Match 101 DB Rec# - 7,553 Dataset-WOFACT
Title :Guernsey
Text :
Guernsey
Header
Affiliation:
(British crown dependency)
Geography
Location:
Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references:
Europe
Area:
total area:
194 sq km
land area:
194 sq km
comparative area:
slightly larger than Washington, DC
note:
includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
50 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
3 nm
International disputes:
none
Climate:
temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Terrain:
mostly level with low hills in southwest
Natural resources:
cropland
Land use:
arable land:
NA%
permanent crops:
NA%
meadows and pastures:
NA%
forest and woodland:
NA%
other:
NA%
Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Environment:
current issues:
NA
natural hazards:
NA
international agreements:
NA
Note:
large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
People
Population:
64,353 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years:
18% (female 5,664; male 5,892)
15-64 years:
66% (female 21,574; male 21,030)
65 years and over:
16% (female 6,059; male 4,134) (July 1995 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.98% (1995 est.)
Birth rate:
13.29 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Death rate:
9.93 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Net migration rate:
6.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
6.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
78.34 years
male:
75.63 years
female:
81.07 years (1995 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.7 children born/woman (1995 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Channel Islander(s)
adjective:
Channel Islander
Ethnic divisions:
UK and Norman-French descent
Religions:
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
Languages:
English, French; Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Literacy:
NA%
Labor force:
NA
Government
Names:
conventional long form:
Bailiwick of Guernsey
conventional short form:
Guernsey
Digraph:
GK
Type:
British crown dependency
Capital:
Saint Peter Port
Administrative divisions:
none (British crown dependency)
Independence:
none (British crown dependency)
National holiday:
Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Constitution:
unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Legal system:
English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
Suffrage:
18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state:
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
head of government:
Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Vice-Admiral Sir John COWARD
(since NA 1994); Bailiff Mr. Graham Martyn DOREY (since February 1992)
cabinet:
Advisory and Finance Committee (other committees); appointed by the States
Legislative branch:
unicameral
Assembly of the States:
elections last held NA (next to be held NA); results - no percent of vote by
party since all are independents; seats - (60 total, 33 elected), all
independents
Judicial branch:
Royal Court
Political parties and leaders:
none; all independents
Member of:
none
Diplomatic representation in US:
none (British crown dependency)
US diplomatic representation:
none (British crown dependency)
Flag:
white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending
to the edges of the flag
Economy
Overview:
Financial services account for more than 50% of total income. Tourism,
manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been
declining. Bank profits (1992) registered a record 26% growth. Fund
management and insurance are the two other major income generators. Per
capita output and living standards are somewhat lower than the levels of the
less affluent EU countries.
National product:
GDP $NA
National product real growth rate:
9% (1987)
National product per capita:
$NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
7% (1988)
Unemployment rate:
NA%
Budget:
revenues:
$208.9 million
expenditures:
$173.9 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1988)
Exports:
$NA
commodities:
tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables
partners:
UK (regarded as internal trade)
Imports:
$NA
commodities:
coal, gasoline, and oil
partners:
UK (regarded as internal trade)
External debt:
$NA
Industrial production:
growth rate NA%
Electricity:
capacity:
173,000 kW
production:
525 million kWh
consumption per capita:
9,060 kWh (1992)
Industries:
tourism, banking
Agriculture:
tomatoes, flowers (mostly grown in greenhouses), sweet peppers, eggplant,
other vegetables, fruit; Guernsey cattle
Economic aid:
none
Currency:
1 Guernsey (#G) pound = 100 pence
Exchange rates:
Guernsey pounds (#G) per US$1 - 0.6350 (January 1995), 0.6529 (1994), 0.6658
(1993), 0.5664 (1992), 0.5652 (1991), 0.5603 (1990); note - the Guernsey
pound is at par with the British pound
Economy
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Transportation
Railroads:
0 km
Highways:
total:
NA
paved:
NA
unpaved:
NA
Ports:
Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson
Merchant marine:
none
Airports:
total:
2
with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:
1
with paved runways under 914 m:
1
Communications
Telephone system:
41,900 telephones
local:
NA
intercity:
NA
international:
1 submarine cable
Radio:
broadcast stations:
AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0
radios:
NA
Television:
broadcast stations:
1
televisions:
NA
Defense Forces
Note:
defense is the responsibility of the UK
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