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Compare British Indian Ocean Territory (2007) - Guernsey (2004)

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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 Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson, Vale, Castel, Saint Saviour, Saint Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, Saint Martin, Saint Andrew
Age structure - 0-14 years: 15.6% (male 5,161; female 5,013)


15-64 years: 66.7% (male 21,497; female 21,897)


65 years and over: 17.6% (male 4,812; female 6,651) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products - tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle
Airports 1 (2007) 2 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


over 3,047 m: 1 (2007)		 total: 2


914 to 1,523 m: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area total: 54,400 sq km


land: 60 sq km; Diego Garcia 44 sq km


water: 54,340 sq km


note: includes the entire Chagos Archipelago of 55 islands		 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 land area is 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 that had excluded them from the archipelago, but upheld the special military status of Diego Garcia. The island of 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.
Birth rate - 9.16 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget - revenues: $381.3 million


expenditures: $368.8 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.)
Capital - Saint Peter Port
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
Currency - British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound
Death rate - 9.87 deaths/1,000 population (2004 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 including Diego Garcia; in 2001, the former inhabitants of the Chagos Archipelago, evicted in 1967 and 1973 and now residing chiefly in Mauritius, were granted UK citizenship and the right to repatriation; in May 2006, the High Court of London reversed U.K. Government's 2004 orders of council that banned habitation on the islands; a small group of Chagossians visited Diego Garcia in April 2006; repatriation is complicated by the exclusive US military lease of Diego Garcia that restricts access to the largest viable island in the chain none
Economic aid - recipient - NA
Economy - overview All economic activity is concentrated on the largest island of Diego Garcia, where a joint UK-US military facility is located. Construction projects and various services needed to support the military installation are performed 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 native Ilois return, they plan to reestablish sugarcane production and fishing. The territory makes money by selling fishing licenses and postage stamps. Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance, etc. - account for about 55% of total income in this tiny Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. 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 - 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998); 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 Leigh TURNER (since July 2006); Administrator Tony HUMPHRIES (since February 2005); note - both reside in the UK and are represented by the officer commanding British Forces on Diego Garcia


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 and Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Sir John FOLEY (since NA 2000)


head of government: Chief Minister Laurie MORGAN (since 1 May 2004)


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 Delibertion


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 (regarded as internal trade)
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 - purchasing power parity - $1.3 billion (1999 est.)
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: 3%


industry: 10%


services: 87% (2000)
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $20,000 (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - 5.7% (1999 est.)
Geographic coordinates 6 00 S, 71 30 E; note - Diego Garcia 7 20 S, 72 25 E 49 28 N, 2 35 W
Geography - note archipelago of 55 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: NA km


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 (regarded as internal trade)
Independence - none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate - NA
Industries - tourism, banking
Infant mortality rate - total: 4.78 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 5.35 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 4% (2000 est.)
International organization participation - UPU
Irrigated land 0 sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch - Royal Court
Labor force - 31,320 (2000)
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)		 arable land: NA


permanent crops: NA


other: NA (2001)
Languages - English, French, 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 States of Deliberation (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote for 4 years); note - Alderney and Sark have their own parliaments


elections: last held 21 April 2004 (next to be held NA 2008)


election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents
Life expectancy at birth - total population: 80.17 years


male: 77.17 years


female: 83.27 years (2004 est.)
Literacy - definition: NA


total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
Location archipelago in the Indian Ocean, south of India, 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 territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm		 territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Merchant marine - none
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 - 3.84 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 in the 1960s and 1970s; in November 2000 they were granted the right of return by a British High Court ruling, though no timetable has been set; in November 2004, there were approximately 4,000 UK and US military personnel and civilian contractors living on the island of Diego Garcia		 65,031 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA
Population growth rate - 0.31% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors - Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998) 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: 1.03 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female


total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2004 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: country code (Diego Garcia) - 246; international telephone service is carried by satellite (2000)		 general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: 1 submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use NA 55,000 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 31,500 (2001)
Television broadcast stations 1 (1997) 1 (1997)
Terrain flat and low (most areas do not exceed two meters in elevation) mostly level with low hills in southwest
Total fertility rate - 1.38 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate - 0.5% (1999 est.)
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