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Compare British Indian Ocean Territory (2002) - Guernsey (2008)

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 British Indian Ocean TerritoryGuernsey
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 1 (2001) 2 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


over 3,047 m: 1 (2002)
total: 2


914 to 1,523 m: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2007)
Area total: 60 sq km


land: 60 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago
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 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC about one-half the size of Washington, DC
Background Established as a territory of the UK in 1965, a number of the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) islands were transferred to the Seychelles when it attained independence in 1976. Subsequently, BIOT has consisted only of the six main island groups comprising the Chagos Archipelago. The largest and most southerly of the islands, Diego Garcia, contains a joint UK-US naval support facility. All of the remaining islands are uninhabited. Former agricultural workers, earlier residents in the islands, were relocated primarily to Mauritius but also to the Seychelles, between 1967 and 1973. In 2000, a British High Court ruling invalidated the local immigration order which had excluded them from the archipelago, but upheld the special military status of Diego Garcia. 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 marine; hot, humid, moderated by trade winds temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Coastline 698 km 50 km
Constitution - unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name conventional long form: British Indian Ocean Territory


conventional short form: none


abbreviation: BIOT
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 overseas territory of the UK; administered by a commissioner, resident in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK) none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international Mauritius and Seychelles claim the Chagos Archipelago and its former inhabitants, who reside chiefly in Mauritius, but in 2001 were granted UK citizenship and the right to repatriation since eviction in 1965; repatriation is complicated by the US military lease of Diego Garcia, the largest island in the chain none
Economic aid - recipient - $NA
Economy - overview All economic activity is concentrated on the largest island of Diego Garcia, where joint UK-US defense facilities are located. Construction projects and various services needed to support the military installations are done by military and contract employees from the UK, Mauritius, the Philippines, and the US. There are no industrial or agricultural activities on the islands. When the Ilois return, they plan to reestablish sugarcane production and fishing. 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 NA kWh
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports - 0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by the US military NA kWh
Elevation extremes lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Diego Garcia 15 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)


head of government: Commissioner Alan HUCKLE (since 2001); Administrator Louise SAVILL (since NA); note - both reside in the UK


cabinet: NA


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; commissioner and administrator appointed by the monarch
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 white with six blue wavy horizontal stripes; the flag of the UK is in the upper hoist-side quadrant; the striped section bears a palm tree and yellow crown centered on the outer half of the flag 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 6 00 S, 71 30 E 49 28 N, 2 35 W
Geography - note archipelago of 2,300 islands; Diego Garcia, largest and southernmost island, occupies strategic location in central Indian Ocean; island is site of joint US-UK military facility large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
Highways total: NA km


paved: short stretch of paved road of NA km between port and airfield on Diego Garcia


unpaved: NA km
-
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
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1 (2000) -
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: NEGL


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (1998 est.)
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 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 Southern Asia, archipelago in the Indian Ocean, about one-half the way from Africa to Indonesia Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references Political Map of the World Europe
Maritime claims exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 3 NM
territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK; the US lease on Diego Garcia expires in 2016 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 NA
Natural resources coconuts, fish, sugarcane 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 no indigenous inhabitants


note: approximately 1,200 former agricultural workers resident in the Chagos Archipelago, often referred to as Chagossians or Ilois, were relocated to Mauritius and the Seychelles around the time of the construction of UK-US military facilities; in 2001, there were approximately 1,500 UK and US military personnel and 2,000 civilian contractors living on the island of Diego Garcia (July 2002 est.)
65,573 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 0.239% (2007 est.)
Ports and harbors Diego Garcia -
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios NA -
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: separate facilities for military and public needs are available


domestic: all commercial telephone services are available, including connection to the Internet


international: international telephone service is carried by satellite (2000)
general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: 1 submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use NA 45,100 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 43,800 (2004)
Television broadcast stations 1 (1997) 1 (1997)
Terrain flat and low (most areas do not exceed four meters in elevation) mostly level with low hills in southwest
Total fertility rate - 1.4 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate - 0.9% (March 2006 est.)
Waterways none -
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