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Compare Guernsey (2004) - Dhekelia (2005)
Compare Guernsey (2004) z Dhekelia (2005)
| Guernsey (2004) | Dhekelia (2005) | |
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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 Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson, Vale, Castel, Saint Saviour, Saint Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, Saint Martin, Saint Andrew | - |
| Age structure | 0-14 years: 15.6% (male 5,161; female 5,013)
15-64 years: 66.7% (male 21,497; female 21,897) 65 years and over: 17.6% (male 4,812; female 6,651) (2004 est.) |
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| Agriculture - products | tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle | - |
| Airports | 2 (2003 est.) | - |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
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| 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: 130.8 sq km
note: area surrounds three Cypriot enclaves |
| Area - comparative | about one-half the size of Washington, DC | about three-quarters 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. | By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovereignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers in total: Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The larger of these is the Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Eastern Sovereign Base Area. |
| Birth rate | 9.16 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) | - |
| Budget | revenues: $381.3 million
expenditures: $368.8 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.) |
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| Capital | Saint Peter Port | Episkopi Cantonment; located in Akrotiri |
| Climate | temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast | temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters |
| Coastline | 50 km | 27.5 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: Dhekelia Sovereign Base Area
conventional short form: Dhekelia |
| Currency | British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound | - |
| Death rate | 9.87 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) | - |
| Debt - external | NA | - |
| Dependency status | British crown dependency | overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (British crown dependency) | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (British crown dependency) | none (overseas territory of the UK) |
| Disputes - international | 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 environment under which Guernsey operates. | Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Dhekelia. All food and manufactured goods must be imported. |
| Electricity - consumption | NA kWh | - |
| Electricity - exports | 0 kWh (2002) | - |
| Electricity - imports | 0 kWh (2002) | - |
| Electricity - production | NA kWh | - |
| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 m |
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| Environment - current issues | NA | netting and trapping of small migrant songbirds in the spring and autumn |
| Ethnic groups | UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries | - |
| Exchange rates | Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998); note - the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound | - |
| Executive branch | chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Sir John FOLEY (since NA 2000)
head of government: Chief Minister Laurie MORGAN (since 1 May 2004) cabinet: Policy Council elected by the States of Deliberation elections: the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister is elected by States of Delibertion election results: Laurie MORGAN elected chief minister, percent of vote of the States of Deliberation NA |
chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II (since 6 February 1952)
head of government: Administrator Maj. Gen. Peter Tomas Clayton PEARSON (since 9 May 2003); note - reports to the British Ministry of Defence elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is 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 the UK 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 | 34 59 N, 33 45 E |
| Geography - note | large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port | British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus |
| 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 | none |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 4.78 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.35 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) |
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| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | 4% (2000 est.) | - |
| International organization participation | UPU | - |
| Irrigated land | NA sq km | - |
| Judicial branch | Royal Court | - |
| Labor force | 31,320 (2000) | - |
| Land boundaries | 0 km | total: NA; note - boundary with Cyprus is being resurveyed |
| Land use | arable land: NA
permanent crops: NA other: NA (2001) |
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| Languages | English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts | English, Greek |
| Legal system | English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court | the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply |
| Legislative branch | unicameral States of Deliberation (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote for 4 years); note - Alderney and Sark have their own parliaments
elections: last held 21 April 2004 (next to be held NA 2008) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 80.17 years
male: 77.17 years female: 83.27 years (2004 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 | on the southeast coast of Cyprus near Famagusta |
| Map references | Europe | Middle East |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm |
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| Merchant marine | none | - |
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of the UK | includes Dheklia Garrison and Ayios Nikolaos Station connected by a roadway |
| National holiday | Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) | - |
| Nationality | noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander |
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| Natural hazards | NA | - |
| Natural resources | cropland | - |
| Net migration rate | 3.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) | - |
| Political parties and leaders | none; all independents | - |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | none | - |
| Population | 65,031 (July 2004 est.) | no indigenous personnel
note: approximately 2,200 military personnel are on the base; there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both the bases of Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there |
| Population below poverty line | NA | - |
| Population growth rate | 0.31% (2004 est.) | - |
| Ports and harbors | Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson | - |
| Radio broadcast stations | AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) | - |
| Religions | Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist | - |
| Sex ratio | at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2004 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 | 55,000 (2001) | - |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | 31,500 (2001) | - |
| Television broadcast stations | 1 (1997) | - |
| Terrain | mostly level with low hills in southwest | - |
| Total fertility rate | 1.38 children born/woman (2004 est.) | - |
| Unemployment rate | 0.5% (1999 est.) | - |
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