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Compare Guernsey (2007) - Bassas da India (2003)
Compare Guernsey (2007) z Bassas da India (2003)
| Guernsey (2007) | Bassas da India (2003) | |
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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: 14.8% (male 4,914/female 4,784)
15-64 years: 67.4% (male 21,897/female 22,298) 65 years and over: 17.8% (male 4,955/female 6,725) (2007 est.) |
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| Agriculture - products | tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle | - |
| Airports | 2 (2007) | - |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2007) |
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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: 0.2 sq km
land: 0.2 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | about one-half the size of Washington, DC | about one-third the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| Background | 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. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation. | This atoll is a volcanic rock surrounded by reefs and is awash at high tide. A French possession since 1897, it was placed under the administration of a commissioner residing in Reunion in 1968. |
| Birth rate | 8.65 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) | - |
| Budget | revenues: $563.6 million
expenditures: $530.9 million (2005) |
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| 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 |
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| Climate | temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast | tropical |
| Coastline | 50 km | 35.2 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: Bassas da India |
| Death rate | 10.07 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) | - |
| Debt - external | $NA | - |
| Dependency status | British crown dependency | possession of France; administered by a high commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (British crown dependency) | - |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (British crown dependency) | - |
| Disputes - international | none | claimed by Madagascar |
| Economic aid - recipient | $NA | - |
| Economy - overview | Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance - account for about 23% of employment and 32% of total income in this tiny, prosperous Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Financial services, construction, retail, and the public sector have been growing. 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. | no economic activity |
| 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 |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 2.4 m |
| Environment - current issues | NA | NA |
| Ethnic groups | UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries | - |
| Exchange rates | Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.5418 (2006), 0.5493 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002)
note: the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound |
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| 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 Michael W. TORODE (since 5 March 2007) 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 Deliberation election results: Laurie MORGAN elected chief minister, percent of vote of the States of Deliberation NA |
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| Exports | $NA | - |
| Exports - commodities | tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables | - |
| Exports - partners | UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2006) | - |
| 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 France is used |
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: 3%
industry: 10% services: 87% (2000) |
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| GDP - real growth rate | 3% (2005 est.) | - |
| Geographic coordinates | 49 28 N, 2 35 W | 21 30 S, 39 50 E |
| Geography - note | large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port | the islands emerge from a circular reef that sits atop a long-extinct, submerged volcano |
| 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; note - regarded as internal trade (2006) | - |
| Independence | none (British crown dependency) | - |
| Industrial production growth rate | NA% | - |
| Industries | tourism, banking | - |
| Infant mortality rate | total: 4.59 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.12 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) |
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| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | 3.4% (June 2006) | - |
| International organization participation | UPU | - |
| Irrigated land | NA | 0 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Judicial branch | Royal Court | - |
| Labor force | 31,470 (March 2006) | - |
| Land boundaries | 0 km | 0 km |
| Land use | arable land: NA%
permanent crops: NA% other: NA% |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (all rock) (1998 est.) |
| Languages | English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts | - |
| Legal system | the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; justice is administered by the Royal Court | the laws of France, 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 parliaments
elections: last held 21 April 2004 (next to be held in 2008) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 80.53 years
male: 77.53 years female: 83.64 years (2007 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 | Southern Africa, islands in the southern Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from Madagascar to Mozambique |
| Map references | Europe | Africa |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm |
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM
territorial sea: 12 NM |
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of the UK | defense is the responsibility of France |
| National holiday | Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) | - |
| Nationality | noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander |
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| Natural hazards | NA | maritime hazard since it is usually under water during high tide and surrounded by reefs; subject to periodic cyclones |
| Natural resources | cropland | none |
| Net migration rate | 3.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) | - |
| Political parties and leaders | none; all independents | - |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | none | - |
| Population | 65,573 (July 2007 est.) | uninhabited (July 2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | NA% | - |
| Population growth rate | 0.239% (2007 est.) | - |
| Ports and harbors | - | none; offshore anchorage only |
| 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: 1.027 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.982 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.737 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2007 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 | 45,100 (2005) | - |
| Telephones - mobile cellular | 43,800 (2004) | - |
| Television broadcast stations | 1 (1997) | - |
| Terrain | mostly level with low hills in southwest | volcanic rock |
| Total fertility rate | 1.4 children born/woman (2007 est.) | - |
| Unemployment rate | 0.9% (March 2006 est.) | - |
| Waterways | - | none |
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