Compare South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2001) - Anguilla (2005)

Compare South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2001) z Anguilla (2005)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2001)	Anguilla (2005)

Administrative divisions	-	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Age structure	-	0-14 years: 23.2% (male 1,561/female 1,517) 15-64 years: 69.9% (male 4,767/female 4,501) 65 years and over: 6.9% (male 405/female 503) (2005 est.)
Agriculture - products	-	small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising
Airports	none	3 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	-	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 2 under 914 m: 2 (2004 est.)
Area	total: 3,903 sq km land: 3,903 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Shag Rocks, Black Rock, Clerke Rocks, South Georgia Island, Bird Island, and the South Sandwich Islands, which consist of some nine islands	total: 102 sq km land: 102 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly larger than Rhode Island	about half the size of Washington, DC
Background	The islands lie approximately 1,000 km east of the Falkland Islands. Grytviken, on South Georgia, was a 19th and early 20th century whaling station. The famed explorer Ernest SHACKLETON stopped there in 1914 en route to his ill-fated attempt to cross Antarctica on foot. He returned some 20 months later with a few companions in a small boat and arranged a successful rescue for the rest of his crew, stranded off the Antarctic Peninsula. He died in 1922 on a subsequent expedition and is buried in Grytviken. Today, the station houses a small military garrison. The islands have large bird and seal populations and, recognizing the importance of preserving the marine stocks in adjacent waters, the UK, in 1993, extended the exclusive fishing zone from 12 miles to 200 miles around each island.	Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency, along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
Birth rate	-	14.26 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Budget	revenues: $291,777 expenditures: $451,000, including capital expenditures of $NA (1988 est.)	revenues: $22.8 million expenditures: $22.5 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.)
Capital	-	The Valley
Climate	variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow	tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
Coastline	NA km	61 km
Constitution	adopted 3 October 1985	Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990
Country name	conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: none	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Anguilla
Death rate	-	5.43 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Debt - external	-	$8.8 million (1998)
Dependency status	overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina; administered from the Falkland Islands by UK civil commissioner Donald A. LAMONT, representing Queen ELIZABETH II; Grytviken, formerly a whaling station on South Georgia, is the garrison town	overseas territory of the UK
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international	claimed by Argentina	none
Economic aid - recipient	-	$9 million (2004 est.)
Economy - overview	Some fishing takes place in adjacent waters. There is a potential source of income from harvesting fin fish and krill. The islands receive income from postage stamps produced in the UK.	Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking, lobster fishing, and remittances from emigrants. Increased activity in the tourism industry, which has spurred the growth of the construction sector, has contributed to economic growth. Anguillan officials have put substantial effort into developing the offshore financial sector, which is small, but growing. In the medium term, prospects for the economy will depend largely on the tourism sector and, therefore, on revived income growth in the industrialized nations as well as on favorable weather conditions.
Electricity - consumption	NA kWh	42.6 million kWh
Electricity - production	-	NA
Electricity - production by source	fossil fuel: NA% hydro: NA% nuclear: NA% other: NA%	-
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Paget (South Georgia) 2,934 m	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m
Environment - current issues	NA	supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system
Ethnic groups	-	black (predominant) 90.1%, mixed, mulatto 4.6%, white 3.7%, other 1.6% (2001 Census)
Exchange rates	-	East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003), 2.7 (2002), 2.7 (2001), 2.7 (2000) note: fixed rate since 1976
Executive branch	-	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Alan Eden HUCKLE (since 28 May 2004) head of government: Chief Minister Osbourne FLEMING (since 3 March 2000) cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor from among the elected members of the House of Assembly 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	-	$2.6 million (1999)
Exports - commodities	-	lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum
Exports - partners	-	UK, US, Puerto Rico, Saint-Martin (2000)
Fiscal year	-	1 April - 31 March
Flag description	the flag of the UK is used	blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular design on a white background with blue wavy water below
GDP - composition by sector	-	agriculture: 4% industry: 18% services: 78% (2002 est.)
GDP - per capita	-	purchasing power parity - $7,500 (2002 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	-	2.8% (2001 est.)
Geographic coordinates	54 30 S, 37 00 W	18 15 N, 63 10 W
Geography - note	the north coast of South Georgia has several large bays, which provide good anchorage; reindeer, introduced early in this century, live on South Georgia	the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles
Highways	-	total: 105 km paved: 65 km unpaved: 40 km (1997)
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	-	$80.9 million (1999)
Imports - commodities	-	fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles
Imports - partners	-	US, Puerto Rico, UK (2000)
Independence	-	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Industrial production growth rate	-	3.1% (1997 est.)
Industries	-	tourism, boat building, offshore financial services
Infant mortality rate	-	total: 21.03 deaths/1,000 live births male: 27.59 deaths/1,000 live births female: 14.27 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-	2.3%
International organization participation	-	Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS (associate), UPU
Irrigated land	0 sq km (1993)	NA
Judicial branch	-	High Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court)
Labor force	-	6,049 (2001)
Labor force - by occupation	-	agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%, manufacturing 3%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, commerce 36%, services 29% (2000 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100% (largely covered by permanent ice and snow with some sparse vegetation consisting of grass, moss, and lichen)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (2001)
Languages	-	English (official)
Legal system	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply	based on English common law
Legislative branch	-	unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats total, 7 elected by direct popular vote, 2 ex officio members, and 2 appointed; members serve five-year terms) elections: last held 21 February 2005 (next to be held 2010) election results: percent of vote by party - AUF 38.9%, ANSA 19.2%, AUM 19.4%, APP 9.5 %, independents 13%; seats by party - AUF 4, ANSA 2, AUM 1
Life expectancy at birth	-	total population: 77.11 years male: 74.18 years female: 80.12 years (2005 est.)
Literacy	-	definition: age 12 and over can read and write total population: 95% male: 95% female: 95% (1984 est.)
Location	Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Map references	Antarctic Region	Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims	exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK	defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday	Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)	Anguilla Day, 30 May
Nationality	-	noun: Anguillan(s) adjective: Anguillan
Natural hazards	the South Sandwich Islands have prevailing weather conditions that generally make them difficult to approach by ship; they are also subject to active volcanism	frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)
Natural resources	fish	salt, fish, lobster
Net migration rate	-	8.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Political parties and leaders	-	Anguilla United Movement or AUM [Hubert HUGHES]; The Anguilla United Front or AUF [Osbourne FLEMING, Victor BANKS], a coalition of the Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP and the Anguilla National Alliance or ANA; Anguilla Progressive Party or APP [Roy ROGERS]; Anguilla Strategic Alternative or ANSA [Edison BAIRD]
Political pressure groups and leaders	-	NA
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001, to be replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited (July 2001 est.)	13,254 (July 2005 est.)
Population below poverty line	-	23% (2002)
Population growth rate	-	1.77% (2005 est.)
Ports and harbors	Grytviken	Blowing Point, Road Bay
Radio broadcast stations	none	AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004)
Religions	-	Anglican 29%, Methodist 23.9%, other Protestant 30.2%, Roman Catholic 5.7%, other Christian 1.7%, other 5.2%, none or unspecified 4.3% (2001 Census)
Sex ratio	-	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Suffrage	-	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: coastal radiotelephone station at Grytviken	general assessment: NA domestic: modern internal telephone system international: country code - 1-264; microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles)
Telephones - main lines in use	-	6,200 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular	-	1,800 (2002)
Television broadcast stations	0 (1997)	1 (1997)
Terrain	most of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous; South Georgia is largely barren and has steep, glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes	flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone
Total fertility rate	-	1.73 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Unemployment rate	-	8% (2002)
Waterways	none	-

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