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Compare French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2003) - Guernsey (2003)
Compare French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2003) z Guernsey (2003)
| French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2003) | Guernsey (2003) | |
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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 Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson, Vale, Castel, Saint Saviour, Saint Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, Saint Martin, Saint Andrew |
| Age structure | - | 0-14 years: 15.8% (male 5,216; female 5,061)
15-64 years: 66.8% (male 21,433; female 21,835) 65 years and over: 17.4% (male 4,705; female 6,568) (2003 est.) |
| Agriculture - products | - | tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle |
| Airports | none (2002) | 2 (2002) |
| Airports - with paved runways | - | total: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2002) |
| Area | total: 7,829 sq km
land: 7,829 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. | 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 | - | 9.43 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
| Budget | - | revenues: $381.3 million
expenditures: $368.8 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (2000 est.) |
| Capital | - | Saint Peter Port |
| 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 |
| Currency | - | British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound |
| Death rate | - | 9.84 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
| Debt - external | - | $NA |
| Dependency status | overseas territory of France since 1955; administered from Paris by Administrateur Superieur Francois GARDE (since 24 May 2000), 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, 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 rules of the game under which Guernsey operates. |
| Electricity - consumption | - | NA kWh |
| Electricity - exports | - | 0 kWh (2002) |
| Electricity - imports | - | 0 kWh (2002) |
| Electricity - production | - | NA kWh |
| Electricity - production by source | - | fossil fuel: 0%
hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0% |
| 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 |
| 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: Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Sir John FOLEY (since NA 2000) and Bailiff de Vic Graham CAREY (since NA 1999) cabinet: Advisory and Finance Committee appointed by the Assembly of the States elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; bailiff appointed by the monarch |
| 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 | 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 | - | 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 | 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 |
| 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: 4.85 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.43 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) |
| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | - | 3.99% (2000 est.) |
| International organization participation | - | none |
| Internet Service Providers (ISPs) | - | NA |
| Irrigated land | 0 sq km (1998 est.) | NA sq km |
| Judicial branch | - | Royal Court |
| Labor force | - | 31,322 (2000) |
| 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% |
| Languages | - | English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts |
| Legal system | the laws of France, where applicable, apply | English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court |
| Legislative branch | - | unicameral Assembly of the States; consists of the bailiff, 10 Douzaine (parish council) representatives, 45 people's deputies elected by popular vote, 2 representatives from Alderney, Her Majesty's Procureur (Attorney General), Her Majesty's Comptroller (Solicitor General) and Her Majesty's Greffier (Court Recorder and Registrar General); note - Alderney and Sark have their own parliaments
elections: last held 12 April 2000 (next to be held NA 2004) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - all independents |
| Life expectancy at birth | - | total population: 80.04 years
male: 77.04 years female: 83.14 years (2003 est.) |
| Literacy | - | definition: NA
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% |
| Location | southeast of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands include 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 |
exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM
territorial sea: 3 NM |
| Merchant marine | total: 73 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,596,194 GRT/5,924,475 DWT
ships by type: bulk 4, cargo 4, chemical tanker 14, container 15, liquefied gas 5, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 17, roll on/roll off 11, vehicle carrier 2 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 2, France 62, Japan 3, Monaco 1, Norway 5, Sweden 1 (2002 est.) |
none (2002 est.) |
| 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 | - | 3.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
| Political parties and leaders | - | none; all independents |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | - | none |
| Population | no indigenous inhabitants (July 2002 est.)
note: in 2002, there were 145 researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January) (July 2003 est.) |
64,818 (July 2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | - | NA% |
| Population growth rate | - | 0.34% (2003 est.) |
| Ports and harbors | none; offshore anchorage only | Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson |
| Radio broadcast stations | - | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) |
| Railways | - | 5 km |
| Religions | - | Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist |
| Sex ratio | - | at birth: 1.04 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 (2003 est.) |
| Suffrage | - | 18 years of age; universal |
| Telephone system | - | general assessment: NA
domestic: NA international: 1 submarine cable |
| Telephones - main lines in use | - | 44,000 (1996) |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | - | 12,000 (1997) |
| Television broadcast stations | - | 1 (1997) |
| Terrain | volcanic | mostly level with low hills in southwest |
| Total fertility rate | - | 1.37 children born/woman (2003 est.) |
| Unemployment rate | - | 0.5% (1999 est.) |
| Waterways | none | none |
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