Compare Samoa (2002) - Norfolk Island (2008)

Compare Samoa (2002) z Norfolk Island (2008)

	Samoa (2002)	Norfolk Island (2008)

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 (territory of Australia)
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: 20.2% 15-64 years: 63.9% 65 years and over: 15.9% (2007 est.)
Agriculture - products	coconuts, bananas, taro, yams	Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry
Airports	3 (2001)	1 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 3 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2002)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
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: 34.6 sq km land: 34.6 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly smaller than Rhode Island	about 0.2 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.	Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.
Birth rate	15.53 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)	NA
Budget	revenues: $105 million expenditures: $119 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (2001/2002)	revenues: $4.6 million expenditures: $4.8 million (FY99/00)
Capital	Apia	name: Kingston geographic coordinates: 29 03 S, 167 58 E time difference: UTC+11.5 (16.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate	tropical; rainy season (October to March), dry season (May to October)	subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline	403 km	32 km
Constitution	1 January 1962	Norfolk Island Act of 1979, as amended in 2005
Country name	conventional long form: Independent State of Samoa conventional short form: Samoa former: Western Samoa	conventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Island conventional short form: Norfolk Island
Currency	tala (WST)	-
Death rate	6.35 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)	NA
Debt - external	$192 million (1999)	$NA
Dependency status	-	self governing territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Attorney-General's Department
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 (territory of Australia)
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 (territory of Australia)
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.	Tourism, the primary economic activity, has steadily increased over the years and has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific islands. The agricultural sector has become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs.
Electricity - consumption	95.79 million kWh (2000)	NA kWh
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2000)	-
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2000)	-
Electricity - production	103 million kWh (2000)	NA kWh
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: Pacific Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Bates 319 m
Environment - current issues	soil erosion	NA
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%	descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesian
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)	Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.2137 (2007), 1.3285 (2006), 1.3095 (2005), 1.3598 (2004), 1.5419 (2003)
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: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by the Australian governor general head of government: Administrator Grant TAMBLING (since 1 November 2003) cabinet: Executive Council is made up of four of the nine members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the administrator elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia and represents the monarch and Australia
Exports	$17 million f.o.b. (2000)	$1.5 million f.o.b. (FY91/92)
Exports - commodities	fish, coconut oil and cream, copra, taro, garments, beer	postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados
Exports - partners	Australia 62%, Indonesia 13%, US 11%, American Samoa 3%, New Zealand 3% (2000)	Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe (2006)
Fiscal year	calendar year	1 July - 30 June
Flag description	red with a blue rectangle in the upper hoist-side quadrant bearing five white five-pointed stars representing the Southern Cross constellation	three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band
GDP	purchasing power parity - $618 million (2001 est.)	-
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 16% industry: 18% services: 66% (2000 est.)	-
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $3,500 (2001 est.)	-
GDP - real growth rate	6% (2001 est.)	-
Geographic coordinates	13 35 S, 172 20 W	29 02 S, 167 57 E
Geography - note	occupies an almost central position within Polynesia	most of the 32 km coastline consists of almost inaccessible cliffs, but the land slopes down to the sea in one small southern area on Sydney Bay, where the capital of Kingston is situated
Highways	total: 836 km paved: 267 km unpaved: 569 km (1983)	-
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	-
Imports	$90 million f.o.b. (2000)	$17.9 million c.i.f. (FY91/92)
Imports - commodities	machinery and equipment, industrial supplies, foodstuffs	NA
Imports - partners	Australia 27%, US 26%, New Zealand 14%, Fiji 12%, Japan 9% (2000)	Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe (2006)
Independence	1 January 1962 (from New Zealand-administered UN trusteeship)	none (territory of Australia)
Industrial production growth rate	2.8% (2000)	-
Industries	food processing, building materials, auto parts	tourism, light industry, ready mixed concrete
Infant mortality rate	30.74 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)	total: NA male: NA female: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	2.5% (2001 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	NA
Judicial branch	Supreme Court; Court of Appeal	Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions
Labor force	90,000 (2000 est.)	NA
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture 65%, services 30%, industry 5% (1995 est.)	agriculture: 10% industry and services: 90%
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 19.43% permanent crops: 23.67% other: 56.9% (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)
Languages	Samoan (Polynesian), English	English (official), Norfolk - a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
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	based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island law
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	unicameral Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members elected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only four votes can be given to any one candidate; to serve three-year terms) elections: last held 20 October 2004 (next to be held by December 2007) election results: seats - independents 9 (note - no political parties)
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 69.8 years male: 67.06 years female: 72.69 years (2002 est.)	total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 80% male: 81% female: 79% (1999)	NA
Location	Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand	Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Map references	Oceania	Oceania
Maritime claims	exclusive economic zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 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.)	-
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 Australia
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	Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)
Nationality	noun: Samoan(s) adjective: Samoan	noun: Norfolk Islander(s) adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)
Natural hazards	occasional typhoons; active volcanism	typhoons (especially May to July)
Natural resources	hardwood forests, fish, hydropower	fish
Net migration rate	-11.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)	NA
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]	none
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	none
Population	178,631 (July 2002 est.)	2,114 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	-
Population growth rate	-0.25% (2002 est.)	0.006% (2007 est.)
Ports and harbors	Apia, Asau, Mulifanua, Salelologa	-
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 1, FM 3, shortwave 0 (2005)
Radios	174,849 (1997)	-
Railways	0 km	-
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 34.9%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 11.2%, Seventh-Day Adventist 2.8%, Australian Christian 2.4%, Jehovah's Witness 0.9%, other 2.7%, unspecified 15.2%, none 18.1% (2001 census)
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.)	NA
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: adequate domestic: free local calls international: country code - 672; undersea coaxial cable links with Australia and New Zealand; satellite earth station
Telephones - main lines in use	8,183 (1998)	2,532; note - a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004)
Telephones - mobile cellular	1,545 (February 1998)	0; note - proposed cellular service disallowed in August 2002 island referendum (2002)
Television broadcast stations	6 (1997)	1 (local programming station plus 2 repeaters that air Australian programs by satellite) (2005)
Terrain	narrow coastal plain with volcanic, rocky, rugged mountains in interior	volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
Total fertility rate	3.3 children born/woman (2002 est.)	NA
Unemployment rate	NA%; note - substantial underemployment	-
Waterways	none	-

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