Compare Saint Kitts and Nevis (2003) - Cayman Islands (2002)

Compare Saint Kitts and Nevis (2003) z Cayman Islands (2002)

	Saint Kitts and Nevis (2003)	Cayman Islands (2002)

Administrative divisions	14 parishes; Christ Church Nichola Town, Saint Anne Sandy Point, Saint George Basseterre, Saint George Gingerland, Saint James Windward, Saint John Capesterre, Saint John Figtree, Saint Mary Cayon, Saint Paul Capesterre, Saint Paul Charlestown, Saint Peter Basseterre, Saint Thomas Lowland, Saint Thomas Middle Island, Trinity Palmetto Point	8 districts; Creek, Eastern, Midland, South Town, Spot Bay, Stake Bay, West End, Western
Age structure	0-14 years: 29% (male 5,754; female 5,499) 15-64 years: 62.4% (male 12,098; female 12,105) 65 years and over: 8.5% (male 1,365; female 1,942) (2003 est.)	0-14 years: 22% (male 3,836; female 4,156) 15-64 years: 69.7% (male 12,335; female 12,929) 65 years and over: 8.3% (male 1,399; female 1,618) (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products	sugarcane, rice, yams, vegetables, bananas; fish	vegetables, fruit; livestock, turtle farming
Airports	2 (2002)	3 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)	total: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)
Area	total: 261 sq km (Saint Kitts 168 sq km; Nevis 93 sq km) land: 261 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 262 sq km land: 262 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	1.5 times the size of Washington, DC	1.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Background	First settled by the British in 1623, the islands became an associated state with full internal autonomy in 1967. The island of Anguilla rebelled and was allowed to secede in 1971. Saint Kitts and Nevis achieved independence in 1983. In 1998, a vote in Nevis on a referendum to separate from Saint Kitts fell short of the two-thirds majority needed.	The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries. Administered by Jamaica from 1863, they remained a British dependency after 1962 when the former became independent.
Birth rate	18.45 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)	13.45 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Budget	revenues: $89.7 million expenditures: $128.2 million, including capital expenditures of $19.5 million (2003 est.)	revenues: $265.2 million expenditures: $248.9 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1997)
Capital	Basseterre	George Town
Climate	tropical tempered by constant sea breezes; little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season (May to November)	tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April)
Coastline	135 km	160 km
Constitution	19 September 1983	1959, revised 1972 and 1992
Country name	conventional long form: Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis conventional short form: Saint Kitts and Nevis former: Federation of Saint Christopher and Nevis	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Cayman Islands
Currency	East Caribbean dollar (XCD)	Caymanian dollar (KYD)
Death rate	8.85 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)	5.24 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external	$171 million (2001)	$70 million (1996)
Dependency status	-	overseas territory of the UK
Diplomatic representation from the US	the US does not have an embassy in Saint Kitts and Nevis; the US Ambassador in Barbados is accredited to Saint Kitts and Nevis	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US	chief of mission: Ambassador Dr. Izben Cordinal WILLIAMS chancery: 3216 New Mexico Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20016 telephone: [1] (202) 686-2636 FAX: [1] (202) 686-5740 consulate(s) general: New York	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international	protests Venezuela's claim to give full effect to Aves Island, which creates a Venezuelan EEZ/continental shelf extending over a large portion of the Caribbean Sea	none
Economic aid - recipient	$8 million (2001)	$NA
Economy - overview	Sugar was the traditional mainstay of the Saint Kitts economy until the 1970s. Although the crop still dominates the agricultural sector, activities such as tourism, export-oriented manufacturing, and offshore banking have assumed larger roles in the economy. As tourism revenues are now the chief source of the islands' foreign exchange, a decline in stopover tourist arrivals following the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks has eroded government finances. The opening of a 1,000+ bed Marriott hotel in February 2003 is expected to bring in much-needed revenue.	With no direct taxation, the islands are a thriving offshore financial center. More than 40,000 companies were registered in the Cayman Islands as of 1998, including almost 600 banks and trust companies; banking assets exceed $500 billion. A stock exchange was opened in 1997. Tourism is also a mainstay, accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of foreign currency earnings. The tourist industry is aimed at the luxury market and caters mainly to visitors from North America. Total tourist arrivals exceeded 1.2 million in 1997, with 600,000 from the US. About 90% of the islands' food and consumer goods must be imported. The Caymanians enjoy one of the highest outputs per capita and one of the highest standards of living in the world.
Electricity - consumption	93.26 million kWh (2001)	330.15 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2001)	0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2001)	0 kWh (2000)
Electricity - production	100.3 million kWh (2001)	355 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - production by source	fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2001)	fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2000)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Liamuiga 1,156 m	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: The Bluff 43 m
Environment - current issues	NA	no natural fresh water resources; drinking water supplies must be met by rainwater catchments
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements	-
Ethnic groups	predominantly black; some British, Portuguese, and Lebanese	mixed 40%, white 20%, black 20%, expatriates of various ethnic groups 20%
Exchange rates	East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2002), 2.7 (2001), 2.7 (2000), 2.7 (1999), 2.7 (1998)	Caymanian dollars per US dollar - 0.82 (29 October 2001), 0.83 (3 November 1995), 0.85 (22 November 1993)
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor General Cuthbert Montraville SEBASTIAN (since 1 January 1996) head of government: Prime Minister Dr. Denzil DOUGLAS (since 6 July 1995) and Deputy Prime Minister Sam CONDOR (since 6 July 1995) cabinet: Cabinet appointed by the governor general in consultation with the prime minister elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the governor general is appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or leader of a majority coalition is usually appointed prime minister by the governor general; deputy prime minister appointed by the governor general	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); Governor Bruce DINWIDDY (since 29 May 2002) head of government: Chief Secretary W. McKeeva BUSH (since NA December 2001) cabinet: Executive Council (three members appointed by the governor, four members elected by the Legislative Assembly) elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the governor is appointed by the monarch; the chief secretary is appointed by the governor
Exports	NA (2001)	$1.2 million (1999)
Exports - commodities	machinery, food, electronics, beverages, tobacco	turtle products, manufactured consumer goods
Exports - partners	US 66.5%, UK 7.6%, Canada 6.8%, Portugal 6% (2002)	mostly US
Fiscal year	calendar year	1 April - 31 March
Flag description	divided diagonally from the lower hoist side by a broad black band bearing two white, five-pointed stars; the black band is edged in yellow; the upper triangle is green, the lower triangle is red	blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Caymanian coat of arms on a white disk centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms includes a pineapple and turtle above a shield with three stars (representing the three islands) and a scroll at the bottom bearing the motto HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS
GDP	purchasing power parity - $339 million (2002 est.)	purchasing power parity - $1.18 billion (1999 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 3.5% industry: 25.8% services: 70.7% (2001)	agriculture: 1% industry: 3% services: 95% (1994 est.)
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $8,800 (2002 est.)	purchasing power parity - $30,000 (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	-1.9% (2002 est.)	4.5% (2000)
Geographic coordinates	17 20 N, 62 45 W	19 30 N, 80 30 W
Geography - note	with coastlines in the shape of a baseball bat and ball, the two volcanic islands are separated by a three-km-wide channel called The Narrows; on the southern tip of long, baseball bat-shaped Saint Kitts lies the Great Salt Pond; Nevis Peak sits in the center of its almost circular namesake island and its ball shape complements that of its sister island	important location between Cuba and Central America
Highways	total: 320 km paved: 136 km unpaved: 184 km (1999 est)	total: 406 km paved: 304 km unpaved: 102 km
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Illicit drugs	transshipment point for South American drugs destined for the US and Europe; some money-laundering activity	offshore financial center; vulnerable to drug transshipment to the US and Europe
Imports	NA (2001)	$457.4 million (1999)
Imports - commodities	machinery, manufactures, food, fuels	foodstuffs, manufactured goods
Imports - partners	US 41.6%, Trinidad and Tobago 16.2%, Canada 9.8%, UK 6.9%, Japan 4% (2002)	US, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, Netherlands Antilles, Japan
Independence	19 September 1983 (from UK)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	NA%
Industries	sugar processing, tourism, cotton, salt, copra, clothing, footwear, beverages	tourism, banking, insurance and finance, construction, construction materials, furniture
Infant mortality rate	total: 15.39 deaths/1,000 live births male: 17.19 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.48 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)	9.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	1.7% (2001 est.)	2.3% (2000) (2000)
International organization participation	ACP, C, Caricom, CDB, ECLAC, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol, IOC, OAS, OECS, OPANAL, OPCW (signatory), UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WHO, WIPO, WTrO	Caricom (observer), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UNESCO (associate)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	16 (2000)	16 (2000)
Irrigated land	NA sq km	NA sq km
Judicial branch	Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (based on Saint Lucia; one judge of the Supreme Court resides in Saint Kitts and Nevis)	Summary Court; Grand Court; Cayman Islands Court of Appeal
Labor force	18,172 (June 1995)	19,820 (1995)
Labor force - by occupation	NA	agriculture 1%, industry 13%, services 86% (1995)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 16.67% permanent crops: 2.78% other: 80.55% (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)
Languages	English	English
Legal system	based on English common law	British common law and local statutes
Legislative branch	unicameral National Assembly (14 seats, 3 appointed and 11 popularly elected from single-member constituencies; members serve five-year terms) elections: last held 6 March 2000 (next to be held by July 2005) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - SKNLP 8, CCM 2, NRP 1	unicameral Legislative Assembly (18 seats, three appointed members from the Executive Council and 15 elected by popular vote; members serve four-year terms) elections: last held 8 November 2000 (next to be held NA November 2004) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - NA
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 71.57 years male: 68.76 years female: 74.56 years (2003 est.)	total population: 79.18 years male: 76.38 years female: 81.59 years (2002 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 97% male: 97% female: 98% (1980 est.)	definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1970 est.)
Location	Caribbean, islands in the Caribbean Sea, about one-third of the way from Puerto Rico to Trinidad and Tobago	Caribbean, island group in Caribbean Sea, nearly one-half of the way from Cuba to Honduras
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean	Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims	contiguous zone: 24 NM continental shelf: 200 NM or to the edge of the continental margin territorial sea: 12 NM exclusive economic zone: 200 NM	exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine	none (2002 est.)	total: 121 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,034,181 GRT/3,191,597 DWT ships by type: bulk 24, cargo 4, chemical tanker 34, container 1, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 14, refrigerated cargo 40, roll on/roll off 2, specialized tanker 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Bahrain 2, China 1, Germany 4, Greece 27, Hong Kong 3, Italy 2, Japan 1, Norway 14, Sweden 13, United Kingdom 15, United States 35 (2002 est.)
Military - note	-	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Military branches	Saint Kitts and Nevis Defense Force (including Coast Guard), Royal Saint Kitts and Nevis Police Force (including Special Service Unit)	no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF)
Military expenditures - dollar figure	$NA	-
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	NA%	-
National holiday	Independence Day, 19 September (1983)	Constitution Day, first Monday in July
Nationality	noun: Kittitian(s), Nevisian(s) adjective: Kittitian, Nevisian	noun: Caymanian(s) adjective: Caymanian
Natural hazards	hurricanes (July to October)	hurricanes (July to November)
Natural resources	arable land	fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism
Net migration rate	-8.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)	12.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2002 est.)
Political parties and leaders	Concerned Citizens Movement or CCM [Vance AMORY]; Nevis Reformation Party or NRP [Joseph PARRY]; People's Action Movement or PAM [Lindsey GRANT]; Saint Kitts and Nevis Labor Party or SKNLP [Dr. Denzil DOUGLAS]	there are no formal political parties but the following loose groupings act as political organizations; National Team [leader NA]; Democratic Alliance [leader NA]; Team Cayman [leader NA]; United Democratic Party [leader NA]
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	NA
Population	38,763 (July 2003 est.)	36,273 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA%
Population growth rate	0.13% (2003 est.)	2.03% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors	Basseterre, Charlestown	Cayman Brac, George Town
Radio broadcast stations	AM 3, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios	-	36,000 (1997)
Railways	total: 50 km narrow gauge: 50 km 0.762-m gauge on Saint Kitts to serve sugarcane plantations during harvest season (2002)	0 km
Religions	Anglican, other Protestant, Roman Catholic	United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Church of God, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2003 est.)	at birth: 0.86 male(s)/female under 15 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: good interisland and international connections domestic: inter island links to Antigua and Barbuda and Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles) are handled by VHF/UHF/SHF radiotelephone international: international calls are carried by radiotelephone to Antigua and Barbuda and switched there to submarine cable or to Intelsat; or carried to Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles) by radiotelephone and switched to Intelsat	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: 1 submarine coaxial cable; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use	17,000 (1997)	19,000 (1995)
Telephones - mobile cellular	205 (1997)	2,534 (1995)
Television broadcast stations	1 (plus three repeaters) (1997)	1 with cable system
Terrain	volcanic with mountainous interiors	low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs
Total fertility rate	2.37 children born/woman (2003 est.)	2.03 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate	4.5% (1997)	4.1% (1997)
Waterways	none	none

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