Compare Northern Mariana Islands (2008) - Guernsey (2002)

Compare Northern Mariana Islands (2008) z Guernsey (2002)

	Northern Mariana Islands (2008)	Guernsey (2002)

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	none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes including St. Peter Port, St. Sampson, Vale, Castel, St. Saviour, St. Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, St. Martin, St. Andrew
Age structure	0-14 years: 18.9% (male 8,354/female 7,612) 15-64 years: 79.5% (male 27,334/female 39,860) 65 years and over: 1.6% (male 717/female 669) (2007 est.)	0-14 years: 16% (male 5,250; female 5,101) 15-64 years: 66.7% (male 21,356; female 21,728) 65 years and over: 17.3% (male 4,622; female 6,530) (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products	coconuts, fruits, vegetables; cattle	tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle
Airports	5 (2007)	2 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)	total: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 2 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2007)	-
Area	total: 477 sq km land: 477 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes 14 islands including Saipan, Rota, and Tinian	total: 78 sq km land: 78 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands
Area - comparative	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC	slightly larger than 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, and came into force on 24 March 1976. A new government and constitution went into effect in 1978.	The island of Guernsey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy, which held sway in both France and England. The islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II.
Birth rate	19.27 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)	9.69 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Budget	revenues: $193 million expenditures: $223 million (FY01/02 est.)	revenues: $381.3 million expenditures: $368.8 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (2000 est.)
Capital	name: Saipan geographic coordinates: 15 12 N, 145 45 E time difference: UTC+10 (15 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)	St. Peter Port
Climate	tropical marine; moderated by northeast trade winds, little seasonal temperature variation; dry season December to June, rainy season July to October	temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Coastline	1,482 km	50 km
Constitution	Constitution of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands effective 1 January 1978; Covenant Agreement fully effective 4 November 1986	unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name	conventional long form: Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands conventional short form: Northern Mariana Islands abbreviation: CNMI former: Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, Mariana Islands District	conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey conventional short form: Guernsey
Currency	-	British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound
Death rate	2.29 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)	9.86 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external	$NA	$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	British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US	-	none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US	-	none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	extensive funding from US	$NA
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 the employment of 17,500 mostly Chinese workers and sizable shipments to the US under duty and quota exemptions.	Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance, etc. - account for about 55% of total income in this tiny Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Light tax and death duties make Guernsey a popular tax haven. The evolving economic integration of the EU nations is changing the rules of the game under which Guernsey operates.
Electricity - consumption	NA kWh	NA kWh
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2007 est.)	NA kWh
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2007 est.)	NA kWh
Electricity - production	NA kWh	NA kWh
Electricity - production by source	-	fossil fuel: NA% hydro: NA% nuclear: NA% other: NA%
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Agrihan 965 m	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 m
Environment - current issues	contamination of groundwater on Saipan may contribute to disease; clean-up of landfill; protection of endangered species conflicts with development	NA
Ethnic groups	Asian 56.3%, Pacific islander 36.3%, Caucasian 1.8%, other 0.8%, mixed 4.8% (2000 census)	UK and Norman-French descent
Exchange rates	the US dollar is used	Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.6944 (January 2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997); note - the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound
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 Benigno R. FITIAL (since 9 January 2006); Lieutenant Governor Timothy P. VILLAGOMEZ (since 9 January 2006) cabinet: the cabinet consists of the heads of the 10 principal departments under the executive branch who are appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the Senate; other members include Special Assistants to the governor and office heads appointed by and reporting directly to the governor elections: under the US Constitution, residents of unincorporated territories, such as the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms (eligible for a second term); election last held 5 November 2005 (next to be held in November 2009) election results: Benigno R. FITIAL elected governor in a four-way race; percent of vote - Benigno R. FITIAL 28.07%, Heinz HOFSCHNEIDER 27.34%, Juan BABAUTA 26.6%, Froilan TENORIO 17.99%	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Sir John FOLEY (since NA 2000) and Bailiff De Vic G. CAREY (since NA) cabinet: Advisory and Finance Committee appointed by the Assembly of the States elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; bailiff appointed by the monarch
Exports	$NA	$NA
Exports - commodities	garments	tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables
Exports - partners	US (2006)	UK (regarded as internal trade)
Fiscal year	1 October - 30 September	calendar year
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	white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross
GDP	-	purchasing power parity - $1.3 billion (1999 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%	agriculture: 3% industry: 10% services: 87% (2000)
GDP - per capita	-	purchasing power parity - $20,000 (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	NA%	5.7% (1999 est.)
Geographic coordinates	15 12 N, 145 45 E	49 28 N, 2 35 W
Geography - note	strategic location in the North Pacific Ocean	large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
Heliports	1 (2007)	-
Highways	-	total: NA 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%
Imports	$214.4 million (2001)	$NA
Imports - commodities	food, construction equipment and materials, petroleum products	coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment
Imports - partners	US, Japan (2006)	UK (regarded as internal trade)
Independence	none (commonwealth in political union with the US)	none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	NA%
Industries	tourism, construction, garments, handicrafts	tourism, banking
Infant mortality rate	total: 6.85 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)	4.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-0.8% (2000)	3.99% (2000 est.)
International organization participation	Interpol (subbureau), SPC, UPU	none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	-	NA
Irrigated land	NA	NA sq km
Judicial branch	Commonwealth Supreme Court; Superior Court; Federal District Court	Royal Court
Labor force	44,470 total indigenous labor force; 2,699 unemployed; 28,717 foreign workers (2000)	31,322 (2000)
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%	-
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 13.04% permanent crops: 4.35% other: 82.61% (2005)	arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% other: NA% (1998 est.)
Languages	Philippine languages 24.4%, Chinese 23.4%, Chamorro 22.4%, English 10.8%, other Pacific island languages 9.5%, other 9.6% (2000 census)	English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system	based on US system, except for customs, wages, immigration laws, and taxation	English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
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 (20 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms) elections: Senate - last held 3 November 2007 (next to be held in November 2009); House of Representatives - last held 3 November 2007 (next to be held in November 2009) election results: Senate - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Covenant Party 3, Republican Party 3, Democratic Party 1, independents 2; House of Representatives - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Republican Party 12, Covenant Party 4, Democratic Party 1, independents 3 note: the Northern Mariana Islands does not have a nonvoting delegate in the US Congress; instead, it has an elected official or "resident representative" in Washington, DC; seats by party - Republican Party 1 (Pedro A. TENORIO)	unicameral Assembly of the States; consists of the bailiff, 10 Douzaine (parish council) representatives, 45 people's deputies elected by popular vote, 2 representatives from Alderney, Her Majesty's Procureur (Attorney General), Her Majesty's Comptroller (Solicitor General) and Her Majesty's Greffier (Court Recorder and Registrar General); note - Alderney and Sark have their own parliaments elections: last held 12 April 2000 (next to be held NA 2004) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - all independents
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 76.29 years male: 73.7 years female: 79.05 years (2007 est.)	total population: 79.9 years male: 76.91 years female: 83.01 years (2002 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97% male: 97% female: 96% (1980 est.)	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
Location	Oceania, islands in the North Pacific Ocean, about three-quarters of the way from Hawaii to the Philippines	Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references	Oceania	Europe
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm	exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM territorial sea: 3 NM
Merchant marine	-	none (2002 est.)
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the US	defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday	Commonwealth Day, 8 January (1978)	Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality	noun: NA (US citizens) adjective: NA	noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander
Natural hazards	active volcanoes on Pagan and Agrihan; typhoons (especially August to November)	NA
Natural resources	arable land, fish	cropland
Net migration rate	7.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)	3.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Political parties and leaders	Covenant Party [Benigno R. FITIAL]; Democratic Party [Dr. Carlos S. CAMACHO]; Republican Party [Juan S. REYES]	none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	none
Population	84,546 (July 2007 est.)	64,587 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA%
Population growth rate	2.461% (2007 est.)	0.37% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	St. Peter Port, Saint Sampson
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 1 (2005)	AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios	-	NA
Railways	-	5 km
Religions	Christian (Roman Catholic majority, although traditional beliefs and taboos may still be found)	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.097 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.686 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.072 male(s)/female total population: 0.756 male(s)/female (2007 est.)	at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal; indigenous inhabitants are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: country code - 1-670; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: 1 submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use	21,000 (2000)	44,000 (1996)
Telephones - mobile cellular	20,500 (2004)	12,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations	1 (on Saipan; in addition, 2 cable services on Saipan provide varied programming from satellite networks) (2006)	1 (1997)
Terrain	southern islands are limestone with level terraces and fringing coral reefs; northern islands are volcanic	mostly level with low hills in southwest
Total fertility rate	1.21 children born/woman (2007 est.)	1.36 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate	3.9% (2001)	0.5% (1999 est.)
Waterways	-	none

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