Compare Guernsey (2005) - Guernsey (2003)

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	Guernsey (2005)	Guernsey (2003)

Age structure	0-14 years: 15.4% (male 5,084/female 4,937) 15-64 years: 66.9% (male 21,611/female 22,002) 65 years and over: 17.8% (male 4,882/female 6,712) (2005 est.)	0-14 years: 15.8% (male 5,216; female 5,061) 15-64 years: 66.8% (male 21,433; female 21,835) 65 years and over: 17.4% (male 4,705; female 6,568) (2003 est.)
Airports	2 (2004 est.)	2 (2002)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)	total: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2002)
Birth rate	9.01 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)	9.43 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Budget	revenues: $539.2 million expenditures: $448.3 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2002 est.)	revenues: $381.3 million expenditures: $368.8 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (2000 est.)
Currency	-	British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound
Death rate	9.95 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)	9.84 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Economic aid - recipient	NA	$NA
Economy - overview	Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance - account for about 55% of total income in this tiny, prosperous 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.	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.
Electricity - production by source	-	fossil fuel: 0% hydro: 0% nuclear: 0% other: 0%
Ethnic groups	UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries	UK and Norman-French descent
Exchange rates	Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001), 0.6609 (2000) note: the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound	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: Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Sir John FOLEY (since NA 2000) and Bailiff de Vic Graham CAREY (since NA 1999) 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
GDP	-	purchasing power parity - $1.3 billion (1999 est.)
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $40,000 (2003 est.)	purchasing power parity - $20,000 (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	3% (2003 est.)	5.7% (1999 est.)
Infant mortality rate	total: 4.71 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.26 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.13 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)	total: 4.85 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.43 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.25 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	4.9% (2004 est.)	3.99% (2000 est.)
International organization participation	UPU	none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	-	NA
Labor force	32,290 (2001)	31,322 (2000)
Legal system	English law and local statutes; justice is administered by the Royal Court	English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
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	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
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 80.3 years male: 77.3 years female: 83.41 years (2005 est.)	total population: 80.04 years male: 77.04 years female: 83.14 years (2003 est.)
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm	exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM territorial sea: 3 NM
Merchant marine	-	none (2002 est.)
Net migration rate	3.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)	3.86 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Population	65,228 (July 2005 est.)	64,818 (July 2003 est.)
Population growth rate	0.29% (2005 est.)	0.34% (2003 est.)
Railways	-	5 km
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: 0.73 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2005 est.)	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: 0.72 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2003 est.)
Telephones - main lines in use	55,000 (2001)	44,000 (1996)
Telephones - mobile cellular	31,500 (2001)	12,000 (1997)
Total fertility rate	1.38 children born/woman (2005 est.)	1.37 children born/woman (2003 est.)
Waterways	-	none

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