Compare Turks and Caicos Islands (2002) - Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2003)

Compare Turks and Caicos Islands (2002) z Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2003)

	Turks and Caicos Islands (2002)	Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2003)

Administrative divisions	none (overseas territory of the UK)	-
Age structure	0-14 years: 32.6% (male 3,101; female 3,004) 15-64 years: 63.6% (male 6,266; female 5,651) 65 years and over: 3.8% (male 319; female 397) (2002 est.)	-
Agriculture - products	corn, beans, cassava (tapioca), citrus fruits; fish	-
Airports	8 (2001)	-
Airports - with paved runways	total: 5 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)	-
Airports - with unpaved runways	total: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 2 (2002)	-
Area	total: 430 sq km land: 430 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 412 sq km land: 412 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	2.5 times the size of Washington, DC	slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC
Background	The islands were part of the UK's Jamaican colony until 1962, when they assumed the status of a separate crown colony upon Jamaica's independence. The governor of The Bahamas oversaw affairs from 1965 to 1973. With Bahamian independence, the islands received a separate governor in 1973. Although independence was agreed upon for 1982, the policy was reversed and the islands are presently a British overseas territory.	These uninhabited, barren, sub-Antarctic islands were transferred from the UK to Australia in 1947. Populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, the islands have been designated a nature preserve.
Birth rate	24.18 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)	-
Budget	revenues: $47 million expenditures: $33.6 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1997-98 est.)	-
Capital	Grand Turk (Cockburn Town)	-
Climate	tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry	antarctic
Coastline	389 km	101.9 km
Constitution	introduced 30 August 1976; suspended in 1986; restored and revised 5 March 1988	-
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Turks and Caicos Islands	conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Currency	US dollar (USD)	-
Death rate	4.38 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)	-
Debt - external	$NA	-
Dependency status	overseas territory of the UK	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas territory of the UK)	none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas territory of the UK)	none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	$4.1 million (1997) (1997)	-
Economy - overview	The Turks and Caicos economy is based on tourism, fishing, and offshore financial services. Most capital goods and food for domestic consumption are imported. The US is the leading source of tourists, accounting for more than half of the 93,000 visitors in 1998. Major sources of government revenue include fees from offshore financial activities and customs receipts.	No indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing around the islands.
Electricity - consumption	4.65 million kWh (2000)	-
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2000)	-
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2000)	-
Electricity - production	5 million kWh (2000)	-
Electricity - production by source	fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2000)	-
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Blue Hills 49 m	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mawson Peak, on Big Ben 2,745 m
Environment - current issues	limited natural fresh water resources, private cisterns collect rainwater	NA
Ethnic groups	black	-
Exchange rates	the US dollar is used	-
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1953), represented by Governor Jim POSTON (since 16 December 2002) head of government: Chief Minister Derek H. TAYLOR (since 31 January 1995) cabinet: Executive Council consists of three ex officio members and five appointed by the governor from among the members of the Legislative Council elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is appointed chief minister by the governor	-
Exports	$13.7 million (1999)	-
Exports - commodities	lobster, dried and fresh conch, conch shells	-
Exports - partners	US, UK	-
Fiscal year	calendar year	-
Flag description	blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the colonial shield centered on the outer half of the flag; the shield is yellow and contains a conch shell, lobster, and cactus	the flag of Australia is used
GDP	purchasing power parity - $128 million (1999 est.)	-
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%	-
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $7,300 (1999 est.)	-
GDP - real growth rate	8.7% (1999 est.)	-
Geographic coordinates	21 45 N, 71 35 W	53 06 S, 72 31 E
Geography - note	about 40 islands (eight inhabited)	-
Highways	total: 121 km paved: 24 km unpaved: 97 km (2000)	-
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	$175.6 million (1999)	-
Imports - commodities	food and beverages, tobacco, clothing, manufactures, construction materials	-
Imports - partners	US, UK	-
Independence	none (overseas territory of the UK)	-
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	-
Industries	tourism, offshore financial services	-
Infant mortality rate	17.46 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)	-
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	4% (1995) (1995)	-
International organization participation	Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau)	-
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	14 (2000)	-
Irrigated land	NA sq km	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch	Supreme Court	-
Labor force	4,848 (1990 est.)	-
Labor force - by occupation	about 33% in government and 20% in agriculture and fishing; significant numbers in tourism, financial, and other services (1997 est.)	-
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 2.33% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.67% (1998 est.)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)
Languages	English (official)	-
Legal system	based on laws of England and Wales, with a few adopted from Jamaica and The Bahamas	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply
Legislative branch	unicameral Legislative Council (19 seats, of which 13 are popularly elected; members serve four-year terms) elections: last held 4 March 1999 (next to be held NA 2003) election results: percent of vote by party - PDM 52.2%, PNP 40.9%, independent 6.9%; seats by party - PDM 9, PNP 4	-
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 73.76 years male: 71.59 years female: 76.03 years (2002 est.)	-
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 98% male: 99% female: 98% (1970 est.)	-
Location	Caribbean, two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas	islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean	Antarctic Region
Maritime claims	exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM	exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine	none (2002 est.)	-
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK	defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols
National holiday	Constitution Day, 30 August (1976)	-
Nationality	noun: none adjective: none	-
Natural hazards	frequent hurricanes	Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island
Natural resources	spiny lobster, conch	fish
Net migration rate	12.97 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)	-
People - note	destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, Bahamas, and US	-
Political parties and leaders	People's Democratic Movement or PDM [Derek H. TAYLOR]; Progressive National Party or PNP [Washington MISICK]; United Democratic Party or UDP [Wendal SWANN]	-
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	-
Population	18,738 (July 2002 est.)	uninhabited (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	-
Population growth rate	3.28% (2002 est.)	-
Ports and harbors	Grand Turk, Providenciales	none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations	AM 3 (one inactive), FM 6, shortwave 0 (1998)	-
Radios	8,000 (1997)	-
Railways	0 km	-
Religions	Baptist 40%, Methodist 16%, Anglican 18%, Church of God 12%, other 14% (1990)	-
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.11 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2002 est.)	-
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	-
Telephone system	general assessment: fair cable and radiotelephone services domestic: NA international: 2 submarine cables; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)	-
Telephones - main lines in use	3,000 (1994)	-
Telephones - mobile cellular	0 (1994)	-
Television broadcast stations	0 (broadcasts from The Bahamas are received; cable television is established) (1997)	-
Terrain	low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps	Heard Island - 80% ice-covered, bleak and mountainous, dominated by a large massif (Big Ben) and an active volcano (Mawson Peak); McDonald Islands - small and rocky
Total fertility rate	3.18 children born/woman (2002 est.)	-
Unemployment rate	10% (1997 est.)	-
Waterways	none	none

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