Compare Samoa (2002) - Isle of Man (2004)

Compare Samoa (2002) z Isle of Man (2004)

	Samoa (2002)	Isle of Man (2004)

Administrative divisions	11 districts; A'ana, Aiga-i-le-Tai, Atua, Fa'asaleleaga, Gaga'emauga, Gagaifomauga, Palauli, Satupa'itea, Tuamasaga, Va'a-o-Fonoti, Vaisigano	none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 24 local authorities each with its own elections
Age structure	0-14 years: 30.6% (male 27,774; female 26,854) 15-64 years: 63.5% (male 71,358; female 42,150) 65 years and over: 5.9% (male 4,859; female 5,636) (2002 est.)	0-14 years: 17.4% (male 6,669; female 6,357) 15-64 years: 65.4% (male 24,527; female 24,302) 65 years and over: 17.1% (male 5,128; female 7,672) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products	coconuts, bananas, taro, yams	cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry
Airports	3 (2001)	1 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2002)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2002)	-
Area	total: 2,944 sq km land: 2,934 sq km water: 10 sq km	total: 572 sq km land: 572 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly smaller than Rhode Island	slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC
Background	New Zealand occupied the German protectorate of Western Samoa at the outbreak of World War I in 1914. It continued to administer the islands as a mandate and then as a trust territory until 1962, when the islands became the first Polynesian nation to reestablish independence in the 20th century. The country dropped the "Western" from its name in 1997.	Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland, the isle came under the British crown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the almost extinct Manx Gaelic language.
Birth rate	15.53 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)	11.28 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget	revenues: $105 million expenditures: $119 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (2001/2002)	revenues: $485 million expenditures: $463 million, including capital expenditures of NA (FY00/01 est.)
Capital	Apia	Douglas
Climate	tropical; rainy season (October to March), dry season (May to October)	temperate; cool summers and mild winters; overcast about one-third of the time
Coastline	403 km	160 km
Constitution	1 January 1962	unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act, 1961, does not embody the unwritten Manx Constitution
Country name	conventional long form: Independent State of Samoa conventional short form: Samoa former: Western Samoa	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Isle of Man
Currency	tala (WST)	British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Manx pound
Death rate	6.35 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)	11.35 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external	$192 million (1999)	NA
Dependency status	-	British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US	chief of mission: the Ambassador to New Zealand is accredited to Samoa embassy: 5th floor John Williams Building, Beach Road, Apia mailing address: P. O. Box 3430, Apia telephone: [685] 21631 FAX: [685] 22030	none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US	chief of mission: Ambassador Tuiloma Neroni SLADE chancery: 800 Second Avenue, Suite 400D, New York, NY 10017 telephone: [1] (212) 599-6196, 6197 FAX: [1] (212) 599-0797	none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	$42.9 million (1995) (1995)	NA
Economy - overview	The economy of Samoa has traditionally been dependent on development aid, family remittances from overseas, and agricultural exports. The country is vulnerable to devastating storms. Agriculture employs two-thirds of the labor force, and furnishes 90% of exports, featuring coconut cream, coconut oil, and copra. The manufacturing sector mainly processes agricultural products. The decline of fish stocks in the area is a continuing problem. Tourism is an expanding sector, accounting for 16% of GDP; about 85,000 tourists visited the islands in 2000. The Samoan Government has called for deregulation of the financial sector, encouragement of investment, and continued fiscal discipline. Observers point to the flexibility of the labor market as a basic strength for future economic advances. Foreign reserves are in a relatively healthy state, the external debt is stable, and inflation is low.	Offshore banking, manufacturing, and tourism are key sectors of the economy. The government's policy of offering incentives to high-technology companies and financial institutions to locate on the island has paid off in expanding employment opportunities in high-income industries. As a result, agriculture and fishing, once the mainstays of the economy, have declined in their shares of GDP. Trade is mostly with the UK. The Isle of Man enjoys free access to EU markets.
Electricity - consumption	95.79 million kWh (2000)	-
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2000)	-
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2000)	-
Electricity - production	103 million kWh (2000)	-
Electricity - production by source	fossil fuel: 59% hydro: 41% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2000)	-
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mauga Silisili 1,857 m	lowest point: Irish Sea 0 m highest point: Snaefell 621 m
Environment - current issues	soil erosion	waste disposal (both household and industrial); transboundary air pollution
Environment - international agreements	party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements	-
Ethnic groups	Samoan 92.6%, Euronesians 7% (persons of European and Polynesian blood), Europeans 0.4%	Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Briton
Exchange rates	tala per US dollar - 3.5236 (January 2002), 3.4722 (2001), 3.2712 (2000), 3.0120 (1999), 2.9429 (1998), 2.5562 (1997)	Manx pounds per US dollar - 0.6125 (2003), 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999); the Manx pound is at par with the British pound
Executive branch	chief of state: Chief Tanumafili II MALIETOA (cochief of state from 1 January 1962 until becoming sole chief of state 5 April 1963) head of government: Prime Minister Sailele Malielegaoi TUILA'EPA (since 24 November 1998); note - TUILA'EPA served as deputy prime minister from 1992 until he assumed the prime ministership in November 1998, when former Prime Minister TOFILAU Eti Alesana resigned in poor health; the post of deputy prime minister is currently vacant cabinet: Cabinet consists of 12 members, appointed by the chief of state with the prime minister's advice elections: upon the death of Chief Tanumafili II MALIETOA, a new chief of state will be elected by the Legislative Assembly to serve a five-year term; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is usually appointed prime minister by the chief of state with the approval of the Legislative Assembly	chief of state: Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor Ian MACFADYEN (since 26 October 2002) head of government: Chief Minister Donald GELLING (since 14 December 2004) cabinet: Council of Ministers elections: the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch for a five-year term; the Chief Minister is elected by the Tynwald; election last held 14 December 2004 (next to be held NA December 2010) election results: Donald GELLING elected chief minister by the Tynwald; note - Richard CORKILL resigned 2 December 2004
Exports	$17 million f.o.b. (2000)	NA
Exports - commodities	fish, coconut oil and cream, copra, taro, garments, beer	tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb
Exports - partners	Australia 62%, Indonesia 13%, US 11%, American Samoa 3%, New Zealand 3% (2000)	UK (2000)
Fiscal year	calendar year	1 April - 31 March
Flag description	red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side quadrant bearing five white five-pointed stars representing the Southern Cross constellation	red with the Three Legs of Man emblem (Trinacria), in the center; the three legs are joined at the thigh and bent at the knee; in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on both sides of the flag, a two-sided emblem is used
GDP	purchasing power parity - $618 million (2001 est.)	purchasing power parity - $1.6 billion (2001 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 16% industry: 18% services: 66% (2000 est.)	agriculture: 1% industry: 13% services: 86% (2000 est.)
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $3,500 (2001 est.)	purchasing power parity - $21,000 (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	6% (2001 est.)	13.5%
Geographic coordinates	13 35 S, 172 20 W	54 15 N, 4 30 W
Geography - note	occupies an almost central position within Polynesia	one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest, and is a bird sanctuary
Highways	total: 836 km paved: 267 km unpaved: 569 km (1983)	total: 800 km paved: 800 km unpaved: 0 km (1999)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA
Imports	$90 million f.o.b. (2000)	NA
Imports - commodities	machinery and equipment, industrial supplies, foodstuffs	timber, fertilizers, fish
Imports - partners	Australia 27%, US 26%, New Zealand 14%, Fiji 12%, Japan 9% (2000)	UK (2000)
Independence	1 January 1962 (from New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship)	none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate	2.8% (2000)	3.2% (FY96/97)
Industries	food processing, building materials, auto parts	financial services, light manufacturing, tourism
Infant mortality rate	30.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)	total: 6.05 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.08 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.96 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	2.5% (2001 est.)	3.6% (March 2003 est.)
International organization participation	ACP, AsDB, C, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IMF, IMO, IOC, ITU, OPCW (signatory), Sparteca, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO (observer)	UPU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	2 (2000)	-
Irrigated land	NA sq km	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch	Supreme Court; Court of Appeal	High Court of Justice (justices are appointed by the Lord Chancellor of England on the nomination of the lieutenant governor)
Labor force	90,000 (2000 est.)	36,610 (1998)
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture 65%, services 30%, industry 5% (1995 est.)	agriculture, forestry and fishing 3%, manufacturing 11%, construction 10%, transport and communication 8%, wholesale and retail distribution 11%, professional and scientific services 18%, public administration 6%, banking and finance 18%, tourism 2%, entertainment and catering 3%, miscellaneous services 10%
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 19.43% permanent crops: 23.67% other: 56.9% (1998 est.)	arable land: 9% permanent crops: 0% other: 91% (permanent pastures, forests, mountain, and heathland) (2002)
Languages	Samoan (Polynesian), English	English, Manx Gaelic
Legal system	based on English common law and local customs; judicial review of legislative acts with respect to fundamental rights of the citizen; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction	English common law and Manx statute
Legislative branch	unicameral Legislative Assembly or Fono (49 seats - 47 elected by Samoans, 2 elected by non-Samoans; only chiefs or matai may stand for election to the Fono; members serve five-year terms) elections: byelection last held NA November 2001 (next byelection to be held 29 March 2002) election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - HRPP 30, SNDP 13, independents 6	bicameral Tynwald consists of the Legislative Council (an 11-member body composed of the President of Tynwald, the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, a nonvoting attorney general, and 8 others named by the House of Keys) and the House of Keys (24 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: House of Keys - last held 22 November 2001 (next to be held NA November 2006) election results: House of Keys - percent of vote by party - Man Labor Party 17.3%, Alliance for Progressive Government 14.6%; seats by party - Man Labor Party 2, Alliance for Progressive Government 3, independents 19
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 69.8 years male: 67.06 years female: 72.69 years (2002 est.)	total population: 78.16 years male: 74.8 years female: 81.7 years (2004 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 80% male: 81% female: 79% (1999)	definition: NA total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Location	Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand	Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland
Map references	Oceania	Europe
Maritime claims	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Merchant marine	total: 1 ship (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 7,091 GRT/ 8,127 DWT ships by type: cargo 1 note: includes a foreign-owned ship registered here as a flag of convenience: Germany 1 (2002 est.)	total: 226 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 6,055,436 GRT/9,972,459 DWT by type: bulk 25, cargo 40, chemical tanker 25, combination bulk 2, container 19, liquefied gas 31, multi-functional large load carrier 1, petroleum tanker 59, refrigerated cargo 1, roll on/roll off 17, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5 foreign-owned: Australia 3, Cyprus 4, Denmark 30, Estonia 3, France 1, Germany 57, Greece 8, Hong Kong 11, Iceland 1, Italy 6, Monaco 4, Netherlands 2, New Zealand 1, Norway 10, Singapore 2, Sweden 3, United Kingdom 80, United States 1 registered in other countries: 9 (2004 est.)
Military - note	Samoa has no formal defense structure or regular armed forces; informal defense ties exist with NZ, which is required to consider any Samoan request for assistance under the 1962 Treaty of Friendship	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Military branches	no regular armed services; Samoa Police Force	-
Military expenditures - dollar figure	$NA	-
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	NA%	-
National holiday	Independence Day Celebration, 1 June (1962); note - 1 January 1962 is the date of independence from the New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship, 1 June 1962 is the date that independence is celebrated	Tynwald Day, 5 July
Nationality	noun: Samoan(s) adjective: Samoan	noun: Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women) adjective: Manx
Natural hazards	occasional typhoons; active volcanism	NA
Natural resources	hardwood forests, fish, hydropower	none
Net migration rate	-11.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)	5.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Political parties and leaders	Christian Democratic Party [leader NA]; Human Rights Protection Party or HRPP [Sailele Malielegaoi TUILA'EPA, chairman]; Samoa All People's Party or SAPP [Matatumua NAIMOAGA]; Samoan National Development Party or SNDP [LE MAMEA Ropati, chairman] (opposition); Samoa National Party [FETU Tiatia, party secretary]; Samoan Progressive Conservative Party [LEOTA Ituau Ale]; Samoan United Independent Party or SUIP [leader NA]	Man Labor Party [leader NA]; Alliance for Progressive Government [leader NA]; Man Nationalist Party [leader NA] note: most members sit as independents
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	none
Population	178,631 (July 2002 est.)	74,655 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA
Population growth rate	-0.25% (2002 est.)	0.53% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	Apia, Asau, Mulifanua, Salelologa	Castletown, Douglas, Peel, Ramsey
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios	174,849 (1997)	-
Railways	0 km	total: 61 km (35 km electrified) (2003)
Religions	Christian 99.7% (about one-half of population associated with the London Missionary Society; includes Congregational, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Latter-Day Saints, Seventh-Day Adventist)	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.69 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 1.39 male(s)/female (2002 est.)	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Suffrage	21 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: adequate domestic: NA international: satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Pacific Ocean)	general assessment: NA domestic: landline, telefax, mobile cellular telephone system international: fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, satellite earth station, submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use	8,183 (1998)	51,000 (1999)
Telephones - mobile cellular	1,545 (February 1998)	NA
Television broadcast stations	6 (1997)	0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999)
Terrain	narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rocky, rugged mountains in interior	hills in north and south bisected by central valley
Total fertility rate	3.3 children born/woman (2002 est.)	1.65 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate	NA%; note - substantial underemployment	0.7% (March 2003)
Waterways	none	-

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