Compare South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2008) - Isle of Man (2003)

Compare South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2008) z Isle of Man (2003)

	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2008)	Isle of Man (2003)

Administrative divisions	-	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: 17.5% (male 6,637; female 6,337) 15-64 years: 65.4% (male 24,373; female 24,165) 65 years and over: 17.1% (male 5,102; female 7,647) (2003 est.)
Agriculture - products	-	cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry
Airports	-	1 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways	-	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
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 11 islands	total: 572 sq km land: 572 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly larger than Rhode Island	slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC
Background	The islands, which have large bird and seal populations, lie approximately 1,000 km east of the Falkland Islands and have been under British administration since 1908 - except for a brief period in 1982 when Argentina occupied them. Grytviken, on South Georgia, was a 19th and early 20th century whaling station. 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 scientists from the British Antarctic Survey. Recognizing the importance of preserving the marine stocks in adjacent waters, the UK, in 1993, extended the exclusive fishing zone from 12 nm to 200 nm around each island.	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 Celtic language.
Birth rate	-	11.38 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Budget	-	revenues: $485 million expenditures: $463 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY00/01 est.)
Capital	-	Douglas
Climate	variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow	temperate; cool summers and mild winters; overcast about one-third of the time
Coastline	NA km	160 km
Constitution	-	unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act, 1961, does not embody the Manx Constitution
Country name	conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: none abbreviation: SGSSI	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Isle of Man
Currency	-	British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Manx pound
Death rate	-	11.49 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Debt - external	-	$NA
Dependency status	overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina; administered from the Falkland Islands by a commissioner, who is concurrently governor of the Falkland Islands, representing Queen ELIZABETH II	British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina)	none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina)	none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international	Argentina, which claims the islands in its constitution and briefly occupied them by force in 1982, agreed in 1995 to no longer seek settlement by force	none
Economic aid - recipient	-	$NA
Economy - overview	Some fishing takes place in adjacent waters. There is a potential source of income from harvesting finfish and krill. The islands receive income from postage stamps produced in the UK, sale of fishing licenses, and harbor and landing fees from tourist vessels. Tourism from specialized cruise ships is increasing rapidly.	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.
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Mount Paget (South Georgia) 2,934 m	lowest point: Irish Sea 0 m highest point: Snaefell 621 m
Environment - current issues	NA	waste disposal (both household and industrial); transboundary air pollution
Ethnic groups	-	Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Briton
Exchange rates	-	Manx pounds per US dollar - 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998); the Manx pound is at par with the British pound
Executive branch	-	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 Richard CORKILL (since 6 December 2001) 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 6 December 2001 (next to be held NA December 2006) election results: Richard CORKILL elected chief minister by the Tynwald
Exports	-	$NA
Exports - commodities	-	tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb
Exports - partners	-	UK (2000 est.)
Fiscal year	-	1 April - 31 March
Flag description	blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms features a shield with a golden lion centered; the shield is supported by a fur seal on the left and a penguin on the right; a reindeer appears above the shield, and below it on a scroll is the motto LEO TERRAM PROPRIAM PROTEGAT (Let the Lion Protect its Own Land)	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 - $1.6 billion (2001 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	-	agriculture: 1% industry: 13% services: 86% (2000 est.)
GDP - per capita	-	purchasing power parity - $21,000 (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	-	13.5%
Geographic coordinates	54 30 S, 37 00 W	54 15 N, 4 30 W
Geography - note	the north coast of South Georgia has several large bays, which provide good anchorage; reindeer, introduced early in the 20th century, live on South Georgia	one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest, and is a bird sanctuary
Highways	-	total: 800 km paved: 800 km unpaved: 0 km (1999)
Household income or consumption by percentage share	-	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports	-	$NA
Imports - commodities	-	timber, fertilizers, fish
Imports - partners	-	UK (2000)
Independence	-	none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate	-	3.2% (FY 96/97)
Industries	-	financial services, light manufacturing, tourism
Infant mortality rate	-	total: 6.17 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.24 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.05 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-	3.6% (March 2003 est.)
International organization participation	-	none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	-	NA
Irrigated land	0 sq km	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch	-	High Court of Justice (justices are appointed by the Lord Chancellor of England on the nomination of the lieutenant governor)
Labor force	-	36,610 (1998)
Labor force - by occupation	-	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: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (largely covered by permanent ice and snow with some sparse vegetation consisting of grass, moss, and lichen) (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (permanent pastures, forests, mountain, and heathland) (1998 est.)
Languages	-	English, Manx Gaelic
Legal system	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; the senior magistrate from the Falkland Islands presides over the Magistrates Court	English common law and Manx statute
Legislative branch	-	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: 77.98 years male: 74.62 years female: 81.53 years (2003 est.)
Literacy	-	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
Location	Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America	Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland
Map references	Antarctic Region	Europe
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine	-	total: 211 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 5,297,301 GRT/8,703,079 DWT ships by type: bulk 26, cargo 32, chemical tanker 20, combination bulk 2, container 22, liquefied gas 38, petroleum tanker 49, roll on/roll off 16, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 45, France 1, Germany 48, Greece 6, Hong Kong 10, Iceland 1, Italy 8, Monaco 7, Netherlands 3, Norway 5, Sweden 4, Switzerland 2, UK 70, US 1 (2002 est.)
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK	defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday	-	Tynwald Day, 5 July
Nationality	-	noun: Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women) adjective: Manx
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	NA
Natural resources	fish	none
Net migration rate	-	5.39 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Political parties and leaders	-	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	-	none
Population	no indigenous inhabitants note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001 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	74,261 (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line	-	NA%
Population growth rate	-	0.53% (2003 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	Castletown, Douglas, Peel, Ramsey
Radio broadcast stations	0 (2003)	AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Railways	-	total: 60 km (35 km electrified) (2002)
Religions	-	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends
Sex ratio	-	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 (2003 est.)
Suffrage	-	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: coastal radiotelephone station at Grytviken	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	-	51,000 (1999)
Telephones - mobile cellular	-	NA
Television broadcast stations	0 (2003)	0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999)
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	hills in north and south bisected by central valley
Total fertility rate	-	1.65 children born/woman (2003 est.)
Unemployment rate	-	0.7% (March 2003)
Waterways	-	none

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