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Compare French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2001) z Guernsey (2008)
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2001) | Guernsey (2008) | |
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| Administrative divisions | none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 districts named Ile Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, and Iles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam; excludes "Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US | 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 | none | 2 (2007) |
| Airports - with paved runways | - | total: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2007) |
| Area | total:
7,781 sq km land: 7,781 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen; excludes "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US |
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 | slightly less than 1.3 times the size of Delaware | about one-half the size of Washington, DC |
| Background | The Southern Lands consist of two archipelagos, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen, and two volcanic islands, Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul. They contain no permanent inhabitants and are visited only by researchers studying the native fauna. The Antarctic portion consists of "Adelie Land," a thin slice of the Antarctic continent discovered and claimed by the French in 1840. | 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 | antarctic | temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast |
| Coastline | 1,232 km | 50 km |
| Constitution | - | unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice |
| Country name | conventional long form:
Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands conventional short form: French Southern and Antarctic Lands local long form: Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises local short form: Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises |
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 France since 1955; administered from Paris by High Commissioner of the Republic Brigitte GIRARDIN (since 25 March 1998), assisted by Secretary General Jean-Yves HERMOSO (since NA) | British crown dependency |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (overseas territory of France) | none (British crown dependency) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (overseas territory of France) | none (British crown dependency) |
| Disputes - international | "Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica is not recognized by the US | none |
| Economic aid - recipient | - | $NA |
| Economy - overview | Economic activity is limited to servicing meteorological and geophysical research stations and French and other fishing fleets. The fish catches landed on Iles Kerguelen by foreign ships are exported to France and Reunion. | 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 |
| Electricity - exports | - | 0 kWh (2002) |
| Electricity - imports | - | 0 kWh (2002) |
| Electricity - production | - | NA kWh |
| Elevation extremes | lowest point:
Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mont Ross on Iles Kerguelen 1,850 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), 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 | the flag of France is used | 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 | 43 00 S, 67 00 E | 49 28 N, 2 35 W |
| Geography - note | islands component is widely scattered across remote locations in the southern Indian Ocean | large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port |
| 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 |
| Irrigated land | 0 sq km (1993) | NA |
| Judicial branch | - | Royal Court |
| Labor force | - | 31,470 (March 2006) |
| Land boundaries | 0 km | 0 km |
| Land use | arable land:
0% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100% |
arable land: NA%
permanent crops: NA% other: NA% |
| Languages | - | English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts |
| Legal system | the laws of France, 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 | south of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and Iles Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US does not recognize the French claim to "Adelie Land" | Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France |
| Map references | Antarctic Region | Europe |
| Maritime claims | exclusive economic zone:
200 NM from Iles Kerguelen only territorial sea: 12 NM |
territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm |
| Merchant marine | total:
74 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,024,194 GRT/5,255,703 DWT ships by type: bulk 7, cargo 5, chemical tanker 9, container 11, liquefied gas 7, petroleum tanker 23, roll on/roll off 12 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: France 1 (2000 est.) |
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| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of France | defense is the responsibility of the UK |
| National holiday | - | Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) |
| Nationality | - | noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander |
| Natural hazards | Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes | NA |
| Natural resources | fish, crayfish | 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 (July 2001 est.)
note: in 1997, there were about 100 researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January) |
65,573 (July 2007 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | - | NA% |
| Population growth rate | - | 0.239% (2007 est.) |
| Ports and harbors | none; offshore anchorage only | - |
| Radio broadcast stations | - | 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: 1.027 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: NA
domestic: NA international: 1 submarine cable |
| Telephones - main lines in use | - | 45,100 (2005) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | - | 43,800 (2004) |
| Television broadcast stations | - | 1 (1997) |
| Terrain | volcanic | 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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