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Compare Guernsey (2002) - Jan Mayen (2008)
Compare Guernsey (2002) z Jan Mayen (2008)
| Guernsey (2002) | Jan Mayen (2008) | |
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| 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% (male 5,250; female 5,101)
15-64 years: 66.7% (male 21,356; female 21,728) 65 years and over: 17.3% (male 4,622; female 6,530) (2002 est.) |
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| Agriculture - products | tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle | - |
| Airports | 2 (2001) | 1 (2007) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2002) |
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| Airports - with unpaved runways | - | total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007) |
| Area | total: 78 sq km
land: 78 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands |
total: 377 sq km
land: 377 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, artic, 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; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985. It is the northernmost active volcano on earth. |
| Birth rate | 9.69 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) | - |
| Budget | revenues: $381.3 million
expenditures: $368.8 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (2000 est.) |
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| Capital | St. 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 | 9.86 deaths/1,000 population (2002 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 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% |
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| 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 - 0.6944 (January 2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997); 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 |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| Household income or consumption by percentage share | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
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| 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 | 4.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 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 |
| Judicial branch | Royal Court | - |
| Labor force | 31,322 (2000) | - |
| Land boundaries | 0 km | 0 km |
| Land use | arable land: NA%
permanent crops: NA% other: NA% (1998 est.) |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005) |
| 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 vote, 2 representatives from Alderney, Her Majesty's Procureur (Attorney General), Her Majesty's Comptroller (Solicitor General) and Her Majesty's Greffier (Court Recorder and Registrar General); note - Alderney and Sark have their own parliaments
elections: last held 12 April 2000 (next to be held NA 2004) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - all independents |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 79.9 years
male: 76.91 years female: 83.01 years (2002 est.) |
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| Literacy | definition: NA
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% |
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| 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 |
territorial sea: 4 nm
contiguous zone: 10 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
| Merchant marine | none (2002 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 |
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| Natural hazards | NA | dominated by the volcano Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985 |
| Natural resources | cropland | none |
| Net migration rate | 3.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) | - |
| Political parties and leaders | none; all independents | - |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | none | - |
| Population | 64,587 (July 2002 est.) | no indigenous inhabitants
note: personnel operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and the weather and coastal services radio station |
| Population below poverty line | NA% | - |
| Population growth rate | 0.37% (2002 est.) | - |
| Ports and harbors | St. Peter Port, Saint Sampson | - |
| Radio broadcast stations | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) | AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA (there is one radio and meteorological station) (1998) |
| Radios | NA | - |
| Railways | 5 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: 0.71 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2002 est.) |
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| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal | - |
| Telephone system | general assessment: NA
domestic: NA international: 1 submarine cable |
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| 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 (2002 est.) | - |
| Unemployment rate | 0.5% (1999 est.) | - |
| Waterways | none | - |
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