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Compare Guernsey (2001) - Western Sahara (2001)

Compare Guernsey (2001) z Western Sahara (2001)

 Guernsey (2001)Western Sahara (2001)
 GuernseyWestern Sahara
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 (under de facto control of Morocco)
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:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%
Agriculture - products tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases); camels, sheep, goats (kept by nomads)
Airports 2 (2000 est.) 11 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total:
2

914 to 1,523 m:
1

under 914 m:
1 (2000 est.)		 total:
3

2,438 to 3,047 m:
3 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total:
8

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1

914 to 1,523 m:
4

under 914 m:
3 (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:
266,000 sq km

land:
266,000 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative slightly larger than Washington, DC about the size of Colorado
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. Morocco virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty ended in a 1991 cease-fire; a referendum on final status has been repeatedly postponed and is not expected to occur until at least 2002.
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.)		 revenues:
$NA

expenditures:
$NA, including capital expenditures of $NA
Capital Saint Peter Port none
Climate temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew
Coastline 50 km 1,110 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:
Western Sahara

former:
Spanish Sahara
Currency British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Death rate 9.87 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Debt - external $NA $NA
Dependency status British crown dependency -
Diplomatic representation from the US none (British crown dependency) none
Diplomatic representation in the US none (British crown dependency) none
Disputes - international none claimed and administered by Morocco, but sovereignty is unresolved and the UN is attempting to hold a referendum on the issue; the UN-administered cease-fire has been in effect since September 1991
Economic aid - recipient $NA $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. Western Sahara, a territory poor in natural resources and lacking sufficient rainfall, depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal sources of income for the population. Most of the food for the urban population must be imported. All trade and other economic activities are controlled by the Moroccan Government. Incomes and standards of living are substantially below the Moroccan level.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh 83.7 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - exports NA kWh 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - imports NA kWh 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - production NA kWh 90 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - production by source fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%		 fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m

highest point:
unnamed location on Sark 114 m		 lowest point:
Sebjet Tah -55 m

highest point:
unnamed location 463 m
Environment - current issues NA sparse water and lack of arable land
Environment - international agreements - party to:
none of the selected agreements

signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
Ethnic groups UK and Norman-French descent Arab, Berber
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 Moroccan dirhams per US dollar - 10.590 (January 2001), 10.626 (2000), 9.804 (1999), 9.604 (1998), 9.527 (1997), 8.716 (1996)
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		 none
Exports $NA $NA
Exports - commodities tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables phosphates 62%
Exports - partners UK (regarded as internal trade) Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts
Fiscal year calendar 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.) purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
3%

industry:
10%

services:
87% (2000)		 agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
40%-45% (1996 est.)
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $20,000 (1999 est.) purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - real growth rate 5.7% (1999 est.) NA%
Geographic coordinates 49 28 N, 2 35 W 24 30 N, 13 00 W
Geography - note large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port -
Heliports - 1 (2000 est.)
Highways total:
NA km

paved:
NA km

unpaved:
NA km		 total:
6,200 km

paved:
1,350 km

unpaved:
4,850 km (1991 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

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

highest 10%:
NA%
Imports $NA $NA
Imports - commodities coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment fuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs
Imports - partners UK (regarded as internal trade) Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts
Independence none (British crown dependency) -
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries tourism, banking phosphate mining, handicrafts
Infant mortality rate 5 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 3.99% (2000 est.) NA%
International organization participation none none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) NA 1 (2000)
Irrigated land NA sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch Royal Court -
Labor force 31,322 (2000) 12,000
Labor force - by occupation - animal husbandry and subsistence farming 50%
Land boundaries 0 km total:
2,046 km

border countries:
Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 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:
19%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
81%
Languages English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic
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%		 definition:
NA

total population:
NA%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%
Location Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco
Map references Europe Africa
Maritime claims exclusive fishing zone:
12 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM		 contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK -
Military branches - NA
Military expenditures - dollar figure - $NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP - NA%
National holiday Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) -
Nationality noun:
Channel Islander(s)

adjective:
Channel Islander		 noun:
Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s)

adjective:
Sahrawian, Sahraouian
Natural hazards NA hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility
Natural resources cropland phosphates, iron ore
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 none
Population 64,342 (July 2001 est.) 250,559 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 0.39% (2001 est.) -
Ports and harbors Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson Ad Dakhla, Cabo Bojador, Laayoune (El Aaiun)
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios NA 56,000 (1997)
Railways 0 km 0 km
Religions Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist Muslim
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 none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign has yet to be completed
Telephone system general assessment:
NA

domestic:
NA

international:
1 submarine cable		 general assessment:
sparse and limited system

domestic:
NA

international:
tied into Morocco's system by microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, and satellite; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) linked to Rabat, Morocco
Telephones - main lines in use 44,000 (1996) about 2,000 (1999 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular 12,000 (1997) 0 (1999)
Television broadcast stations 1 (1997) NA
Terrain mostly level with low hills in southwest mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast
Total fertility rate 1.36 children born/woman (2001 est.) -
Unemployment rate 0.5% (1999 est.) NA%
Waterways none none
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