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Compare British Indian Ocean Territory (2002) - Jersey (2004)

Compare British Indian Ocean Territory (2002) z Jersey (2004)

 British Indian Ocean Territory (2002)Jersey (2004)
 British Indian Ocean TerritoryJersey
Administrative divisions - none (British crown dependency)
Age structure - 0-14 years: 17.7% (male 8,268; female 7,716)


15-64 years: 67.1% (male 30,237; female 30,490)


65 years and over: 15.2% (male 6,016; female 7,775) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products - potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products
Airports 1 (2001) 1 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


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


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area total: 60 sq km


land: 60 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago		 total: 116 sq km


land: 116 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about 0.3 times the size of Washington, DC about two-thirds 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. The island of 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.
Birth rate - 10.04 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget - revenues: $601 million


expenditures: $588 million, including capital expenditures of $98 million (2000 est.)
Capital - Saint Helier
Climate tropical marine; hot, humid, moderated by trade winds temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Coastline 698 km 70 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 Jersey


conventional short form: Jersey
Currency - British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound
Death rate - 9.17 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external - none
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 - none
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. The economy is based largely on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. 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. In 1996 the finance sector accounted for about 60% of the island's output. Tourism, another mainstay of the economy, accounts for 24% 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.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh -
Electricity - imports - NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France
Electricity - production NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by the US military -
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 143 m
Environment - current issues NA NA
Ethnic groups - UK and Norman-French descent
Exchange rates - Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999); the Jersey 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)


head of government: Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Air Chief Marshall Sir John CHESHIRE (since 24 January 2001) and Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since NA February 1995)


cabinet: committees appointed by the Assembly of the States


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch
Exports - NA
Exports - commodities - light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles
Exports - partners - UK
Fiscal year - 1 April - 31 March
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 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 - purchasing power parity - $2.2 billion (1999 est.)
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: 5%


industry: 2%


services: 93% (1996)
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $24,800 (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - NA
Geographic coordinates 6 00 S, 71 30 E 49 15 N, 2 10 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 largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
Highways total: NA km


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


unpaved: NA km		 total: 577 km


paved: NA km


unpaved: NA km
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
Independence - none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate - NA
Industries - tourism, banking and finance, dairy
Infant mortality rate - total: 5.33 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 4.7% (1998)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) 1 (2000) -
Irrigated land 0 sq km (1998 est.) NA sq km
Judicial branch - Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff)
Labor force - 57,050 (1996)
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: NEGL


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (1998 est.)		 arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2001)
Languages - English (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
Legislative branch - unicameral Assembly of the States (55 voting members - 12 senators (elected for 6-year terms), 12 constables or heads of parishes (elected for 3-year terms), 29 deputies (elected for 3-year terms); the bailiff and the deputy bailiff; and 3 non-voting members - the Dean of Jersey, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General all appointed by the monarch)


elections: last held NA (next to be held NA)


election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 52
Life expectancy at birth - total population: 79.09 years


male: 76.63 years


female: 81.74 years (2004 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, island 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 arable land
Net migration rate - 2.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 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.)		 90,502 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA
Population growth rate - 0.36% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors Diego Garcia Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998) AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios NA -
Religions - Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
Sex ratio - at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female


total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Suffrage - NA years of age; universal adult
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: 3 submarine cables
Telephones - main lines in use NA 73,900 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 61,400 (2001)
Television broadcast stations 1 (1997) 2 (1997)
Terrain flat and low (most areas do not exceed four meters in elevation) gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
Total fertility rate - 1.57 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate - 0.7% (1998 est.)
Waterways none -
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