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Compare Western Sahara (2001) - Norfolk Island (2001)

Compare Western Sahara (2001) z Norfolk Island (2001)

 Western Sahara (2001)Norfolk Island (2001)
 Western SaharaNorfolk Island
Administrative divisions none (under de facto control of Morocco) none (territory of Australia)
Age structure 0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%		 0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%
Agriculture - products fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases); camels, sheep, goats (kept by nomads) Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry
Airports 11 (2000 est.) 1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total:
3

2,438 to 3,047 m:
3 (2000 est.)		 total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways total:
8

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1

914 to 1,523 m:
4

under 914 m:
3 (2000 est.)		 -
Area total:
266,000 sq km

land:
266,000 sq km

water:
0 sq km		 total:
34.6 sq km

land:
34.6 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative about the size of Colorado about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Background 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. 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
Budget revenues:
$NA

expenditures:
$NA, including capital expenditures of $NA		 revenues:
$4.6 million

expenditures:
$4.8 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY92/93)
Capital none Kingston
Climate hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew subtropical, mild, little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline 1,110 km 32 km
Constitution - Norfolk Island Act of 1979
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Western Sahara

former:
Spanish Sahara		 conventional long form:
Territory of Norfolk Island

conventional short form:
Norfolk Island
Currency Moroccan dirham (MAD) Australian dollar (AUD)
Death rate - NA deaths/1,000 population
Debt - external $NA $NA
Dependency status - territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories
Diplomatic representation from the US none none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US none none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international 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 none
Economic aid - recipient $NA $NA
Economy - overview 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. 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 83.7 million kWh (1999) NA kWh
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (1999) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (1999) -
Electricity - production 90 million kWh (1999) NA kWh
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)		 fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Sebjet Tah -55 m

highest point:
unnamed location 463 m		 lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m

highest point:
Mount Bates 319 m
Environment - current issues sparse water and lack of arable land NA
Environment - international agreements party to:
none of the selected agreements

signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements		 -
Ethnic groups Arab, Berber descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesians
Exchange rates Moroccan dirhams per US dollar - 10.590 (January 2001), 10.626 (2000), 9.804 (1999), 9.604 (1998), 9.527 (1997), 8.716 (1996) Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.7995 (January 2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999), 1.5888 (1998), 1.3439 (1997), 1.2773 (1996)
Executive branch none chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); the UK and Australia are represented by Administrator Anthony J. MESSNER (since 4 August 1997)

head of government:
Assembly President and Chief Minister Ronald Coane NOBBS (since 23 February 2000)

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 23 February 2000 (next to be held by March 2003)

election results:
Ronald Coane NOBBS elected chief minister; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - NA%
Exports $NA $1.5 million (f.o.b., FY91/92)
Exports - commodities phosphates 62% postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados
Exports - partners Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe
Fiscal year calendar year 1 July - 30 June
Flag description - 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 purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
40%-45% (1996 est.)		 agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $NA purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - real growth rate NA% NA%
Geographic coordinates 24 30 N, 13 00 W 29 02 S, 167 57 E
Heliports 1 (2000 est.) -
Highways total:
6,200 km

paved:
1,350 km

unpaved:
4,850 km (1991 est.)		 total:
80 km

paved:
53 km

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

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

highest 10%:
NA%
Imports $NA $17.9 million (c.i.f., FY91/92)
Imports - commodities fuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs NA
Imports - partners Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe
Independence - none (territory of Australia)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries phosphate mining, handicrafts tourism
Infant mortality rate - NA deaths/1,000 live births
Inflation rate (consumer prices) NA% NA%
International organization participation none none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1 (2000) 2 (2000)
Irrigated land NA sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch - Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions
Labor force 12,000 1,395 (1991 est.)
Labor force - by occupation animal husbandry and subsistence farming 50% tourism NA%, subsistence agriculture NA%
Land boundaries total:
2,046 km

border countries:
Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 km		 0 km
Land use arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
19%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
81%		 arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
25%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
75% (1993 est.)
Languages Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
Legal system - 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 23 February 2000 (next to be held by March 2003)

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

male:
NA years

female:
NA years
Literacy definition:
NA

total population:
NA%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%		 -
Location Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Map references Africa Oceania
Maritime claims contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM
Merchant marine - none (2000 est.)
Military - note - defense is the responsibility of Australia
Military branches NA -
Military expenditures - dollar figure $NA -
Military expenditures - percent of GDP NA% -
National holiday - Pitcairners Arrival Day, 8 June (1856)
Nationality noun:
Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s)

adjective:
Sahrawian, Sahraouian		 noun:
Norfolk Islander(s)

adjective:
Norfolk Islander(s)
Natural hazards hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility typhoons (especially May to July)
Natural resources phosphates, iron ore fish
Net migration rate - NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Political parties and leaders - none
Political pressure groups and leaders none none
Population 250,559 (July 2001 est.) 1,879 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate - -0.71% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors Ad Dakhla, Cabo Bojador, Laayoune (El Aaiun) none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade
Radio broadcast stations AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios 56,000 (1997) 2,500 (1996)
Railways 0 km 0 km
Religions Muslim Anglican 39%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 16.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 4.4%, none 9.2%, unknown 16.9%, other 2.4% (1986)
Suffrage none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign has yet to be completed 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system 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		 general assessment:
adequate

domestic:
NA

international:
radiotelephone service with Sydney (Australia)
Telephones - main lines in use about 2,000 (1999 est.) 1,087 (1983)
Telephones - mobile cellular 0 (1999) 0 (1983)
Television broadcast stations NA 1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (1998)
Terrain mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
Total fertility rate - NA children born/woman
Unemployment rate NA% NA%
Waterways none none
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