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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 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.)
0-14 years: NA%


15-64 years: NA%


65 years and over: NA%
Agriculture - products tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle -
Airports 2 (one on Alderney) (2006) 4 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways total: 2


914 to 1,523 m: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2006)
total: 2


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total: 2


under 914 m: 2 (2002)
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: 62,049 sq km


land: 62,049 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
Area - comparative about one-half the size of Washington, DC slightly smaller than West Virginia
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. First discovered by the Norwegians in the 12th century, the islands served as an international whaling base during the 17th and 18th centuries. Norway's sovereignty was recognized in 1920; five years later it officially took over the territory.
Birth rate 8.81 births/1,000 population (2006 est.) NA births/1,000 population
Budget revenues: $539.2 million


expenditures: $448.3 million; including capital expenditures of $NA (2002)
revenues: $11.5 million


expenditures: $11.5 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1998 est.) (1998 est.)
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
Longyearbyen
Climate temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast arctic, tempered by warm North Atlantic Current; cool summers, cold winters; North Atlantic Current flows along west and north coasts of Spitsbergen, keeping water open and navigable most of the year
Coastline 50 km 3,587 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: Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitzbergen)
Currency - Norwegian krone (NOK)
Death rate 10.01 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.) NA deaths/1,000 population
Debt - external $NA -
Dependency status British crown dependency territory of Norway; administered by the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice, through a governor (sysselmann) residing in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen; by treaty (9 February 1920) sovereignty was awarded to Norway
Diplomatic representation from the US none (British crown dependency) -
Diplomatic representation in the US none (British crown dependency) -
Disputes - international none despite recent discussions, Russia and Norway dispute their maritime limits in the Barents Sea and Russia's fishing rights beyond Svalbard's territorial limits within the Svalbard Treaty zone
Economic aid - recipient $NA $8.2 million from Norway (1998)
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. Coal mining is the major economic activity on Svalbard. The treaty of 9 February 1920 gives the 41 signatories equal rights to exploit mineral deposits, subject to Norwegian regulation. Although US, UK, Dutch, and Swedish coal companies have mined in the past, the only companies still mining are Norwegian and Russian. The settlements on Svalbard are essentially company towns. The Norwegian state-owned coal company employs nearly 60% of the Norwegian population on the island, runs many of the local services, and provides most of the local infrastructure. There is also some trapping of seal, polar bear, fox, and walrus.
Electricity - consumption NA kWh NA kWh
Electricity - exports 0 kWh (2002) -
Electricity - imports 0 kWh (2002) -
Electricity - production NA kWh NA kWh
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel: NA%


hydro: NA%


nuclear: NA%


other: NA%
Elevation extremes lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 m
lowest point: Arctic Ocean 0 m


highest point: Newtontoppen 1,717 m
Environment - current issues NA NA
Ethnic groups UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries Norwegian 55.4%, Russian and Ukrainian 44.3%, other 0.3% (1998)
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
Norwegian kroner per US dollar - 8.9684 (January 2002), 8.9917 (2001), 8.8018 (2000), 7.7992 (1999), 7.5451 (1998), 7.0734 (1997)
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: King HARALD V of Norway (since 17 January 1991)


head of government: Governor Morten RUUD (since NA November 1998) and Assistant Governor Odd Redar HUMLEGAARD (since NA)


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor and assistant governor responsible to the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice
Exports $NA $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 Norway is used
GDP - purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 3%


industry: 10%


services: 87% (2000)
-
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - real growth rate 3% (2003 est.) NA%
Geographic coordinates 49 28 N, 2 35 W 78 00 N, 20 00 E
Geography - note large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port northernmost part of the Kingdom of Norway; consists of nine main islands; glaciers and snowfields cover 60% of the total area
Highways - total: NA km


paved: NA km


unpaved: NA km
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 -
Imports - partners UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2004) -
Independence none (British crown dependency) none (territory of Norway)
Industrial production growth rate NA% 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.)
NA deaths/1,000 live births
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 4.9% (2004 est.) NA%
International organization participation UPU none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 13 (Svalbard and Jan Mayen) (2000)
Irrigated land NA NA sq km
Judicial branch Royal Court -
Labor force 32,290 (2001) NA
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: NA%


permanent crops: NA%


other: NA%
arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (no trees, and the only bushes are crowberry and cloudberry) (1998 est.)
Languages English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts Russian, Norwegian
Legal system English law and local statutes; justice is administered by the Royal Court NA
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.)
total population: NA years


male: NA years


female: NA years
Literacy definition: NA


total population: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%
NA
Location Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway
Map references Europe Arctic Region
Maritime claims territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 200 NM unilaterally claimed by Norway but not recognized by Russia


territorial sea: 4 NM
Merchant marine - none (2002 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK demilitarized by treaty (9 February 1920)
National holiday Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) NA
Nationality noun: Channel Islander(s)


adjective: Channel Islander
-
Natural hazards NA ice floes often block the entrance to Bellsund (a transit point for coal export) on the west coast and occasionally make parts of the northeastern coast inaccessible to maritime traffic
Natural resources cropland coal, copper, iron ore, phosphate, zinc, wildlife, fish
Net migration rate 3.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.) NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Political parties and leaders none; all independents -
Political pressure groups and leaders none -
Population 65,409 (July 2006 est.) 2,868 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 0.26% (2006 est.) -1.99% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors - Barentsburg, Longyearbyen, Ny-Alesund, Pyramiden
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 1, FM 1 (plus 2 repeaters), shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios - NA
Railways - 0 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: 0.73 male(s)/female


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


domestic: NA


international: 1 submarine cable
general assessment: probably adequate


domestic: local telephone service


international: satellite earth station - 1 of unknown type (for communication with Norwegian mainland only)
Telephones - main lines in use 55,100 (2004) NA
Telephones - mobile cellular 43,800 (2004) NA
Television broadcast stations 1 (1997) NA
Terrain mostly level with low hills in southwest wild, rugged mountains; much of high land ice covered; west coast clear of ice about one-half of the year; fjords along west and north coasts
Total fertility rate 1.39 children born/woman (2006 est.) NA children born/woman
Unemployment rate 0.5% (1999 est.) -
Waterways - none
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