Compare Saint Barthelemy (2008) - Turks and Caicos Islands (2004)

Compare Saint Barthelemy (2008) z Turks and Caicos Islands (2004)

	Saint Barthelemy (2008)	Turks and Caicos Islands (2004)

Administrative divisions	-	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Age structure	-	0-14 years: 32.5% (male 3,301; female 3,184) 15-64 years: 63.8% (male 6,696; female 6,036) 65 years and over: 3.7% (male 327; female 412) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products	-	corn, beans, cassava (tapioca), citrus fruits; fish
Airports	1	8 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 under 914 m: 1	total: 6 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 2 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 2 under 914 m: 2 (2004 est.)
Area	21 sq km	total: 430 sq km land: 430 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	less than an eighth of the size of Washington, DC	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Background	Discovered in 1493 by Christopher COLUMBUS who named it for his brother Bartolomeo, St. Barthelemy was first settled by the French in 1648. In 1784, the French sold the island to Sweden, who renamed the largest town Gustavia, after the Swedish King GUSTAV III, and made it a free port; the island prospered as a trade and supply center during the colonial wars of the 18th century. France repurchased the island in 1878 and placed it under the administration of Guadeloupe. St. Barthelemy retained its free port status along with various Swedish appelations such as Swedish street and town names, and the three-crown symbol on the coat of arms. In 2003, the populace of the island voted to secede from Guadeloupe and in 2007, the island became a French overseas collectivity.	The islands were part of the UK's Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate crown colony upon Jamaica's independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973. Although independence was agreed upon for 1982, the policy was reversed and the islands remain a British overseas territory.
Birth rate	-	22.85 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget	-	revenues: $47 million expenditures: $33.6 million, including capital expenditures of NA (1997-98 est.)
Capital	name: Gustavia geographic coordinates: 17 53 N, 62 51 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight savings: +1 hour, starts 20 March and ends 17 October	Grand Turk (Cockburn Town)
Climate	tropical, with practically no variation in temperature; has two seasons (dry and humid)	tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry
Coastline	-	389 km
Constitution	4 October 1958 (French Constitution)	introduced 30 August 1976; suspended in 1986; restored and revised 5 March 1988
Country name	conventional long form: Overseas Collectivity of Saint Barthelemy conventional short form: Saint Barthelemy local long form: Collectivite d'outre mer de Saint-Barthelemy local short form: Saint-Barthelemy	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Turks and Caicos Islands
Currency	-	US dollar (USD)
Death rate	-	4.26 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external	-	NA (2002 est.)
Dependency status	overseas collectivity of France	overseas territory of the UK
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas collectivity of France)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas collectivity of France)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international	-	have received Haitians fleeing economic collapse and civil unrest
Economic aid - recipient	-	$4.1 million (1997)
Economy - overview	The economy of Saint Barthelemy is based upon high-end tourism and duty-free luxury commerce, serving visitors primarily from North America. The luxury hotels and villas host 70,000 visitors each year with another 130,000 arriving by boat. The relative isolation and high cost of living inhibits mass tourism. The construction and public sectors also enjoy significant investment in support of tourism. With limited fresh water resources, all food must be imported, as must all energy resources and most manufactured goods. Employment is strong and attracts labor from Brazil and Portugal.	The Turks and Caicos economy is based on tourism, fishing, and offshore financial services. Most capital goods and food for domestic consumption are imported. The US is the leading source of tourists, accounting for more than half of the 93,000 visitors in the late 1990s. Major sources of government revenue include fees from offshore financial activities and customs receipts. Tourism fell by 6% in 2002.
Electricity - consumption	-	4.65 million kWh (2001)
Electricity - exports	-	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - imports	-	0 kWh (2001)
Electricity - production	-	5 million kWh (2001)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Ocean 0 m highest point: Morne du Vitet 286 m	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Blue Hills 49 m
Environment - current issues	with no natural rivers or streams, fresh water is in short supply, especially in summer, and provided by desalinization of sea water, collection of rain water, or imported via water tanker	limited natural fresh water resources, private cisterns collect rainwater
Ethnic groups	white, Creole (mulatto), black, Guadeloupe Mestizo (French-East Asia)	black 90%, mixed, European, or North American 10%
Exchange rates	euros per US dollar - NA (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003)	the US dollar is used
Executive branch	chief of state: President Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007), represented by Prefect Dominique LACROIX (since 21 March 2007) head of government: President of the Territorial Council Bruno MAGRAS (since 16 July 2007) cabinet: Executive Council; note - there is also an advisory, economic, social, and cultural council 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 Interior; president of the Territorial Council is elected by the members of the Council for a five-year term election results: Bruno MAGRAS unanimously elected president by the Territorial Council on 16 July 2007	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1953), represented by Governor Jim POSTON (since 16 December 2002) head of government: Chief Minister Michael Eugene MISICK (since 15 August 2003) cabinet: Executive Council consists of three ex officio members and five appointed by the governor from among the members of the Legislative Council elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is appointed chief minister by the governor
Exports	-	NA (2001)
Exports - commodities	-	lobster, dried and fresh conch, conch shells
Exports - partners	-	US, UK
Fiscal year	-	calendar year
Flag description	the flag of France is used	blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the colonial shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the shield is yellow and contains a conch shell, lobster, and cactus
GDP	-	purchasing power parity - $231 million (2000 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	-	agriculture: NA industry: NA services: NA (2001 est.)
GDP - per capita	-	purchasing power parity - $9,600 (2000 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	-	4.9% (2000 est.)
Geographic coordinates	17 90 N, 62 85 W	21 45 N, 71 35 W
Geography - note	-	about 40 islands (eight inhabited)
Highways	-	total: 121 km paved: 24 km unpaved: 97 km (2000)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	-	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA
Illicit drugs	-	transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe
Imports	-	NA (2001)
Imports - commodities	-	food and beverages, tobacco, clothing, manufactures, construction materials
Imports - partners	-	US, UK
Independence	none (overseas collectivity of France)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Industrial production growth rate	-	NA
Industries	-	tourism, offshore financial services
Infant mortality rate	-	total: 16.27 deaths/1,000 live births male: 18.79 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.61 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-	4% (1995)
International organization participation	UPU	Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), UPU
Irrigated land	-	NA sq km
Judicial branch	-	Supreme Court
Labor force	-	4,848 (1990 est.)
Labor force - by occupation	-	about 33% in government and 20% in agriculture and fishing; significant numbers in tourism, financial, and other services
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	-	arable land: 2.33% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.67% (2001)
Languages	French (primary), English	English (official)
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	based on laws of England and Wales, with a few adopted from Jamaica and The Bahamas
Legislative branch	unicameral Territorial Council (19 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 1 and 8 July 2007 (next to be held July 2012) election results: percent of vote by party - SBA 72.2%, Action-Equilibre-Transparence 9.9%, Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy 7.9%, Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy 9.9%; seats by party - SBA 16, Action-Equilibre-Transparence 1, Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy 1, Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy 1	unicameral Legislative Council (19 seats of which 13 are popularly elected; members serve four-year terms) elections: last held 24 April 2003 (next to be held in 2007) election results: percent of vote by party - PDM 53.8%, PNP 46.2%; seats by party - PDM 7, PNP 6; note - in by-elections held 7 August 2003, the PNP gained two seats for a majority of 8 seats; PDM now has 5
Life expectancy at birth	-	total population: 74.25 years male: 72.05 years female: 76.57 years (2004 est.)
Literacy	-	definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 98% male: 99% female: 98% (1970 est.)
Location	located approximately 125 miles northwest of Guadeloupe	Caribbean, two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean	Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims	-	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	-	none
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August	Constitution Day, 30 August (1976)
Nationality	-	noun: none adjective: none
Natural hazards	-	frequent hurricanes
Natural resources	has few natural resouces, its beaches being the most important	spiny lobster, conch
Net migration rate	-	11.68 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
People - note	-	destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, Bahamas, and US
Political parties and leaders	Action-Equilibre-Transparence [Maxime DESOUCHES]; Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy [Benoit CHAUVIN]; Saint-Barth d'Abord! or SBA [Bruno MAGRAS]; Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy [Karine MIOT-RICHARD]	People's Democratic Movement or PDM [Derek H. TAYLOR]; Progressive National Party or PNP [Michael Eugene MISICK]; United Democratic Party or UDP [Wendal SWANN]
Political pressure groups and leaders	-	NA
Population	6,852 (1999 March census)	19,956 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line	-	NA
Population growth rate	-	3.03% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	Grand Turk, Providenciales
Radio broadcast stations	-	AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004)
Religions	Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jehovah's Witness	Baptist 40%, Methodist 16%, Anglican 18%, Church of God 12%, other 14% (1990)
Sex ratio	-	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age, universal	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: fully integrated access domestic: direct dial capability with both fixed and wireless systems international: country code - 590; undersea fiber-optic cable provides voice and data connectivity to Puerto Rico and Guadeloupe	general assessment: fair cable and radiotelephone services domestic: NA international: country code - 1-649; 2 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use	-	5,700 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular	-	1,700 (1999)
Television broadcast stations	-	0 (broadcasts from The Bahamas are received; 2 cable television networks) (2004)
Terrain	hilly, almost completely surrounded by shallow-water reefs, with 20 beaches	low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps
Total fertility rate	-	3.11 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Transportation - note	nearest airport for international flights is Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) located in Sint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles)	-
Unemployment rate	-	10% (1997 est.)

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