Compare Guernsey (2008) - Anguilla (2008)

Compare Guernsey (2008) z Anguilla (2008)

	Guernsey (2008)	Anguilla (2008)

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	none (overseas territory of the UK)
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.)	0-14 years: 22.3% (male 1,546/female 1,502) 15-64 years: 70.8% (male 4,979/female 4,705) 65 years and over: 6.9% (male 423/female 522) (2007 est.)
Agriculture - products	tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle	small quantities of tobacco, vegetables; cattle raising
Airports	2 (2007)	3 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2007)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 2 under 914 m: 2 (2007)
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: 102 sq km land: 102 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about one-half the size of Washington, DC	about half the size of 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.	Colonized by English settlers from Saint Kitts in 1650, Anguilla was administered by Great Britain until the early 19th century, when the island - against the wishes of the inhabitants - was incorporated into a single British dependency, along with Saint Kitts and Nevis. Several attempts at separation failed. In 1971, two years after a revolt, Anguilla was finally allowed to secede; this arrangement was formally recognized in 1980, with Anguilla becoming a separate British dependency.
Birth rate	8.65 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)	13.97 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Budget	revenues: $563.6 million expenditures: $530.9 million (2005 est.)	revenues: $22.8 million expenditures: $22.5 million (2000 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	name: The Valley geographic coordinates: 18 13 N, 63 03 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate	temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast	tropical; moderated by northeast trade winds
Coastline	50 km	61 km
Constitution	unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice	Anguilla Constitutional Order 1 April 1982; amended 1990
Country name	conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey conventional short form: Guernsey	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Anguilla
Death rate	10.07 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)	5.34 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Debt - external	$NA	$8.8 million (1998)
Dependency status	British crown dependency	overseas territory of the UK
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	none
Economic aid - recipient	$NA	$9 million (2004 est.)
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.	Anguilla has few natural resources, and the economy depends heavily on luxury tourism, offshore banking, lobster fishing, and remittances from emigrants. Increased activity in the tourism industry, which has spurred the growth of the construction sector, has contributed to economic growth. Anguillan officials have put substantial effort into developing the offshore financial sector, which is small, but growing. In the medium term, prospects for the economy will depend largely on the tourism sector and, therefore, on revived income growth in the industrialized nations as well as on favorable weather conditions.
Electricity - consumption	NA kWh	-
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2002)	-
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2002)	-
Electricity - production	NA kWh	NA kWh
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 m	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Crocus Hill 65 m
Environment - current issues	NA	supplies of potable water sometimes cannot meet increasing demand largely because of poor distribution system
Ethnic groups	UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries	black (predominant) 90.1%, mixed, mulatto 4.6%, white 3.7%, other 1.5% (2001 Census)
Exchange rates	Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.4993 (2007), 0.5418 (2006), 0.5493 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003) note: the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound	East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7 (2007), 2.7 (2006), 2.7 (2005), 2.7 (2004), 2.7 (2003) note: fixed rate since 1976
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	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Governor Andrew N. GEORGE (since 10 July 2006) head of government: Chief Minister Osbourne FLEMING (since 3 March 2000) cabinet: Executive Council appointed by the governor from among the elected members of the House of Assembly elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or the leader of the majority coalition is usually appointed chief minister by the governor
Exports	$NA	$13 million (2006)
Exports - commodities	tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables	lobster, fish, livestock, salt, concrete blocks, rum
Exports - partners	UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2006)	UK, US, Puerto Rico, Saint-Martin (2006)
Fiscal year	calendar year	1 April - 31 March
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	blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Anguillan coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms depicts three orange dolphins in an interlocking circular design on a white background with blue wavy water below
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 3% industry: 10% services: 87% (2000)	agriculture: 4% industry: 18% services: 78% (2002 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	3% (2005 est.)	10.2% (2004 est.)
Geographic coordinates	49 28 N, 2 35 W	18 15 N, 63 10 W
Geography - note	large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port	the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Illicit drugs	-	transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe
Imports	$NA	$143 million (2006)
Imports - commodities	coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment	fuels, foodstuffs, manufactures, chemicals, trucks, textiles
Imports - partners	UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2006)	US, Puerto Rico, UK (2006)
Independence	none (British crown dependency)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	3.1% (1997 est.)
Industries	tourism, banking	tourism, boat building, offshore financial services
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.)	total: 19.61 deaths/1,000 live births male: 25.74 deaths/1,000 live births female: 13.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	3.4% (June 2006)	5.3% (2006 est.)
International organization participation	UPU	Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), OECS, UPU
Irrigated land	NA	NA
Judicial branch	Royal Court	High Court (judge provided by Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court)
Labor force	31,470 (March 2006)	6,049 (2001)
Labor force - by occupation	-	agriculture/fishing/forestry/mining 4%, manufacturing 3%, construction 18%, transportation and utilities 10%, commerce 36%, services 29% (2000 est.)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% other: NA%	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (mostly rock with sparse scrub oak, few trees, some commercial salt ponds) (2005)
Languages	English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts	English (official)
Legal system	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; justice is administered by the Royal Court	based on English common law
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	unicameral House of Assembly (11 seats; 7 members elected by direct popular vote, 2 ex officio members, and 2 appointed; to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 21 February 2005 (next to be held in 2010) election results: percent of vote by party - AUF 38.9%, AUM 19.4%, ANSA 19.2%, APP 9.5%, independents 13%; seats by party - AUF 4, ANSA 2, AUM 1
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 80.53 years male: 77.53 years female: 83.64 years (2007 est.)	total population: 77.46 years male: 74.53 years female: 80.49 years (2007 est.)
Literacy	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%	definition: age 12 and over can read and write total population: 95% male: 95% female: 95% (1984 est.)
Location	Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico
Map references	Europe	Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK	defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday	Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)	Anguilla Day, 30 May (1967)
Nationality	noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander	noun: Anguillan(s) adjective: Anguillan
Natural hazards	NA	frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms (July to October)
Natural resources	cropland	salt, fish, lobster
Net migration rate	3.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)	5.12 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Political parties and leaders	none; all independents	Anguilla United Movement or AUM [Hubert HUGHES]; The Anguilla United Front or AUF [Osbourne FLEMING, Victor BANKS] (a coalition of the Anguilla Democratic Party or ADP and the Anguilla National Alliance or ANA); Anguilla Progressive Party or APP [Roy ROGERS]; Anguilla Strategic Alternative or ANSA [Edison BAIRD]
Political pressure groups and leaders	none	NA
Population	65,573 (July 2007 est.)	13,677 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	23% (2002)
Population growth rate	0.239% (2007 est.)	1.375% (2007 est.)
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 2, FM 7, shortwave 0 (2004)
Religions	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist	Anglican 29%, Methodist 23.9%, other Protestant 30.2%, Roman Catholic 5.7%, other Christian 1.7%, other 5.2%, none or unspecified 4.3% (2001 census)
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.)	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.029 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.058 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female total population: 1.033 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: 1 submarine cable	general assessment: NA domestic: modern internal telephone system international: country code - 1-264; landing point for the East Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) optic submarine cable with links to 13 other islands in the eastern Caribbean extending from the British Virgin Islands to Trinidad; microwave radio relay to island of Saint Martin (Guadeloupe and Netherlands Antilles) (2007)
Telephones - main lines in use	45,100 (2005)	6,200 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular	43,800 (2004)	1,800 (2002)
Television broadcast stations	1 (1997)	1 (1997)
Terrain	mostly level with low hills in southwest	flat and low-lying island of coral and limestone
Total fertility rate	1.4 children born/woman (2007 est.)	1.72 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate	0.9% (March 2006 est.)	8% (2002)

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