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 Baker IslandJersey
Administrative divisions - none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 12 parishes including Grouville, Saint Brelade, Saint Clement, Saint Helier, Saint John, Saint Lawrence, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, Saint Quen, Saint Peter, Saint Saviour, and Trinity
Age structure - 0-14 years: 16.9% (male 8,003/female 7,428)


15-64 years: 67.3% (male 30,586/female 30,853)


65 years and over: 15.8% (male 6,388/female 8,063) (2007 est.)
Agriculture - products - potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products
Airports one abandoned World War II runway of 1,665 m covered with vegetation and unusable (2006) 1 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
Area total: 1.4 sq km


land: 1.4 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total: 116 sq km


land: 116 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 2.5 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC
Background The US took possession of the island in 1857, and its guano deposits were mined by US and British companies during the second half of the 19th century. In 1935, a short-lived attempt at colonization was begun on this island - as well as on nearby Howland Island - but was disrupted by World War II and thereafter abandoned. Presently the island is a National Wildlife Refuge run by the US Department of the Interior; a day beacon is situated near the middle of the west coast. Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. Jersey 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 - 9.02 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Budget - revenues: $829 million


expenditures: $851 million (2005)
Capital - name: Saint Helier


geographic coordinates: 49 11 N, 2 06 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 equatorial; scant rainfall, constant wind, burning sun temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Coastline 4.8 km 70 km
Constitution - unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Baker Island		 conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey


conventional short form: Jersey
Death rate - 9.32 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Debt - external - $NA
Dependency status unincorporated territory of the US; administered from Washington, DC, by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge system British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US - none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US - none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international none none
Economy - overview no economic activity Jersey's economy is based on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. In 2005 the finance sector accounted for about 50% of the island's output. Potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, and especially flowers are important export crops, shipped mostly to the UK. The Jersey breed of dairy cattle is known worldwide and represents an important export income earner. Milk products go to the UK and other EU countries. Tourism accounts for one-quarter of GDP. In recent years, the government has encouraged light industry to locate in Jersey, with the result that an electronics industry has developed alongside the traditional manufacturing of knitwear. All raw material and energy requirements are imported, as well as a large share of Jersey's food needs. Light taxes and death duties make the island a popular tax haven. Living standards come close to those of the UK.
Electricity - consumption - 630.1 million kWh (2004 est.)
Electricity - imports - NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France
Elevation extremes lowest point: Pacific Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 8 m		 lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 143 m
Environment - current issues no natural fresh water resources NA
Ethnic groups - Jersey 51.1%, Britons 34.8%, Irish, French, and other white 6.6%, Portuguese/Madeiran 6.4%, other 1.1% (2001 census)
Exchange rates - Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.4993 (2007), 0.5418 (2006), 0.5493 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003)


note: the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound
Executive branch - chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor Andrew RIDGEWAY (since 14 June 2006)


head of government: Chief Minister Frank WALKER (since December 2005); Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since February 1995)


cabinet: Cabinet (since December 2005)


elections: ministers of the Cabinet including the chief minister are elected by the Assembly of States; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch
Exports - $NA
Exports - commodities - light industrial and electrical goods, dairy cattle, foodstuffs, textiles
Exports - partners - UK (2006)
Fiscal year - 1 April - 31 March
Flag description the flag of the US is used white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag; in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield with the three lions of England in yellow
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: 1%


industry: 2%


services: 97% (2005)
GDP - real growth rate - NA%
Geographic coordinates 0 13 N, 176 28 W 49 15 N, 2 10 W
Geography - note treeless, sparse, and scattered vegetation consisting of grasses, prostrate vines, and low growing shrubs; primarily a nesting, roosting, and foraging habitat for seabirds, shorebirds, and marine wildlife largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
Household income or consumption by percentage share - lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Imports - $NA
Imports - commodities - machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals
Imports - partners - UK (2006)
Independence - none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries - tourism, banking and finance, dairy, electronics
Infant mortality rate - total: 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 5.44 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 3.7% (December 2006)
Irrigated land 0 sq km NA
Judicial branch - Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff)
Labor force - 53,560 (June 2006)
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)
Languages - English 94.5% (official), Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)
Legal system the laws of the US, where applicable, apply the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply and local statutes; justice is administered by the Royal Court
Legislative branch - unicameral Assembly of the States of Jersey (58 seats; 55 are voting members, of which 12 are senators elected for six-year terms, 12 are constables or heads of parishes elected for three-year terms, 29 are deputies elected for three-year terms, the bailiff and the deputy bailiff, and 3 non-voting members includes the Dean of Jersey, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General appointed by the monarch)


elections: last held 19 October 2005 for senators and 23 November 2005 for deputies (next to be held in 2008)


election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 55
Life expectancy at birth - total population: 79.51 years


male: 77.02 years


female: 82.2 years (2007 est.)
Literacy - definition: NA


total population: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%
Location Oceania, atoll in the North Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and Australia Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references Oceania Europe
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm		 territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday - Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality - noun: Channel Islander(s)


adjective: Channel Islander
Natural hazards the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard NA
Natural resources guano (deposits worked until 1891), terrestrial and aquatic wildlife arable land
Net migration rate - 2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Political parties and leaders - two declared parties: Centre Party; Jersey Democratic Alliance


note: all senators and deputies elected in 2005 were independents
Political pressure groups and leaders - none
Population uninhabited


note: American civilians evacuated in 1942 after Japanese air and naval attacks during World War II; occupied by US military during World War II, but abandoned after the war; public entry is by special-use permit from US Fish and Wildlife Service only and generally restricted to scientists and educators; a cemetery and remnants of structures from early settlement are located near the middle of the west coast; visited annually by US Fish and Wildlife Service		 91,321 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 0.244% (2007 est.)
Radio broadcast stations - AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions - Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
Sex ratio - at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.077 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.991 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.792 male(s)/female


total population: 0.971 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system - general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: submarine cable connectivity to Guernsey and UK
Telephones - main lines in use - 73,900 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 83,900 (2004)
Television broadcast stations - 2 (1997)
Terrain low, nearly level coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
Total fertility rate - 1.58 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Transportation - note there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast -
Unemployment rate - 2.2% (2006 est.)
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