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Compare Turks and Caicos Islands (2008) - Western Sahara (2001)

Compare Turks and Caicos Islands (2008) z Western Sahara (2001)

 Turks and Caicos Islands (2008)Western Sahara (2001)
 Turks and Caicos IslandsWestern Sahara
Administrative divisions none (overseas territory of the UK) none (under de facto control of Morocco)
Age structure 0-14 years: 31.3% (male 3,466/female 3,345)


15-64 years: 64.8% (male 7,398/female 6,690)


65 years and over: 3.9% (male 394/female 453) (2007 est.)		 0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%
Agriculture - products corn, beans, cassava (tapioca), citrus fruits; fish fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases); camels, sheep, goats (kept by nomads)
Airports 8 (2007) 11 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total: 6


1,524 to 2,437 m: 3


914 to 1,523 m: 1


under 914 m: 2 (2007)		 total:
3

2,438 to 3,047 m:
3 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways total: 2


under 914 m: 2 (2007)		 total:
8

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1

914 to 1,523 m:
4

under 914 m:
3 (2000 est.)
Area total: 430 sq km


land: 430 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total:
266,000 sq km

land:
266,000 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC about the size of Colorado
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 remain a British overseas territory. Morocco virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty ended in a 1991 cease-fire; a referendum on final status has been repeatedly postponed and is not expected to occur until at least 2002.
Birth rate 21.48 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) -
Budget revenues: $47 million


expenditures: $33.6 million (1997-98 est.)		 revenues:
$NA

expenditures:
$NA, including capital expenditures of $NA
Capital name: Grand Turk (Cockburn Town)


geographic coordinates: 21 28 N, 71 08 W


time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)


daylight saving time: +1hr, begins first Sunday in April; ends last Sunday in October		 none
Climate tropical; marine; moderated by trade winds; sunny and relatively dry hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew
Coastline 389 km 1,110 km
Constitution Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Order 2006 (effective 9 August 2006) -
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Turks and Caicos Islands


abbreviation: TCI		 conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Western Sahara

former:
Spanish Sahara
Currency - Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Death rate 4.23 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) -
Debt - external $NA $NA
Dependency status overseas territory of the UK -
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none
Disputes - international have received Haitians fleeing economic and civil disorder claimed and administered by Morocco, but sovereignty is unresolved and the UN is attempting to hold a referendum on the issue; the UN-administered cease-fire has been in effect since September 1991
Economic aid - recipient $4.1 million (1997) $NA
Economy - overview The Turks and Caicos economy is based on tourism, offshore financial services, and fishing. Most capital goods and food for domestic consumption are imported. The US is the leading source of tourists, accounting for more than three-quarters of the 175,000 visitors that arrived in 2004. Major sources of government revenue also include fees from offshore financial activities and customs receipts. Western Sahara, a territory poor in natural resources and lacking sufficient rainfall, depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal sources of income for the population. Most of the food for the urban population must be imported. All trade and other economic activities are controlled by the Moroccan Government. Incomes and standards of living are substantially below the Moroccan level.
Electricity - consumption 10.76 million kWh (2005) 83.7 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2005) 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2005) 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - production 11.57 million kWh (2005) 90 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)
Elevation extremes lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: Blue Hills 49 m		 lowest point:
Sebjet Tah -55 m

highest point:
unnamed location 463 m
Environment - current issues limited natural fresh water resources, private cisterns collect rainwater sparse water and lack of arable land
Environment - international agreements - party to:
none of the selected agreements

signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
Ethnic groups black 90%, mixed, European, or North American 10% Arab, Berber
Exchange rates the US dollar is used Moroccan dirhams per US dollar - 10.590 (January 2001), 10.626 (2000), 9.804 (1999), 9.604 (1998), 9.527 (1997), 8.716 (1996)
Executive branch chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Richard TAUWHARE (since 11 July 2005)


head of government: Premier Michael Eugene MISICK (since 15 August 2003); note - the office of premier was created in the 2006 constitution


cabinet: Cabinet consists of the governor, the premier, six ministers appointed by the governor from among the members of the House of Assembly, and the attorney general


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party is appointed premier by the governor		 none
Exports 0 bbl/day (2004) $NA
Exports - commodities lobster, dried and fresh conch, conch shells phosphates 62%
Exports - partners US, UK (2006) Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts
Fiscal year calendar 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 -
GDP - purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%		 agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
40%-45% (1996 est.)
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - real growth rate 4.9% (2000 est.) NA%
Geographic coordinates 21 45 N, 71 35 W 24 30 N, 13 00 W
Geography - note about 40 islands (eight inhabited) -
Heliports - 1 (2000 est.)
Highways - total:
6,200 km

paved:
1,350 km

unpaved:
4,850 km (1991 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%		 lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
Illicit drugs transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe -
Imports 83.55 bbl/day (2004) $NA
Imports - commodities food and beverages, tobacco, clothing, manufactures, construction materials fuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs
Imports - partners US, UK (2006) Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts
Independence none (overseas territory of the UK) -
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries tourism, offshore financial services phosphate mining, handicrafts
Infant mortality rate total: 14.7 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 17 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 12.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)		 -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 4% (1995) NA%
International organization participation Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), UPU none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 1 (2000)
Irrigated land NA NA sq km
Judicial branch Supreme Court; Court of Appeal -
Labor force 4,848 (1990 est.) 12,000
Labor force - by occupation note: about 33% in government and 20% in agriculture and fishing; significant numbers in tourism, financial, and other services animal husbandry and subsistence farming 50%
Land boundaries 0 km total:
2,046 km

border countries:
Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km
Land use arable land: 2.33%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 97.67% (2005)		 arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
19%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
81%
Languages English (official) Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic
Legal system based on laws of England and Wales, with a few adopted from Jamaica and The Bahamas -
Legislative branch unicameral House of Assembly (21 seats of which 15 are popularly elected; members serve four-year terms)


elections: last held 9 February 2007 (next to be held in 2011)


election results: percent of vote by party - PNP 60%, PDM 40%; seats by party - PNP 13, PDM 2		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 74.95 years


male: 72.69 years


female: 77.32 years (2007 est.)		 -
Literacy definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school


total population: 98%


male: 99%


female: 98% (1970 est.)		 definition:
NA

total population:
NA%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%
Location Caribbean, two island groups in the North Atlantic Ocean, southeast of The Bahamas, north of Haiti Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco
Map references Central America and the Caribbean Africa
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm		 contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue
Merchant marine registered in other countries: 1 (Panama 1) (2007) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK -
Military branches - NA
Military expenditures - dollar figure - $NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP - NA%
National holiday Constitution Day, 30 August (1976) -
Nationality noun: none


adjective: none		 noun:
Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s)

adjective:
Sahrawian, Sahraouian
Natural hazards frequent hurricanes hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility
Natural resources spiny lobster, conch phosphates, iron ore
Net migration rate 9.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) -
People - note destination and transit point for illegal Haitian immigrants bound for the Turks and Caicos Islands, The Bahamas, and the US -
Political parties and leaders People's Democratic Movement or PDM [Floyd SEYMOUR]; Progressive National Party or PNP [Michael Eugene MISICK] -
Political pressure groups and leaders NA none
Population 21,746 (July 2007 est.) 250,559 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 2.722% (2007 est.) -
Ports and harbors - Ad Dakhla, Cabo Bojador, Laayoune (El Aaiun)
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2003) AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios - 56,000 (1997)
Railways - 0 km
Religions Baptist 40%, Anglican 18%, Methodist 16%, Church of God 12%, other 14% (1990) Muslim
Sex ratio at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.036 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.106 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female


total population: 1.073 male(s)/female (2007 est.)		 -
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign has yet to be completed
Telephone system general assessment: fully digital system with international direct dialing


domestic: full range of services available; GSM wireless service available


international: country code - 1-649; the Americas Region Caribbean Ring System (ARCOS-1) fiber optic telecommunications submarine cable provides connectivity to South and Central America, parts of the Caribbean, and US; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)		 general assessment:
sparse and limited system

domestic:
NA

international:
tied into Morocco's system by microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, and satellite; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) linked to Rabat, Morocco
Telephones - main lines in use 5,700 (2002) about 2,000 (1999 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular 1,700 (1999) 0 (1999)
Television broadcast stations 0 (broadcasts received from The Bahamas; 2 cable television networks) (2003) NA
Terrain low, flat limestone; extensive marshes and mangrove swamps mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast
Total fertility rate 3.02 children born/woman (2007 est.) -
Unemployment rate 10% (1997 est.) NA%
Waterways - none
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