Guernsey (2008)

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Administrative divisions	none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes including Castel, Forest, Saint Andrew, Saint Martin, Saint Peter Port, Saint Pierre du Bois, Saint Sampson, Saint Saviour, Torteval, Vale
Age structure	0-14 years: 14.8% (male 4,914/female 4,784) 15-64 years: 67.4% (male 21,897/female 22,298) 65 years and over: 17.8% (male 4,955/female 6,725) (2007 est.)
Agriculture - products	tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle
Airports	2 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2007)
Area	total: 78 sq km land: 78 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands
Area - comparative	about one-half the size of Washington, DC
Background	Guernsey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy, which held sway in both France and England. The islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. Guernsey is a British crown dependency, but is not part of the UK. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation.
Birth rate	8.65 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Budget	revenues: $563.6 million expenditures: $530.9 million (2005 est.)
Capital	name: Saint Peter Port geographic coordinates: 49 27 N, 2 32 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Climate	temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Coastline	50 km
Constitution	unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name	conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey conventional short form: Guernsey
Death rate	10.07 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Debt - external	$NA
Dependency status	British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international	none
Economic aid - recipient	$NA
Economy - overview	Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance - account for about 23% of employment and 32% of total income in this tiny, prosperous Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Financial services, construction, retail, and the public sector have been growing. Light tax and death duties make Guernsey a popular tax haven. The evolving economic integration of the EU nations is changing the environment under which Guernsey operates.
Electricity - consumption	NA kWh
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production	NA kWh
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 m
Environment - current issues	NA
Ethnic groups	UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries
Exchange rates	Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.4993 (2007), 0.5418 (2006), 0.5493 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003) note: the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor Sir Fabian MALBON (since 28 October 2005) head of government: Chief Minister Michael W. TORODE (since 5 March 2007) cabinet: Policy Council elected by the States of Deliberation elections: the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister is elected by States of Deliberation election results: Laurie MORGAN elected chief minister, percent of vote of the States of Deliberation NA
Exports	0 kWh (2002)
Exports	$NA
Exports - commodities	tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables
Exports - partners	UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2006)
Fiscal year	calendar year
Flag description	white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 3% industry: 10% services: 87% (2000)
GDP - real growth rate	3% (2005 est.)
Geographic coordinates	49 28 N, 2 35 W
Geography - note	large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports	0 kWh (2002)
Imports	$NA
Imports - commodities	coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment
Imports - partners	UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2006)
Independence	none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%
Industries	tourism, banking
Infant mortality rate	total: 4.59 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.12 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	3.4% (June 2006)
International organization participation	UPU
Irrigated land	NA
Judicial branch	Royal Court
Labor force	31,470 (March 2006)
Land boundaries	0 km
Land use	arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% other: NA%
Languages	English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; justice is administered by the Royal Court
Legislative branch	unicameral States of Deliberation (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote for four years); note - Alderney and Sark have parliaments elections: last held 21 April 2004 (next to be held in 2008) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 80.53 years male: 77.53 years female: 83.64 years (2007 est.)
Literacy	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
Location	Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references	Europe
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday	Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality	noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander
Natural hazards	NA
Natural resources	cropland
Net migration rate	3.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Political parties and leaders	none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders	none
Population	65,573 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%
Population growth rate	0.239% (2007 est.)
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.027 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.982 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.737 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: 1 submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use	45,100 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular	43,800 (2004)
Television broadcast stations	1 (1997)
Terrain	mostly level with low hills in southwest
Total fertility rate	1.4 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate	0.9% (March 2006 est.)

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