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 GuernseyAnguilla
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 St. Peter Port, St. Sampson, Vale, Castel, St. Saviour, St. Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, St. Martin, St. Andrew none (overseas territory of the UK)
Age structure 0-14 years:
16.22% (male 5,285; female 5,151)

15-64 years:
66.67% (male 21,264; female 21,630)

65 years and over:
17.11% (male 4,546; female 6,466) (2001 est.)
0-14 years: 25% (male 1,575; female 1,529)


15-64 years: 68.1% (male 4,356; female 4,124)


65 years and over: 6.9% (male 383; female 479) (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising
Airports 2 (2000 est.) 3 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways total:
2

914 to 1,523 m:
1

under 914 m:
1 (2000 est.)
total: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total: 2


under 914 m: 2 (2002)
Area total:
194 sq km

land:
194 sq km

water:
0 sq km

note:
includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands
total: 102 sq km


land: 102 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative slightly larger than Washington, DC about half the size of Washington, DC
Background 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. Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980 with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
Birth rate 9.9 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) 14.94 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Budget revenues:
$381.3 million

expenditures:
$368.8 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (2000 est.)
revenues: $20.4 million


expenditures: $23.3 million, including capital expenditures of $3.8 million
Capital Saint Peter Port The Valley
Climate temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
Coastline 50 km 61 km
Constitution unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990
Country name conventional long form:
Bailiwick of Guernsey

conventional short form:
Guernsey
conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Anguilla
Currency British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Death rate 9.87 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) 5.54 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external $NA $8.8 million (1998)
Dependency status British crown dependency overseas territory of the UK
Diplomatic representation from the US none (British crown dependency) none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (British crown dependency) none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient $NA $3.5 million (1995)
Economy - overview 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. Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking, lobster fishing, and remittances from emigrants. Increased activity in the tourism industry, which has spurred the growth of the construction sector, has contributed to economic growth. Anguillan officials have put substantial effort into developing the offshore financial sector, which is small, but growing. In the medium term, prospects for the economy will depend largely on the tourism sector and, therefore, on revived income growth in the industrialized nations as well as on favorable weather conditions.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh 42.6 million kWh
Electricity - exports NA kWh -
Electricity - imports NA kWh -
Electricity - production NA kWh 45.85 million kWh (2000)
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%
fossil fuel: NA%


hydro: NA%


nuclear: NA%


other: NA%
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m

highest point:
unnamed location on Sark 114 m
lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m


highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m
Environment - current issues NA supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system
Ethnic groups UK and Norman-French descent black (predominant), mulatto, white
Exchange rates Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.6764 (January 2001), 0.6596 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997), 0.6403 (1996); note - the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976)
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 G. CAREY (since NA)

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
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Peter JOHNSTONE (since NA February 2000)


head of government: Chief Minister Osbourne FLEMING (since 3 March 2000)


cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor from among the elected members of the House of Assembly


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed chief minister by the governor
Exports $NA $2.6 million (1999)
Exports - commodities tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum
Exports - partners UK (regarded as internal trade) UK, US, Puerto Rico
Fiscal year calendar year 1 April - 31 March
Flag description 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 blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular design on a white background with blue wavy water below
GDP purchasing power parity - $1.3 billion (1999 est.) purchasing power parity - $104 million (2001 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
3%

industry:
10%

services:
87% (2000)
agriculture: 4%


industry: 18%


services: 78% (1997 est.)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $20,000 (1999 est.) purchasing power parity - $8,600 (2001 est.)
GDP - real growth rate 5.7% (1999 est.) 0% (2001 est.)
Geographic coordinates 49 28 N, 2 35 W 18 15 N, 63 10 W
Geography - note large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles
Highways total:
NA km

paved:
NA km

unpaved:
NA km
total: 105 km


paved: 65 km


unpaved: 40 km (1998 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Illicit drugs - transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe
Imports $NA $80.9 million (1999)
Imports - commodities coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, textiles
Imports - partners UK (regarded as internal trade) US, Puerto Rico, UK
Independence none (British crown dependency) none (overseas territory of the UK)
Industrial production growth rate NA% 3.1%
Industries tourism, banking tourism, boat building, offshore financial services
Infant mortality rate 5 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) 23.68 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 3.99% (2000 est.) 2.3%
International organization participation none Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS (associate), ECLAC (associate)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) NA 16 (2000)
Irrigated land NA sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch Royal Court High Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court)
Labor force 31,322 (2000) 6,735 (1999) (1999)
Labor force - by occupation - commerce 36%, services 29%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, manufacturing 3%, agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land:
NA%

permanent crops:
NA%

permanent pastures:
NA%

forests and woodland:
NA%

other:
NA%
arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (1998 est.)
Languages English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts English (official)
Legal system English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court based on English common law
Legislative branch unicameral Assembly of the States; consists of the Bailiff, 10 Douzaine (parish council) representatives, 45 People's Deputies elected by popular franchise, 2 Alderney representatives, HM Procureur (Attorney General), HM Comptroller (Solicitor General) and HM Greffier (Court Recorder and Registrar General)

elections:
last held 12 April 2000 (next to be held NA 2006)

election results:
percent of vote - NA%; seats - all independents
unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats total, 7 elected by direct popular vote, 2 ex officio members, and 2 appointed; members serve five-year terms)


elections: last held 3 March 2000 (next to be held NA June 2005)


election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - ANA 3, AUP 2, ADP 1, independent 1
Life expectancy at birth total population:
79.78 years

male:
76.78 years

female:
82.88 years (2001 est.)
total population: 76.5 years


male: 73.6 years


female: 79.5 years (2002 est.)
Literacy definition:
NA

total population:
NA%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%
definition: age 12 and over can read and write


total population: 95%


male: 95%


female: 95% (1984 est.)
Location Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, east of Puerto Rico
Map references Europe Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims exclusive fishing zone:
12 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 3 NM
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) none (2002 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) Anguilla Day, 30 May
Nationality noun:
Channel Islander(s)

adjective:
Channel Islander
noun: Anguillan(s)


adjective: Anguillan
Natural hazards NA frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)
Natural resources cropland salt, fish, lobster
Net migration rate 3.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) 15.02 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Political parties and leaders none; all independents Anguilla United Party or AUP [Hubert HUGHES]; The United Front or UF [Osbourne FLEMING, Victor BANKS], a coalition of the Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP and the Anguilla National Alliance or ANA
Political pressure groups and leaders none NA
Population 64,342 (July 2001 est.) 12,446 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 0.39% (2001 est.) 2.44% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson Blowing Point, Road Bay
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 5, FM 6, shortwave 1 (1998)
Radios NA 3,000 (1997)
Railways 0 km 0 km
Religions Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist Anglican 40%, Methodist 33%, Seventh-Day Adventist 7%, Baptist 5%, Roman Catholic 3%, other 12%
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:
0.7 male(s)/female

total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.06 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female


total population: 1.03 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system general assessment:
NA

domestic:
NA

international:
1 submarine cable
general assessment: NA


domestic: modern internal telephone system


international: microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles)
Telephones - main lines in use 44,000 (1996) 4,974 (2000)
Telephones - mobile cellular 12,000 (1997) 1,629 (2000)
Television broadcast stations 1 (1997) 1 (1997)
Terrain mostly level with low hills in southwest flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone
Total fertility rate 1.36 children born/woman (2001 est.) 1.77 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate 0.5% (1999 est.) 8% (1999) (1999)
Waterways none none
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