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Compare Tromelin Island (2002) z Norfolk Island (2004)

 Tromelin Island (2002)Norfolk Island (2004)
 Tromelin IslandNorfolk Island
Administrative divisions - none (territory of Australia)
Age structure - 0-14 years: 20.2%


15-64 years: 63.9%


65 years and over: 15.9% (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products - Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry
Airports 1 (2001) 1 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways total: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2002)
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Area total: 1 sq km


land: 1 sq km


water: 0 sq km
total: 34.6 sq km


land: 34.6 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 1.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Background First explored by the French in 1776, the island came under the jurisdiction of Reunion in 1814. At present, it serves as a sea turtle sanctuary and is the site of an important meteorological station. 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 - NA births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget - revenues: $4.6 million


expenditures: $4.8 million, including capital expenditures of NA (FY92/93)
Capital - Kingston
Climate tropical subtropical; mild, little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline 3.7 km 32 km
Constitution - Norfolk Island Act of 1979
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Tromelin Island


local long form: none


local short form: Ile Tromelin
conventional long form: Territory of Norfolk Island


conventional short form: Norfolk Island
Currency - Australian dollar (AUD)
Death rate - NA deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external - NA
Dependency status possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories
Diplomatic representation from the US - none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US - none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international claimed by Madagascar and Mauritius none
Economic aid - recipient - NA
Economy - overview no economic activity 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 - NA kWh
Electricity - production - NA kWh
Elevation extremes lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 7 m
lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: Mount Bates 319 m
Environment - current issues NA NA
Ethnic groups - descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesians
Exchange rates - Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.5419 (2003), 1.8406 (2002), 1.9320 (2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999)
Executive branch - chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); the UK and Australia are represented by Administrator Grant TAMBLING (since 1 November 2003)


head of government: Assembly President and Chief Minister Geoffrey Robert GARDNER (since 5 December 2001)


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: the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia; chief minister elected by the Legislative Assembly for a term of not more than three years; election last held 29 November 2001 (next to be held by December 2004)


election results: Geoffrey Robert GARDNER elected chief minister; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - NA
Exports - $1.5 million f.o.b. (FY91/92)
Exports - commodities - postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados
Exports - partners - Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe
Fiscal year - 1 July - 30 June
Flag description the flag of France is used 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 - NA
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: NA


industry: NA


services: NA
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - NA
GDP - real growth rate - NA
Geographic coordinates 15 52 S, 54 25 E 29 02 S, 167 57 E
Geography - note climatologically important location for forecasting cyclones; wildlife sanctuary (seabirds, tortoises) 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: 80 km


paved: 53 km


unpaved: 27 km (2001)
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA


highest 10%: NA
Imports - $17.9 million c.i.f. (FY91/92)
Imports - commodities - NA
Imports - partners - Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe
Independence - none (territory of Australia)
Industrial production growth rate - NA
Industries - tourism
Infant mortality rate - total: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - NA
International organization participation - UPU
Irrigated land 0 sq km (1998 est.) NA sq km
Judicial branch - Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions
Labor force - NA
Labor force - by occupation - tourism NA, subsistence agriculture NA
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (grasses; scattered bushes) (1998 est.)
arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2001)
Languages - English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
Legal system the laws of France, where applicable, apply 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 (9 seats; members elected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only four votes can be given to any one candidate; members serve three-year terms)


elections: last held 29 November 2001 (next to be held by December 2004)


election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 9
Life expectancy at birth - total population: NA years


male: NA years


female: NA years
Literacy - NA
Location Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Map references Africa Oceania
Maritime claims continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation


exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 12 NM
territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine - none
Military - note defense is the responsibility of France defense is the responsibility of Australia
National holiday - Bounty Day (commemorates the arrival of Pitcairn Islanders), 8 June (1856)
Nationality - noun: Norfolk Islander(s)


adjective: Norfolk Islander(s)
Natural hazards NA typhoons (especially May to July)
Natural resources fish fish
Net migration rate - NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Political parties and leaders - none
Political pressure groups and leaders - none
Population uninhabited, except for visits by scientists (July 2002 est.) 1,841 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA
Population growth rate - -0.01% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade
Radio broadcast stations - AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions - Anglican 37.4%, Uniting Church in Australia 14.5%, Roman Catholic 11.5%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.1%, none 12.2%, unknown 17.4%, other 3.9% (1996)
Sex ratio - NA
Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system - general assessment: adequate


domestic: NA


international: country code - 672; undersea coaxial cable links with Australia, New Zealand, and Canada; satellite service planned for near future
Telephones - main lines in use - 2,532; note: a mix of analog (2500) and digital (32) circuits (2004)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 0 (proposed cellular service disallowed in August 2002 island referendum) (2002)
Television broadcast stations - 1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (1998)
Terrain low, flat, and sandy; likely volcanic volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
Total fertility rate - NA children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate - NA
Waterways none -
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