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 Guernsey (2006)Akrotiri (2005)
 GuernseyAkrotiri
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 Castel, Forest, Saint Andrew, Saint Martin, Saint Peter Port, Saint Pierre du Bois, Saint Sampson, Saint Saviour, Torteval, Vale -
Age structure 0-14 years: 15% (male 4,998/female 4,842)


15-64 years: 67.1% (male 21,752/female 22,170)


65 years and over: 17.8% (male 4,926/female 6,721) (2006 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle -
Airports 2 (one on Alderney) (2006) -
Airports - with paved runways total: 2


914 to 1,523 m: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2006)		 -
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: 123 sq km


note: includes a salt lake and wetlands
Area - comparative about one-half the size of Washington, DC about 0.7 times 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. Guernsey is a British crown dependency, but is not part of the UK. 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 southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area.
Birth rate 8.81 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) -
Budget revenues: $539.2 million


expenditures: $448.3 million; including capital expenditures of $NA (2002)		 -
Capital name: Saint Peter Port


geographic coordinates: 49 27 N, 2 32 W


time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)


daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October		 Episkopi Cantonment; also serves as capital of Dhekelia
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 56.3 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: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area


conventional short form: Akrotiri
Death rate 10.01 deaths/1,000 population (2006 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 - 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. Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Akrotiri. 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		 -
Environment - current issues NA shooting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base
Ethnic groups UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries -
Exchange rates Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.55 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001)


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 Sir Fabian MALBON (since 28 October 2005)


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 Thomas 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; note - regarded as internal trade (2004) -
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 - composition by sector agriculture: 3%


industry: 10%


services: 87% (2000)		 -
GDP - real growth rate 3% (2003 est.) -
Geographic coordinates 49 28 N, 2 35 W 34 37 N, 32 58 E
Geography - note large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus
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; note - regarded as internal trade (2004) -
Independence none (British crown dependency) -
Industrial production growth rate NA% -
Industries tourism, banking -
Infant mortality rate total: 4.65 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 5.19 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)		 -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 4.9% (2004 est.) -
International organization participation UPU -
Irrigated land NA -
Judicial branch Royal Court -
Labor force 32,290 (2001) -
Land boundaries 0 km total: 47.4 km


border countries: Cyprus 47.4 km
Land use arable land: NA%


permanent crops: NA%


other: NA%		 -
Languages English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts English, Greek
Legal system English law and local statutes; 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 four years); note - Alderney and Sark have their own parliaments


elections: last held 21 April 2004 (next to be held in 2008)


election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 80.42 years


male: 77.41 years


female: 83.53 years (2006 est.)		 -
Literacy definition: NA


total population: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%		 -
Location Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus
Map references Europe Middle East
Maritime claims territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm		 -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit
National holiday Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) -
Nationality noun: Channel Islander(s)


adjective: Channel Islander		 -
Natural hazards NA -
Natural resources cropland -
Net migration rate 3.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) -
Political parties and leaders none; all independents -
Political pressure groups and leaders none -
Population 65,409 (July 2006 est.) no indigenous inhabitants


note: approximately 1,300 military personnel are on the base; there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate 0.26% (2006 est.) -
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) -
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: 0.73 male(s)/female


total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2006 est.)		 -
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal -
Telephone system general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: 1 submarine cable		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 55,100 (2004) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 43,800 (2004) -
Television broadcast stations 1 (1997) -
Terrain mostly level with low hills in southwest -
Total fertility rate 1.39 children born/woman (2006 est.) -
Unemployment rate 0.5% (1999 est.) -
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