Compare Norfolk Island (2006) - Coral Sea Islands (2003)

Compare Norfolk Island (2006) z Coral Sea Islands (2003)

	Norfolk Island (2006)	Coral Sea Islands (2003)

Administrative divisions	none (territory of Australia)	-
Age structure	0-14 years: 20.2% 15-64 years: 63.9% 65 years and over: 15.9% (2006 est.)	-
Agriculture - products	Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry	-
Airports	1 (2006)	-
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)	-
Area	total: 34.6 sq km land: 34.6 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: less than 3 sq km land: less than 3 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes numerous small islands and reefs scattered over a sea area of about 780,000 sq km, with the Willis Islets the most important
Area - comparative	about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC	NA
Background	Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.	Scattered over some 1 million square kilometers of ocean, the Coral Sea Islands were declared a territory of Australia in 1969. They are uninhabited except for a small meteorological staff on the Willis Islets. Automated weather stations, beacons, and a lighthouse occupy many other islands and reefs.
Birth rate	NA	-
Budget	revenues: $4.6 million expenditures: $4.8 million; including capital expenditures of $2 million (FY99/00)	-
Capital	name: Kingston geographic coordinates: 29 03 S, 167 58 E time difference: UTC+11.5 (16.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)	-
Climate	subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation	tropical
Coastline	32 km	3,095 km
Constitution	Norfolk Island Act of 1979	-
Country name	conventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Island conventional short form: Norfolk Island	conventional long form: Coral Sea Islands Territory conventional short form: Coral Sea Islands
Death rate	NA deaths/1,000 population	-
Debt - external	$NA	-
Dependency status	territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of Australia)	none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territory of Australia)	none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	$NA	-
Economy - overview	Tourism, the primary economic activity, has steadily increased over the years and has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific islands. The agricultural sector has become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs.	no economic activity
Electricity - consumption	NA kWh	-
Electricity - production	NA kWh	-
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Bates 319 m	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Cato Island 6 m
Environment - current issues	NA	no permanent fresh water resources
Ethnic groups	descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesian	-
Exchange rates	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9334 (2001)	-
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); the UK and Australia are represented by Administrator Grant TAMBLING (since 1 November 2003) head of government: Assembly President and Chief Minister Geoffrey Robert GARDNER (since 5 December 2001) cabinet: Executive Council is made up of four of the nine members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the administrator elections: the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia; chief minister elected by the Legislative Assembly for a term of not more than three years; election last held 20 October 2004 (next to be held by December 2007) election results: Geoffrey Robert GARDNER elected chief minister; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - 17.2%	administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories
Exports	$1.5 million f.o.b. (FY91/92)	-
Exports - commodities	postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados	-
Exports - partners	Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe (2004)	-
Fiscal year	1 July - 30 June	-
Flag description	three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band	the flag of Australia is used
Geographic coordinates	29 02 S, 167 57 E	18 00 S, 152 00 E
Geography - note	most of the 32 km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated	important nesting area for birds and turtles
Imports	$17.9 million c.i.f. (FY91/92)	-
Imports - commodities	NA	-
Imports - partners	Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe (2004)	-
Independence	none (territory of Australia)	-
Industries	tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete	-
Infant mortality rate	total: NA male: NA female: NA	-
International organization participation	UPU	-
Irrigated land	NA	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch	Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions	-
Labor force	1,345	-
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture: 10% industry and services: 90%	-
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly grass or scrub cover) (1998 est.)
Languages	English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian	-
Legal system	based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island law	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply
Legislative branch	unicameral Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members elected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only four votes can be given to any one candidate; members serve three-year terms) elections: last held 20 October 2004 (next to be held by December 2007) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 9 (note - no political parties)	-
Life expectancy at birth	total population: NA male: NA female: NA	-
Literacy	NA	-
Location	Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia	Oceania, islands in the Coral Sea, northeast of Australia
Map references	Oceania	Oceania
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Australia	defense is the responsibility of Australia; visited regularly by the Royal Australian Navy; Australia has control over the activities of visitors
National holiday	Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)	-
Nationality	noun: Norfolk Islander(s) adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)	-
Natural hazards	typhoons (especially May to July)	occasional tropical cyclones
Natural resources	fish	NEGL
Net migration rate	NA	-
Political parties and leaders	none	-
Political pressure groups and leaders	none	-
Population	1,828 (July 2006 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: there is a staff of three to four at the meteorological station (July 2003 est.)
Population growth rate	-0.01% (2006 est.)	-
Ports and harbors	-	none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)	-
Religions	Anglican 34.9%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 11.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 2.8%, Australian Christian 2.4%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 2.7%, unspecified 15.3%, none 18.1% (2001 census)	-
Sex ratio	NA	-
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	-
Telephone system	general assessment: adequate domestic: free local calls international: country code - 672; undersea coaxial cable links with Australia, New Zealand, and Canada; satellite earth station	-
Telephones - main lines in use	2,532; note - a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004)	-
Telephones - mobile cellular	0 (proposed cellular service disallowed in August 2002 island referendum) (2002)	-
Television broadcast stations	1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (2005)	-
Terrain	volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains	sand and coral reefs and islands (or cays)
Total fertility rate	NA	-
Unemployment rate	0%	-
Waterways	-	none

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