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 Guernsey (2001)Jan Mayen (2003)
 GuernseyJan Mayen
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.) 1 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways total:
2

914 to 1,523 m:
1

under 914 m:
1 (2000 est.)		 -
Airports - with unpaved runways - total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (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: 373 sq km


land: 373 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative slightly larger than Washington, DC slightly more than twice 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. This desolate, mountainous island was named after a Dutch whaling captain who indisputably discovered it in 1614 (earlier claims are inconclusive). Visited only occasionally by seal hunters and trappers over the following centuries, the island came under Norwegian sovereignty in 1929. The long dormant Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg volcano resumed activity in 1970; it is the northernmost active volcano on earth.
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 arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog
Coastline 50 km 124.1 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: none


conventional short form: Jan Mayen
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 Norway; since August 1994, administered from Oslo through the county governor (fylkesmann) of Nordland; however, authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian Defense Communication Service
Diplomatic representation from the US none (British crown dependency) -
Diplomatic representation in the US none (British crown dependency) -
Disputes - international none none
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. Jan Mayen is a volcanic island with no exploitable natural resources. Economic activity is limited to providing services for employees of Norway's radio and meteorological stations located on the island.
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: Norwegian Sea 0 m


highest point: Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg 2,277 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 Norway 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 71 00 N, 8 00 W
Geography - note large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port barren volcanic island with some moss and grass
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 13 (Jan Mayen and Svalbard) (2000)
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% (1998 est.)
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 Norway, 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 Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland
Map references Europe Arctic Region
Maritime claims exclusive fishing zone:
12 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM		 contiguous zone: 10 NM


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


exclusive economic zone: 200 NM


territorial sea: 4 NM
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK defense is the responsibility of Norway
National holiday Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) -
Nationality noun:
Channel Islander(s)

adjective:
Channel Islander		 -
Natural hazards NA dominated by the volcano Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970
Natural resources cropland none
Net migration rate 3.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Political parties and leaders none; all independents -
Political pressure groups and leaders none -
Population 64,342 (July 2001 est.) no indigenous inhabitants


note: personnel operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and the weather and coastal services radio station (July 2003 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) AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA


note: there is one radio and meteorological station (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 volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers
Total fertility rate 1.36 children born/woman (2001 est.) -
Unemployment rate 0.5% (1999 est.) -
Waterways none none
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