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Compare Northern Mariana Islands (2001) - Dhekelia (2008)

Compare Northern Mariana Islands (2001) z Dhekelia (2008)

 Northern Mariana Islands (2001)Dhekelia (2008)
 Northern Mariana IslandsDhekelia
Administrative divisions none (commonwealth in political union with the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are four municipalities at the second order; Northern Islands, Rota, Saipan, Tinian -
Age structure 0-14 years:
23.55% (male 8,929; female 8,639)

15-64 years:
74.72% (male 26,242; female 29,509)

65 years and over:
1.73% (male 639; female 654) (2001 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products coconuts, fruits, vegetables; cattle -
Airports 6 (2000 est.) -
Airports - with paved runways total:
3

2,438 to 3,047 m:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
2 (2000 est.)		 -
Airports - with unpaved runways total:
3

2,438 to 3,047 m:
1

under 914 m:
2 (2000 est.)		 -
Area total:
477 sq km

land:
477 sq km

water:
0 sq km

note:
includes 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian		 total: 130.8 sq km


note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves
Area - comparative 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC about three-quarters the size of Washington, DC
Background Under US administration as part of the UN Trust Territory of the Pacific, the people of the Northern Mariana Islands decided in the 1970s not to seek independence but instead to forge closer links with the US. Negotiations for territorial status began in 1972. A covenant to establish a commonwealth in political union with the US was approved in 1975. A new government and constitution went into effect in 1978. By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers - Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The larger of these is the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area.
Birth rate 20.6 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Budget revenues:
$221 million

expenditures:
$213 million, including capital expenditures of $17.7 million (1996)		 -
Capital Saipan name: Episkopi Cantonment (base administrative center for Akrotiri and Dhekelia); located in Akrotiri


geographic coordinates: 34 40 N, 32 51 E


time difference: UTC+2 (7 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)


daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Climate tropical marine; moderated by northeast trade winds, little seasonal temperature variation; dry season December to June, rainy season July to October temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
Coastline 1,482 km 27.5 km
Constitution Covenant Agreement effective 4 November 1986 and the Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands effective 1 January 1978 Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia Order in Council 1960, effective 16 August 1960, functions as a basic legal document
Country name conventional long form:
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

conventional short form:
Northern Mariana Islands

former:
Mariana Islands District (Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands)		 conventional long form: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area


conventional short form: Dhekelia
Currency US dollar (USD) -
Death rate 2.4 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Debt - external $NA -
Dependency status commonwealth in political union with the US; federal funds to the Commonwealth administered by the US Department of the Interior, Office of Insular Affairs a special form of UK overseas territory; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus
Diplomatic representation from the US - none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US - none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international none -
Economic aid - recipient extensive funding from US -
Economy - overview The economy benefits substantially from financial assistance from the US. The rate of funding has declined as locally generated government revenues have grown. The key tourist industry employs about 50% of the work force and accounts for roughly one-fourth of GDP. Japanese tourists predominate. Annual tourist entries have exceeded one-half million in recent years, but financial difficulties in Japan have caused a temporary slowdown. The agricultural sector is made up of cattle ranches and small farms producing coconuts, breadfruit, tomatoes, and melons. Garment production is by far the most important industry with employment of 12,000 mostly Chinese workers and sizable shipments to the US under duty and quota exemptions. Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Dhekelia. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh -
Electricity - production NA kWh -
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m

highest point:
unnamed location on Agrihan 965 m		 -
Environment - current issues contamination of groundwater on Saipan may contribute to disease; clean-up of landfill; protection of endangered species conflicts with development netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn
Ethnic groups Chamorro, Carolinians and other Micronesians, Caucasian, Japanese, Chinese, Korean -
Exchange rates the US dollar is used Cypriot pounds per US dollar - NA (2007), 0.46019 (2006), 0.4641 (2005), 0.4686 (2004), 0.5174 (2003)
Executive branch chief of state:
President George W. BUSH of the US (since 20 January 2001); Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January 2001)

head of government:
Governor Pedro P. TENORIO (since NA January 1998) and Lieutenant Governor Jesus R. SABLAN (since NA January 1998)

cabinet:
NA

elections:
US president and vice president elected on the same ticket for four-year terms; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms; election last held in NA November 1997 (next to be held NA November 2001)

election results:
Pedro P. TENORIO elected governor in a three-way race; percent of vote - Pedro P. TENORIO (Republican Party) 47%		 chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)


head of government: Administrator Air Vice-Marshal Richard LACEY (since 26 April 2006); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defense


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is appointed by the monarch
Exports $NA -
Exports - commodities garments -
Exports - partners US -
Fiscal year 1 October - 30 September -
Flag description blue, with a white, five-pointed star superimposed on the gray silhouette of a latte stone (a traditional foundation stone used in building) in the center, surrounded by a wreath the flag of the UK is used
GDP purchasing power parity - $900 million (2000 est.)

note:
GDP numbers reflect US spending		 -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $12,500 (2000 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate NA% -
Geographic coordinates 15 12 N, 145 45 E 34 59 N, 33 45 E
Geography - note strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus; of the Sovereign Base Area land 60% is privately owned and farmed, 20% is owned by the Ministry of Defense, and 20% is SBA Crown land
Heliports 1 (2000 est.) -
Highways total:
362 km

paved:
NA km

unpaved:
NA km (1991)		 -
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%		 -
Imports $NA -
Imports - commodities food, construction equipment and materials, petroleum products -
Imports - partners US, Japan -
Independence none (commonwealth in political union with the US) -
Industrial production growth rate NA% -
Industries tourism, construction, garments, handicrafts none
Infant mortality rate 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 1.2% (1997 est.) -
International organization participation ESCAP (associate), Interpol (subbureau), SPC -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1 (2000) -
Irrigated land NA sq km -
Judicial branch Commonwealth Supreme Court; Superior Court; Federal District Court -
Labor force 6,006 total indigenous labor force; 2,699 unemployed; 28,717 foreign workers (1995) -
Labor force - by occupation NA -
Land boundaries 0 km total: 103 km (approximately)


border countries: Cyprus 103 km (approximately)
Land use arable land:
21%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
19%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
60%		 -
Languages English, Chamorro, Carolinian

note:
86% of population speaks a language other than English at home		 English, Greek
Legal system based on US system, except for customs, wages, immigration laws, and taxation the Sovereign Base Area Administration has its own court system to deal with civil and criminal matters; laws applicable to the Cypriot population are, as far as possible, the same as the laws of the Republic of Cyprus
Legislative branch bicameral Legislature consists of the Senate (9 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve four-year staggered terms) and the House of Representatives (18 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms)

elections:
Senate - last held 9 November 1999 (next to be held NA November 2001); House of Representatives - last held 9 November 1999 (next to be held NA November 2001)

election results:
Senate - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Republican Party 6, Democratic Party 2, Reform Party 1; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - Republican Party 10, Democratic Party 8

note:
the Commonwealth does not have a nonvoting delegate in the US Congress; instead, it has an elected official or "resident representative" located in Washington, DC; seats by party - Republican Party 1 (Juan N. BABAUTA)		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population:
75.74 years

male:
72.65 years

female:
79.02 years (2001 est.)		 -
Literacy definition:
age 15 and over can read and write

total population:
97%

male:
97%

female:
96% (1980 est.)		 -
Location Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta
Map references Oceania Middle East
Maritime claims exclusive economic zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
12 NM		 -
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the US includes Dhekelia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway
National holiday Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978) -
Nationality noun:
NA

adjective:
NA		 -
Natural hazards active volcanoes on Pagan and Agrihan; typhoons (especially August to November) -
Natural resources arable land, fish -
Net migration rate 18 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Political parties and leaders Democratic Party [Dr. Carlos S. CAMACHO]; Republican Party [Benigno R. FITIAL] -
Political pressure groups and leaders NA -
Population 74,612 (July 2001 est.) approximately 15,700 live on the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia including 7,700 Cypriots, 3,600 Service and UK Based Contract personnel, and 4,400 dependents
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate 3.62% (2001 est.) -
Ports and harbors Saipan, Tinian -
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 3, shortwave 1 (1998) AM NA, FM 1 (located in Akrotiri), shortwave NA (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides Radio 1 and Radio 2 service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006)
Radios NA -
Railways 0 km -
Religions Christian (Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs and taboos may still be found) -
Sex ratio at birth:
1.06 male(s)/female

under 15 years:
1.03 male(s)/female

15-64 years:
0.89 male(s)/female

65 years and over:
0.98 male(s)/female

total population:
0.92 male(s)/female (2001 est.)		 -
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal; indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections -
Telephone system general assessment:
NA

domestic:
NA

international:
satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 21,000 (1996) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 1,200 (1995) -
Television broadcast stations 1 (on Saipan and one station planned for Rota; in addition, two cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks) (1997) 0 (British Forces Broadcasting Service (BFBS) provides multi-channel satellite service to Akrotiri, Dhekelia, and Nicosia) (2006)
Terrain southern islands are limestone with level terraces and fringing coral reefs; northern islands are volcanic -
Total fertility rate 1.76 children born/woman (2001 est.) -
Unemployment rate NA% -
Waterways none -
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