Compare Faroe Islands (2007) - Jersey (2004)

Compare Faroe Islands (2007) z Jersey (2004)

	Faroe Islands (2007)	Jersey (2004)

Administrative divisions	none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 34 municipalities	none (British crown dependency)
Age structure	0-14 years: 20.6% (male 4,882/female 4,904) 15-64 years: 65.3% (male 16,353/female 14,668) 65 years and over: 14.1% (male 3,041/female 3,663) (2007 est.)	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	milk, potatoes, vegetables; sheep; salmon, other fish	potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products
Airports	1 (2007)	1 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2007)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area	total: 1,399 sq km land: 1,399 sq km water: 0 sq km (some lakes and streams)	total: 116 sq km land: 116 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	eight times the size of Washington, DC	about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC
Background	The population of the Faroe Islands is largely descended from Viking settlers who arrived in the 9th century. The islands have been connected politically to Denmark since the 14th century. A high degree of self government was attained in 1948.	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	14.12 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)	10.04 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget	revenues: $588 million expenditures: $623 million (2005)	revenues: $601 million expenditures: $588 million, including capital expenditures of $98 million (2000 est.)
Capital	name: Torshavn geographic coordinates: 62 01 N, 6 46 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	Saint Helier
Climate	mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy	temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Coastline	1,117 km	70 km
Constitution	5 June 1953 (Danish constitution)	unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Faroe Islands local long form: none local short form: Foroyar	conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey conventional short form: Jersey
Currency	-	British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound
Death rate	8.69 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)	9.17 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external	$64 million (1999)	none
Dependency status	part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark since 1948	British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)	none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)	none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international	because anticipated offshore hydrocarbon resources have not been realized, earlier Faroese proposals for full independence have been deferred; Iceland, the UK, and Ireland dispute Denmark's claim that the Faroe Islands' continental shelf extends beyond 200 nm	none
Economic aid - recipient	$105 million; note - annual subsidy from Denmark (2005)	none
Economy - overview	The Faroese economy is dependent on fishing, which makes the economy vulnerable to price swings. Since 2003 the Faroese economy has picked up as a result of higher prices for fish and for housing. Unemployment is minimal and government finances are relatively sound. Oil finds close to the Islands give hope for economically recoverable deposits, which could eventually lay the basis for a more diversified economy and lessen dependence on Danish economic assistance. Aided by a substantial annual subsidy (about 15% of GDP) from Denmark, the Faroese have a standard of living not far below the Danes and other Scandinavians.	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	269.7 million kWh (2005)	-
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2005)	-
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2005)	NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France
Electricity - production	290 million kWh (2005)	-
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: Slaettaratindur 882 m	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 143 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Environment - international agreements	party to: Marine Dumping -associate member to the London Convention and Ship Pollution	-
Ethnic groups	Scandinavian	UK and Norman-French descent
Exchange rates	Danish kroner per US dollar - 5.9468 (2006), 5.9969 (2005), 5.9911 (2004), 6.5877 (2003), 7.8947 (2002)	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 MARGRETHE II of Denmark (since 14 January 1972), represented by High Commissioner Birgit KLEIS, chief administrative officer (since 1 November 2001) head of government: Prime Minister Joannes EIDESGAARD (since 3 February 2004) cabinet: Landsstyri appointed by the prime minister elections: the monarch is hereditary; high commissioner appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually elected prime minister by the Faroese Parliament; election last held 20 January 2004 (next to be held no later than January 2008) election results: Joannes EIDESGAARD elected prime minister; percent of parliamentary vote - NA	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 bbl/day	NA
Exports - commodities	fish and fish products 94%, stamps, ships (1999)	light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles
Exports - partners	Denmark 32%, UK 27%, Norway 10.2%, Nigeria 9.3%, Netherlands 5.5% (2006)	UK
Fiscal year	calendar year	1 April - 31 March
Flag description	white with a red cross outlined in blue extending to the edges of the flag; the vertical part of the cross is shifted toward the hoist side in the style of the Dannebrog (Danish 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: 27% industry: 11% services: 62% (1999)	agriculture: 5% industry: 2% services: 93% (1996)
GDP - per capita	-	purchasing power parity - $24,800 (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	2.4% (2005 est.)	NA
Geographic coordinates	62 00 N, 7 00 W	49 15 N, 2 10 W
Geography - note	archipelago of 17 inhabited islands and one uninhabited island, and a few uninhabited islets; strategically located along important sea lanes in northeastern Atlantic; precipitous terrain limits habitation to small coastal lowlands	largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
Highways	-	total: 577 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
Imports	NA bbl/day	NA
Imports - commodities	consumer goods 36%, raw materials and semi-manufactures 32%, machinery and transport equipment 29%, fuels, fish, salt (1999)	machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals
Imports - partners	Denmark 53%, Norway 20.7%, Iceland 6%, Sweden 4.3% (2006)	UK
Independence	none (part of the Kingdom of Denmark; self-governing overseas administrative division of Denmark)	none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate	8% (1999 est.)	NA
Industries	fishing, fish processing, small ship repair and refurbishment, handicrafts	tourism, banking and finance, dairy
Infant mortality rate	total: 6.01 deaths/1,000 live births male: 7.25 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.76 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)	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)	1.8% (2005)	4.7% (1998)
International organization participation	Arctic Council, IMO (associate), NC, NIB, UPU	-
Irrigated land	0 sq km	NA sq km
Judicial branch	none	Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff)
Labor force	24,250 (October 2000)	57,050 (1996)
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture: 33% industry: 33% services: 34% (October 2000)	-
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 2.14% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.86% (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Languages	Faroese (derived from Old Norse), Danish	English (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system	the laws of Denmark, where applicable, apply	English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
Legislative branch	unicameral Faroese Parliament or Logting (32 seats; members are elected by popular vote on a proportional basis from the seven constituencies to serve four-year terms) elections: last held 20 January 2004 (next to be held no later than January 2008) election results: percent of vote by party - Union Party 23.7%, Social Democratic Party 21.8%, Republican Party 21.7%, People's Party 20.6%, Center Party 5.2%, Independence Party 4.6%, other 2.4%; seats by party - Republican Party 8, Union Party 7, Social Democratic Party 7, People's Party 7, Center Party 2, Independence Party 1 note: election of two seats to the Danish Parliament was last held on 8 February 2005 (next to be held in February 2009); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Republican Party 1, People's Party 1	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: 79.49 years male: 76.06 years female: 82.93 years (2007 est.)	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% note: probably 100%, the same as Denmark proper	definition: NA total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Location	Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about one-half of the way from Iceland to Norway	Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references	Europe	Europe
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm continental shelf: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm or agreed boundaries or median line	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Merchant marine	total: 16 ships (1000 GRT or over) 92,454 GRT/63,291 DWT by type: cargo 10, container 2, passenger/cargo 3, petroleum tanker 1 foreign-owned: 8 (Iceland 4, Norway 4) (2007)	-
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Denmark	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Military branches	no regular military forces	-
Military expenditures - percent of GDP	NA	-
National holiday	Olaifest (Olavasoka), 29 July	Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality	noun: Faroese (singular and plural) adjective: Faroese	noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander
Natural hazards	NA	NA
Natural resources	fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas	arable land
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)	2.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Political parties and leaders	Center Party [Jenis A. RANA]; Independence Party [Kari P. HOJGAARD]; People's Party [Anfinn KALLSBERG]; Republican Party [Hogni HOYDAL]; Social Democratic Party [Joannes EIDESGAARD]; Union Party [Kaj Leo JOHANNESEN]	none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	none
Population	47,511 (July 2007 est.)	90,502 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA
Population growth rate	0.543% (2007 est.)	0.36% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 13, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions	Evangelical Lutheran	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
Sex ratio	at birth: 1 male(s)/female under 15 years: 0.996 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.115 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.83 male(s)/female total population: 1.045 male(s)/female (2007 est.)	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	18 years of age; universal	NA years of age; universal adult
Telephone system	general assessment: good international communications; good domestic facilities domestic: digitalization was completed in 1998; both NMT (analog) and GSM (digital) mobile telephone systems are installed international: country code - 298; satellite earth stations - 1 Orion; 1 fiber-optic submarine cable to the Shetland Islands, linking the Faroe Islands with Denmark and Iceland; fiber-optic submarine cable connection to Canada-Europe cable	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: 3 submarine cables
Telephones - main lines in use	23,000 (2006)	73,900 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular	50,000 (2006)	61,400 (2001)
Television broadcast stations	3 (plus 43 repeaters) (September 1995)	2 (1997)
Terrain	rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast	gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
Total fertility rate	2.15 children born/woman (2007 est.)	1.57 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate	2.1% (2006)	0.7% (1998 est.)

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