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Compare Guernsey (2001) - Spratly Islands (2001)

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 Guernsey (2001)Spratly Islands (2001)
 GuernseySpratly 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.) 4 (2000 est.)
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 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total:
3

914 to 1,523 m:
1

under 914 m:
2 (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:
less than 5 sq km

land:
less than 5 sq km

water:
0 sq km

note:
includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered over an area of nearly 410,000 sq km of the central South China Sea
Area - comparative slightly larger than Washington, DC NA
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. Rich fishing grounds and the potential for gas and oil deposits have caused this archipelago to be claimed in its entirety by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, while portions are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines. All five parties have occupied certain islands or reefs, and occasional clashes have occurred between Chinese and Vietnamese naval forces
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 926 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:
Spratly 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 -
Diplomatic representation from the US none (British crown dependency) -
Diplomatic representation in the US none (British crown dependency) -
Disputes - international none all of the Spratly Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam; parts of them are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines; in 1984, Brunei established an exclusive fishing zone that encompasses Louisa Reef in the southern Spratly Islands, but has not publicly claimed the island; in 2000, China joined ASEAN discussions towards creating a South China Sea "code of conduct" - a non-legally binding confidence building measure
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. Economic activity is limited to commercial fishing. The proximity to nearby oil- and gas-producing sedimentary basins suggests the potential for oil and gas deposits, but the region is largely unexplored, and there are no reliable estimates of potential reserves; commercial exploitation has yet to be developed.
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:
South China Sea 0 m

highest point:
unnamed location on Southwest Cay 4 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 -
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 8 38 N, 111 55 E
Geography - note large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port strategically located near several primary shipping lanes in the central South China Sea; includes numerous small islands, atolls, shoals, and coral reefs
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 (1993)
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%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
100%
Languages English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts -
Legal system 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 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, group of reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern Philippines
Map references Europe Southeast Asia
Maritime claims exclusive fishing zone:
12 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM		 NA
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs, of which about 45 are claimed and occupied by China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam
National holiday Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) -
Nationality noun:
Channel Islander(s)

adjective:
Channel Islander		 -
Natural hazards NA typhoons; serious maritime hazard because of numerous reefs and shoals
Natural resources cropland fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential
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:
there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several claimant states (July 2001 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 flat
Total fertility rate 1.36 children born/woman (2001 est.) -
Unemployment rate 0.5% (1999 est.) -
Waterways none none
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