-laundering center	-
Imports	NA bbl/day	$141.3 million f.o.b. (1997)
Imports - commodities	crude petroleum, food, manufactures	food, machinery and equipment, transportation equipment, metals, chemicals
Imports - partners	Venezuela 52.3%, US 21.4%, Italy 4.9%, Netherlands 4.6% (2005)	France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 11% (2000 est.)
Independence	none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)	none (territorial collectivity of France)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	NA
Industries	tourism (Curacao, Sint Maarten, and Bonaire), petroleum refining (Curacao), petroleum transshipment facilities (Curacao and Bonaire), light manufacturing (Curacao)	newly created lobster and shrimp industry, construction
Infant mortality rate	total: 9.76 deaths/1,000 live births male: 10.54 deaths/1,000 live births female: 8.93 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)	total: 64.19 deaths/1,000 live births male: 70.42 deaths/1,000 live births female: 57.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	2.1% (2003 est.)	NA
International organization participation	ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, UNESCO (associate), UPU, WCL, WCO, WMO, WToO (associate)	UPU
Irrigated land	NA	NA sq km
Judicial branch	Joint High Court of Justice (judges appointed by the monarch)	Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel
Labor force	83,600 (2005)	48,800 (2000)
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture: 1% industry: 20% services: 79% (2005 est.)	-
Land boundaries	total: 15 km border countries: Guadeloupe (Saint-Martin) 15 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 10% permanent crops: 0% other: 90% (2005)	arable land: NA permanent crops: NA other: NA (2001)
Languages	Papiamento 65.4% (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect), English 15.9% (widely spoken), Dutch 7.3% (official), Spanish 6.1%, Creole 1.6%, other 1.9%, unspecified 1.8% (2001 census)	Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population
Legal system	based on Dutch civil law system with some English common law influence	French law
Legislative branch	unicameral States or Staten (22 seats - Curacao 14, Bonaire 3, St. Maarten 3, St. Eustatius 1, Saba 1; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year terms) elections: last held 27 January 2006 (next to be held in 2010) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PAR 5, MAN 3, FOL 2, Forsa Korsou 2, National Alliance 2, PNP 2, UPB 2, DP St. E 1, DP St. M 1, BDP 1, WIPM 1 note: the government of Prime Minister Emily de JONGH-ELHAGE is a coalition of several parties	unicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms) elections: last held 7 October 2000 (next to be held NA 2003) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA note: Mayotte elects one member of the French Senate; elections last held 24 September 2001 (next to be held NA September 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; Mayotte also elects one member to the French National Assembly; elections last held 16 June 2002 (next to be held as a special election on NA June 2005); results - percent of vote by party - UMP-RPR 55.08%, UDF 44.92%; seats by party - UMP-RPR 1
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 76.03 years male: 73.76 years female: 78.41 years (2006 est.)	total population: 60.99 years male: 58.85 years female: 63.2 years (2004 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.7% male: 96.7% female: 96.8% (2003 est.)	definition: NA total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Location	Caribbean, two island groups in the Caribbean Sea - composed of five islands, Curacao and Bonaire located off the coast of Venezuela, and St. Maarten, Saba, and St. Eustatius lie east of the US Virgin Islands	Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern Mozambique
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean	Africa
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	total: 152 ships (1000 GRT or over) 1,289,462 GRT/1,671,649 DWT by type: barge carrier 3, bulk carrier 13, cargo 68, chemical tanker 3, container 19, liquefied gas 4, passenger 2, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 2, refrigerated cargo 28, roll on/roll off 4, specialized tanker 3 foreign-owned: 143 (Belgium 4, Cuba 1, Denmark 1, Germany 60, Netherlands 54, Norway 5, Sweden 5, Turkey 9, UK 3, US 1) registered in other countries: 1 (Netherlands 1) (2006)	none
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands	defense is the responsibility of France; small contingent of French forces stationed on the island
Military branches	no regular military forces; National Guard, Police Force (2005)	-
National holiday	Queen's Day (Birthday of Queen-Mother JULIANA in 1909 and accession to the throne of her oldest daughter BEATRIX in 1980), 30 April	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality	noun: Dutch Antillean(s) adjective: Dutch Antillean	noun: Mahorais (singular and plural) adjective: Mahoran
Natural hazards	Curacao and Bonaire are south of Caribbean hurricane belt and are rarely threatened; Sint Maarten, Saba, and Sint Eustatius are subject to hurricanes from July to October	cyclones during rainy season
Natural resources	phosphates (Curacao only), salt (Bonaire only)	NEGL
Net migration rate	-0.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)	6.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Political parties and leaders	Bonaire: Democratic Party of Bonaire or PDB [Jopi ABRAHAM]; Patriotic Union of Bonaire or UPB [Ramonsito BOOI] Curacao: Ban Vota [Norbert GEORGE]; C-93 [Stanley BROWN]; Democratic Party of Curacao or DP [Errol HERNANDEZ]; E Mayoria [Aurelio PEDRO]; Forsa Korsou [Nelson NAVARRO]; Liste Ni'un Paso Atras [Nelson PIERRE]; Movemiento Patriotiko Korsou [Reginald LAK]; New Antilles Movement or MAN [Charles COOPER]; Partido Akshon Pa Prosperidat I Seguridat [Sonja BERKEMEYER]; Partido Laboral Krusada Popular or PLKP [Errol COVA]; Party for the Restructured Antilles or PAR [Emily de JONGH-ELHAGE]; People's National Party or PNP [Ersilia DE LANNOOY]; Pidjin [Jasmin PINEDO]; Pueblo Soberano [Herman WIELS]; Workers' Liberation Front or FOL [Anthony GODETT] Saba: Saba Labor Party [Akilah LEVENSTONE]; Windward Islands People's Movement or WIPM [Ray HASSELL] Sint Eustatius: Democratic Party of Sint Eustatius or DP-St. E [Julian WOODLEY]; Progressive Labor Party [Clyde VAN PUTTEN]; St. Eustatius Alliance [Ingrid HOUTMAN-WHITFIELD] Sint Maarten: Democratic Party of Sint Maarten or DP-St. M [Sarah WESCOTT-WILLIAMS]; Freedom Slate of National Democratic Party [Theophilus PRIEST]; National Alliance or NA [William MARLIN]; People's Progressive Alliance or PPA [Gracita ARRINDELL]; St. Maarten People's Party [Johan LEONARD]; United People's Labor Party [Bienvenido RICHARDSON] note: political parties are indigenous to each island	Democratic Front or FD [Youssouf MOUSSA]; Mahoran Popular Movement or MPM [Ahmed MADI]; Federation of Mahorans or RPR [Mansour KAMARDINE]; Movement for Department Status Mayotte or MDM [Mouhoutar SALIM]; Socialist Party or PS (local branch of French Parti Socialiste) [Ibrahim ABUBACAR]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Henri JEAN-BAPTISTE]
Political pressure groups and leaders	Unions (AVBO) and Employers Association (VBC)	NA
Population	221,736 (July 2006 est.)	186,026 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA
Population growth rate	0.79% (2006 est.)	4.09% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	Dzaoudzi
Radio broadcast stations	AM 8, FM 19, shortwave 0 (2004)	AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2001)
Religions	Roman Catholic 72%, Pentecostal 4.9%, Protestant 3.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.1%, Methodist 2.9%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.7%, other Christian 4.2%, Jewish 1.3%, other or unspecified 1.2%, none 5.2% (2001 census)	Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly Roman Catholic)
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2006 est.)	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.19 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1 male(s)/female total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: generally adequate facilities domestic: extensive interisland microwave radio relay links international: country code - 599; submarine cables - 2; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)	general assessment: small system administered by French Department of Posts and Telecommunications domestic: NA international: country code - 269; microwave radio relay and HF radiotelephone communications to Comoros (2001)
Telephones - main lines in use	81,000 (2001)	10,000 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular	200,000 (2004)	21,700 (2002)
Television broadcast stations	3 (there is also a cable service, which supplies programs received from various US satellite networks and four Venezuelan channels) (2004)	3 (2001)
Terrain	generally hilly, volcanic interiors	generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks
Total fertility rate	1.99 children born/woman (2006 est.)	5.98 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate	17% (2002 est.)	38% (1999)

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