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Compare Guernsey (2001) - Ashmore and Cartier Islands (2005)

Compare Guernsey (2001) z Ashmore and Cartier Islands (2005)

 Guernsey (2001)Ashmore and Cartier Islands (2005)
 GuernseyAshmore and Cartier Islands
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 -
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.)		 -
Agriculture - products tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle -
Airports 2 (2000 est.) -
Airports - with paved runways total:
2

914 to 1,523 m:
1

under 914 m:
1 (2000 est.)		 -
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: 5 sq km


land: 5 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes Ashmore Reef (West, Middle, and East Islets) and Cartier Island
Area - comparative slightly larger than Washington, DC about eight times the size of The Mall in 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. These uninhabited islands came under Australian authority in 1931; formal administration began two years later. Ashmore Reef supports a rich and diverse avian and marine habitat; in 1983, it became a National Nature Reserve. Cartier Island, a former bombing range, is now a marine reserve.
Birth rate 9.9 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Budget revenues:
$381.3 million

expenditures:
$368.8 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (2000 est.)		 -
Capital Saint Peter Port -
Climate temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast tropical
Coastline 50 km 74.1 km
Constitution unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice -
Country name conventional long form:
Bailiwick of Guernsey

conventional short form:
Guernsey		 conventional long form: Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands


conventional short form: Ashmore and Cartier Islands
Currency British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound -
Death rate 9.87 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Debt - external $NA -
Dependency status British crown dependency territory of Australia; administered by the Australian Department of Transport and Regional Services
Diplomatic representation from the US none (British crown dependency) none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (British crown dependency) none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international none Indonesian groups challenge Australia's claim to Ashmore Reef; Australia closed the surrounding waters to Indonesian traditional fishing and created a national park in the region while continuing to prospect for hydrocarbons in the vicinity
Economic aid - recipient $NA -
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. no economic activity
Electricity - consumption NA kWh -
Electricity - exports NA kWh -
Electricity - imports NA kWh -
Electricity - production NA kWh -
Electricity - production by source 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: Indian Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 3 m
Environment - current issues NA NA
Ethnic groups UK and Norman-French descent -
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 -
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		 -
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 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 the flag of Australia is used
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 49 28 N, 2 35 W 12 14 S, 123 05 E
Geography - note large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port Ashmore Reef National Nature Reserve established in August 1983
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 5 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 3.99% (2000 est.) -
International organization participation none -
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) NA -
Irrigated land NA sq km 0 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch Royal Court -
Labor force 31,322 (2000) -
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% (all grass and sand) (2001)
Languages English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts -
Legal system English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court the laws of the Commonwealth of Australia and the laws of the Northern Territory of Australia, where applicable, apply
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		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population:
79.78 years

male:
76.78 years

female:
82.88 years (2001 est.)		 -
Literacy definition:
NA

total population:
NA%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%		 -
Location Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, midway between northwestern Australia and Timor island
Map references Europe Southeast Asia
Maritime claims exclusive fishing zone:
12 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM		 territorial sea: 12 nm


contiguous zone: 12 nm


continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK defense is the responsibility of Australia; periodic visits by the Royal Australian Navy and Royal Australian Air Force
National holiday Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) -
Nationality noun:
Channel Islander(s)

adjective:
Channel Islander		 -
Natural hazards NA surrounded by shoals and reefs that can pose maritime hazards
Natural resources cropland fish
Net migration rate 3.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
People - note - the landing of illegal immigrants from Indonesia's Rote Island has become an ongoing problem
Political parties and leaders none; all independents -
Political pressure groups and leaders none -
Population 64,342 (July 2001 est.) no indigenous inhabitants


note: Indonesian fishermen are allowed access to the lagoon and fresh water at Ashmore Reef's West Island (July 2005 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate 0.39% (2001 est.) -
Ports and harbors Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson none; offshore anchorage only
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) -
Radios NA -
Railways 0 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:
0.7 male(s)/female

total population:
0.94 male(s)/female (2001 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 mostly level with low hills in southwest low with sand and coral
Total fertility rate 1.36 children born/woman (2001 est.) -
Unemployment rate 0.5% (1999 est.) -
Waterways none -
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