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Compare Paracel Islands (2002) - Gibraltar (2006)

Compare Paracel Islands (2002) z Gibraltar (2006)

 Paracel Islands (2002)Gibraltar (2006)
 Paracel IslandsGibraltar
Administrative divisions - none (overseas territory of the UK)
Age structure - 0-14 years: 17.5% (male 2,499/female 2,388)


15-64 years: 66% (male 9,443/female 8,999)


65 years and over: 16.5% (male 2,059/female 2,540) (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products - none
Airports 1 (2001) 1 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)		 total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)
Area total: NA sq km


land: NA sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total: 6.5 sq km


land: 6.5 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative NA about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Background This archipelago is surrounded by productive fishing grounds and by potential oil and gas reserves. In 1932, French Indochina annexed the islands and set up a weather station on Pattle Island; maintenance was continued by its successor, Vietnam. China has occupied the Paracel Islands since 1974, when its troops seized a South Vietnamese garrison occupying the western islands. The islands are claimed by Vietnam and Taiwan. Strategically important, Gibraltar was reluctantly ceded to Great Britain by Spain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht; the British garrison was formally declared a colony in 1830. In a referendum held in 1967, Gibraltarians voted overwhelmingly to remain a British dependency. Although the current 1969 Constitution for Gibraltar states that the British government will never allow the people of Gibraltar to pass under the sovereignty of another state against their freely and democratically expressed wishes, a series of talks were held by the UK and Spain between 1997 and 2002 on establishing temporary joint sovereignty over Gibraltar. In response to these talks, the Gibraltarian Government set up a referendum in late 2002 in which a majority of the citizens voted overwhelmingly against any sharing of sovereignty with Spain. Since the referendum, tripartite talks have been held with Spain, the UK, and Gibraltar, and in September 2006 a three-way agreement was signed. Spain agreed to allow airlines other than British to serve Gibraltar, to speed up customs procedures, and to add more telephone lines into Gibraltar. Britain agreed to pay pensions to Spaniards who had been employed in Gibraltar before the border closed in 1969. Spain will be allowed to open a cultural institute from which the Spanish flag will fly.
Birth rate - 10.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Budget - revenues: $307 million


expenditures: $284 million; including capital expenditures of $NA (FY00/01 est.)
Capital - name: Gibraltar


geographic coordinates: 39 11 N, 5 22 W


time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)


daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Climate tropical Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers
Coastline 518 km 12 km
Constitution - 30 May 1969
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Paracel Islands		 conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Gibraltar
Death rate - 9.31 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Debt - external - $NA (2000 est.)
Dependency status - overseas territory of the UK
Diplomatic representation from the US - none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US - none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international occupied by China, but claimed by Taiwan and Vietnam in 2002, Gibraltar residents voted overwhelmingly by referendum to reject any "shared sovereignty" arrangement; the government of Gibraltar insists on equal participation in talks between the UK and Spain; Spain disapproves of UK plans to grant Gibraltar even greater autonomy
Economic aid - recipient - $NA
Economy - overview China announced plans in 1997 to open the islands for tourism. Self-sufficient Gibraltar benefits from an extensive shipping trade, offshore banking, and its position as an international conference center. The British military presence has been sharply reduced and now contributes about 7% to the local economy, compared with 60% in 1984. The financial sector, tourism (almost 5 million visitors in 1998), shipping services fees, and duties on consumer goods also generate revenue. The financial sector, the shipping sector, and tourism each contribute 25%-30% of GDP. Telecommunications accounts for another 10%. In recent years, Gibraltar has seen major structural change from a public to a private sector economy, but changes in government spending still have a major impact on the level of employment.
Electricity - consumption - 98.69 million kWh (2003)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2003)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2003)
Electricity - production - 106.1 million kWh (2003)
Elevation extremes lowest point: South China Sea 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Rocky Island 14 m		 lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m


highest point: Rock of Gibraltar 426 m
Environment - current issues NA limited natural freshwater resources: large concrete or natural rock water catchments collect rainwater (no longer used for drinking water) and adequate desalination plant
Ethnic groups - Spanish, Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese, German, North Africans
Exchange rates - Gibraltar pounds per US dollar - 0.55 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001)


note: the Gibraltar pound is at par with the British pound
Executive branch - chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor Sir Robert FULTON (since 27 October 2006)


head of government: Chief Minister Peter CARUANA (since 17 May 1996)


cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed from among the 15 elected members of the House of Assembly by the governor in consultation with the chief minister


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed chief minister by the governor
Exports - NA bbl/day
Exports - commodities - (principally reexports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods 41%, other 8%
Exports - partners - UK 30.8%, Spain 22.7%, Germany 13.7%, Turkmenistan 10.4%, Switzerland 8.3%, Italy 6.7% (2005)
Fiscal year - 1 July - 30 June
Flag description - two horizontal bands of white (top, double width) and red with a three-towered red castle in the center of the white band; hanging from the castle gate is a gold key centered in the red band
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
GDP - real growth rate - NA%
Geographic coordinates 16 30 N, 112 00 E 36 8 N, 5 21 W
Geography - note composed of 130 small coral islands and reefs divided into the northeast Amphitrite Group and the western Crescent Group strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Imports - NA bbl/day
Imports - commodities - fuels, manufactured goods, and foodstuffs
Imports - partners - Spain 23.4%, Russia 12.3%, Italy 12%, UK 9%, France 8.9%, Netherlands 6.8%, US 4.7% (2005)
Independence - none (overseas territory of the UK)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries - tourism, banking and finance, ship repairing, tobacco
Infant mortality rate - total: 5.06 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 5.63 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 1.5% (1998)
International organization participation - Interpol (subbureau), UPU
Irrigated land 0 sq km (1998 est.) NA
Judicial branch - Supreme Court; Court of Appeal
Labor force - 12,690 (including non-Gibraltar laborers) (2001)
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture: negligible


industry: 40%


services: 60%
Land boundaries 0 km total: 1.2 km


border countries: Spain 1.2 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (1998 est.)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)
Languages - English (used in schools and for official purposes), Spanish, Italian, Portuguese
Legal system - English law
Legislative branch - unicameral House of Assembly (18 seats - 15 elected by popular vote, 1 appointed for the Speaker, and 2 ex officio members; members serve four-year terms)


elections: last held 27 November 2003 (next to be held not later than February 2008)


election results: percent of vote by party - GSD 58%, GSLP 41%; seats by party - GSD 8, GSLP 7
Life expectancy at birth - total population: 79.8 years


male: 76.92 years


female: 82.83 years (2006 est.)
Literacy - definition: NA


total population: above 80%


male: NA


female: NA
Location Southeastern Asia, group of small islands and reefs in the South China Sea, about one-third of the way from central Vietnam to the northern Philippines Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain
Map references Southeast Asia Europe
Maritime claims NA territorial sea: 3 nm
Merchant marine - total: 180 ships (1000 GRT or over) 1,129,379 GRT/1,437,754 DWT


by type: barge carrier 3, bulk carrier 1, cargo 105, chemical tanker 26, container 26, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 11, roll on/roll off 6, specialized tanker 1


foreign-owned: 165 (Belgium 2, Cyprus 1, Denmark 1, Finland 3, France 1, Germany 108, Greece 7, Iceland 1, Ireland 1, Italy 6, Latvia 2, Netherlands 5, Norway 18, Sweden 5, UK 4) (2006)
Military - note occupied by China defense is the responsibility of the UK; the last British regular infantry forces left Gibraltar in 1992, replaced by the Royal Gibraltar Regiment
Military branches - Royal Gibraltar Regiment
National holiday - National Day, 10 September (1967); note - day of the national referendum to decide whether to remain with the UK or go with Spain
Nationality - noun: Gibraltarian(s)


adjective: Gibraltar
Natural hazards typhoons NA
Natural resources none none
Net migration rate - 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Political parties and leaders - Gibraltar Liberal Party [Joseph GARCIA]; Gibraltar Social Democrats or GSD [Peter CARUANA]; Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party or GSLP [Joseph John BOSSANO]
Political pressure groups and leaders - Chamber of Commerce; Gibraltar Representatives Organization; Women's Association
Population no indigenous inhabitants


note: there are scattered Chinese garrisons (July 2002 est.)		 27,928 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 0.14% (2006 est.)
Ports and harbors small Chinese port facilities on Woody Island and Duncan Island being expanded -
Radio broadcast stations - AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions - Roman Catholic 78.1%, Church of England 7%, other Christian 3.2%, Muslim 4%, Jewish 2.1%, Hindu 1.8%, other or unspecified 0.9%, none 2.9% (2001 census)
Sex ratio - at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female


total population: 1.01 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal, plus other British citizens who have been residents six months or more
Telephone system - general assessment: adequate, automatic domestic system and adequate international facilities


domestic: automatic exchange facilities


international: country code - 350; radiotelephone; microwave radio relay; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use - 24,512 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 9,797 (2002)
Television broadcast stations - 1 (plus three low-power repeaters) (1997)
Terrain mostly low and flat a narrow coastal lowland borders the Rock of Gibraltar
Total fertility rate - 1.65 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Unemployment rate - 2% (2001 est.)
Waterways none -
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