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Compare Ashmore and Cartier Islands (2005) - Guernsey (2008)

Compare Ashmore and Cartier Islands (2005) z Guernsey (2008)

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 Ashmore and Cartier IslandsGuernsey
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: 5 sq km


land: 5 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes Ashmore Reef (West, Middle, and East Islets) and Cartier Island		 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 eight times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC about one-half the size of Washington, DC
Background These uninhabited islands came under Australian authority in 1931; formal administration began two years later. Ashmore Reef supports a rich and diverse avian and marine habitat; in 1983, it became a National Nature Reserve. Cartier Island, a former bombing range, is now a marine reserve. 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 tropical temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Coastline 74.1 km 50 km
Constitution - unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name conventional long form: Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands


conventional short form: Ashmore and Cartier Islands		 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 territory of Australia; administered by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US none (territory of Australia) none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (territory of Australia) none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international Indonesian groups challenge Australia's claim to Ashmore Reef; Australia closed the surrounding waters to Indonesian traditional fishing and created a national park in the region while continuing to prospect for hydrocarbons in the vicinity none
Economic aid - recipient - $NA
Economy - overview no economic activity 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: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 3 m		 lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 m
Environment - current issues NA 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 - $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 the flag of Australia is used 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 12 14 S, 123 05 E 49 28 N, 2 35 W
Geography - note Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve established in August 1983 large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
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 0 sq km (1998 est.) NA
Judicial branch - Royal Court
Labor force - 31,470 (March 2006)
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (all grass and sand) (2001)		 arable land: NA%


permanent crops: NA%


other: NA%
Languages - English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia and the laws of the Northern Territory of Australia, where applicable, apply 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 Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, midway between northwestern Australia and Timor island Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references Southeast Asia Europe
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


contiguous zone: 12 nm


continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm		 territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Military - note defense is the responsibility of Australia; periodic visits by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday - Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality - noun: Channel Islander(s)


adjective: Channel Islander
Natural hazards surrounded by shoals and reefs that can pose maritime hazards NA
Natural resources fish cropland
Net migration rate - 3.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
People - note the landing of illegal immigrants from Indonesia's Rote Island has become an ongoing problem -
Political parties and leaders - none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders - none
Population no indigenous inhabitants


note: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and fresh water at Ashmore Reef's West Island (July 2005 est.)		 65,573 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 0.239% (2007 est.)
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only -
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 low with sand and coral 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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