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Compare Cayman Islands (2002) - Guernsey (2004)
Compare Cayman Islands (2002) z Guernsey (2004)
| Cayman Islands (2002) | Guernsey (2004) | |
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| Administrative divisions | 8 districts; Creek, Eastern, Midland, South Town, Spot Bay, Stake Bay, West End, Western | 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: 22% (male 3,836; female 4,156)
15-64 years: 69.7% (male 12,335; female 12,929) 65 years and over: 8.3% (male 1,399; female 1,618) (2002 est.) |
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 | vegetables, fruit; livestock, turtle farming | tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle |
| Airports | 3 (2001) | 2 (2003 est.) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2002) |
total: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
| Airports - with unpaved runways | total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002) |
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| Area | total: 262 sq km
land: 262 sq km water: 0 sq km |
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 | 1.5 times the size of Washington, DC | about one-half the size of Washington, DC |
| Background | The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries. Administered by Jamaica from 1863, they remained a British dependency after 1962 when the former became independent. | 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 | 13.45 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) | 9.16 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Budget | revenues: $265.2 million
expenditures: $248.9 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1997) |
revenues: $381.3 million
expenditures: $368.8 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.) |
| Capital | George Town | Saint Peter Port |
| Climate | tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April) | temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast |
| Coastline | 160 km | 50 km |
| Constitution | 1959, revised 1972 and 1992 | unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice |
| Country name | conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Cayman Islands |
conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey
conventional short form: Guernsey |
| Currency | Caymanian dollar (KYD) | British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound |
| Death rate | 5.24 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) | 9.87 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Debt - external | $70 million (1996) | NA |
| Dependency status | overseas territory of the UK | 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 | none | none |
| Economic aid - recipient | $NA | NA |
| Economy - overview | With no direct taxation, the islands are a thriving offshore financial center. More than 40,000 companies were registered in the Cayman Islands as of 1998, including almost 600 banks and trust companies; banking assets exceed $500 billion. A stock exchange was opened in 1997. Tourism is also a mainstay, accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of foreign currency earnings. The tourist industry is aimed at the luxury market and caters mainly to visitors from North America. Total tourist arrivals exceeded 1.2 million in 1997, with 600,000 from the US. About 90% of the islands' food and consumer goods must be imported. The Caymanians enjoy one of the highest outputs per capita and one of the highest standards of living in the world. | 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 | 330.15 million kWh (2000) | NA kWh |
| Electricity - exports | 0 kWh (2000) | 0 kWh (2002) |
| Electricity - imports | 0 kWh (2000) | 0 kWh (2002) |
| Electricity - production | 355 million kWh (2000) | NA kWh |
| Electricity - production by source | fossil fuel: 100%
hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% (2000) |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: The Bluff 43 m |
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 m |
| Environment - current issues | no natural fresh water resources; drinking water supplies must be met by rainwater catchments | NA |
| Ethnic groups | mixed 40%, white 20%, black 20%, expatriates of various ethnic groups 20% | UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries |
| Exchange rates | Caymanian dollars per US dollar - 0.82 (29 October 2001), 0.83 (3 November 1995), 0.85 (22 November 1993) | 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); Governor Bruce DINWIDDY (since 29 May 2002)
head of government: Chief Secretary W. McKeeva BUSH (since NA December 2001) cabinet: Executive Council (three members appointed by the governor, four members elected by the Legislative Assembly) elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the governor is appointed by the monarch; the chief secretary is appointed by the governor |
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 | $1.2 million (1999) | NA |
| Exports - commodities | turtle products, manufactured consumer goods | tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables |
| Exports - partners | mostly US | UK (regarded as internal trade) |
| Fiscal year | 1 April - 31 March | calendar year |
| Flag description | blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Caymanian coat of arms on a white disk centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms includes a pineapple and turtle above a shield with three stars (representing the three islands) and a scroll at the bottom bearing the motto HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS | 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 - $1.18 billion (1999 est.) | purchasing power parity - $1.3 billion (1999 est.) |
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: 1%
industry: 3% services: 95% (1994 est.) |
agriculture: 3%
industry: 10% services: 87% (2000) |
| GDP - per capita | purchasing power parity - $30,000 (1999 est.) | purchasing power parity - $20,000 (1999 est.) |
| GDP - real growth rate | 4.5% (2000) | 5.7% (1999 est.) |
| Geographic coordinates | 19 30 N, 80 30 W | 49 28 N, 2 35 W |
| Geography - note | important location between Cuba and Central America | large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port |
| Highways | total: 406 km
paved: 304 km unpaved: 102 km |
total: NA km
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
| Household income or consumption by percentage share | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
lowest 10%: NA
highest 10%: NA |
| Illicit drugs | offshore financial center; vulnerable to drug transshipment to the US and Europe | - |
| Imports | $457.4 million (1999) | NA |
| Imports - commodities | foodstuffs, manufactured goods | coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment |
| Imports - partners | US, Trinidad and Tobago, UK, Netherlands Antilles, Japan | UK (regarded as internal trade) |
| Independence | none (overseas territory of the UK) | none (British crown dependency) |
| Industrial production growth rate | NA% | NA |
| Industries | tourism, banking, insurance and finance, construction, construction materials, furniture | tourism, banking |
| Infant mortality rate | 9.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) | 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) | 2.3% (2000) (2000) | 4% (2000 est.) |
| International organization participation | Caricom (observer), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UNESCO (associate) | UPU |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) | 16 (2000) | - |
| Irrigated land | NA sq km | NA sq km |
| Judicial branch | Summary Court; Grand Court; Cayman Islands Court of Appeal | Royal Court |
| Labor force | 19,820 (1995) | 31,320 (2000) |
| Labor force - by occupation | agriculture 1%, industry 13%, services 86% (1995) | - |
| Land boundaries | 0 km | 0 km |
| Land use | arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.) |
arable land: NA
permanent crops: NA other: NA (2001) |
| Languages | English | English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts |
| Legal system | British common law and local statutes | English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court |
| Legislative branch | unicameral Legislative Assembly (18 seats, three appointed members from the Executive Council and 15 elected by popular vote; members serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 8 November 2000 (next to be held NA November 2004) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - NA |
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: 79.18 years
male: 76.38 years female: 81.59 years (2002 est.) |
total population: 80.17 years
male: 77.17 years female: 83.27 years (2004 est.) |
| Literacy | definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school
total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1970 est.) |
definition: NA
total population: NA male: NA female: NA |
| Location | Caribbean, island group in Caribbean Sea, nearly one-half of the way from Cuba to Honduras | Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France |
| Map references | Central America and the Caribbean | Europe |
| Maritime claims | exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM |
territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm |
| Merchant marine | total: 121 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,034,181 GRT/3,191,597 DWT
ships by type: bulk 24, cargo 4, chemical tanker 34, container 1, liquefied gas 1, petroleum tanker 14, refrigerated cargo 40, roll on/roll off 2, specialized tanker 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Bahrain 2, China 1, Germany 4, Greece 27, Hong Kong 3, Italy 2, Japan 1, Norway 14, Sweden 13, United Kingdom 15, United States 35 (2002 est.) |
none |
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of the UK | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
| Military branches | no regular indigenous military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force (RCIPF) | - |
| National holiday | Constitution Day, first Monday in July | Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) |
| Nationality | noun: Caymanian(s)
adjective: Caymanian |
noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander |
| Natural hazards | hurricanes (July to November) | NA |
| Natural resources | fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism | cropland |
| Net migration rate | 12.08 migrant(s)/1,000 population
note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2002 est.) |
3.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Political parties and leaders | there are no formal political parties but the following loose groupings act as political organizations; National Team [leader NA]; Democratic Alliance [leader NA]; Team Cayman [leader NA]; United Democratic Party [leader NA] | none; all independents |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA | none |
| Population | 36,273 (July 2002 est.) | 65,031 (July 2004 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | NA% | NA |
| Population growth rate | 2.03% (2002 est.) | 0.31% (2004 est.) |
| Ports and harbors | Cayman Brac, George Town | Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson |
| Radio broadcast stations | AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) |
| Radios | 36,000 (1997) | - |
| Railways | 0 km | - |
| Religions | United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Church of God, other Protestant, Roman Catholic | Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 0.86 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2002 est.) |
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 | 18 years of age; universal |
| Telephone system | general assessment: NA
domestic: NA international: 1 submarine coaxial cable; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) |
general assessment: NA
domestic: NA international: 1 submarine cable |
| Telephones - main lines in use | 19,000 (1995) | 55,000 (2001) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | 2,534 (1995) | 31,500 (2001) |
| Television broadcast stations | 1 with cable system | 1 (1997) |
| Terrain | low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs | mostly level with low hills in southwest |
| Total fertility rate | 2.03 children born/woman (2002 est.) | 1.38 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| Unemployment rate | 4.1% (1997) | 0.5% (1999 est.) |
| Waterways | none | - |
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