Compare Guernsey (2008) - Cayman Islands (2006)

Compare Guernsey (2008) z Cayman Islands (2006)

	Guernsey (2008)	Cayman Islands (2006)

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	8 districts; Creek, Eastern, Midland, South Town, Spot Bay, Stake Bay, West End, Western
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: 20.7% (male 4,708/female 4,700) 15-64 years: 70.9% (male 15,707/female 16,504) 65 years and over: 8.4% (male 1,793/female 2,024) (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products	tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle	vegetables, fruit; livestock; turtle farming
Airports	2 (2007)	3 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2007)	total: 2 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways	-	total: 1 914 to 1,523 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: 262 sq km land: 262 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about one-half the size of Washington, DC	1.5 times 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.	The Cayman Islands were colonized from Jamaica by the British during the 18th and 19th centuries, and were administered by Jamaica after 1863. In 1959, the islands became a territory within the Federation of the West Indies, but when the Federation dissolved in 1962, the Cayman Islands chose to remain a British dependency.
Birth rate	8.65 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)	12.74 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Budget	revenues: $563.6 million expenditures: $530.9 million (2005 est.)	revenues: $423.8 million expenditures: $392.6 million; including capital expenditures of $NA (1997)
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: George Town (on Grand Cayman) geographic coordinates: 19 20 N, 81 23 W time difference: UTC-5 (same time as Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate	temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast	tropical marine; warm, rainy summers (May to October) and cool, relatively dry winters (November to April)
Coastline	50 km	160 km
Constitution	unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice	1959; revised 1962, 1972, and 1994
Country name	conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey conventional short form: Guernsey	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Cayman Islands
Death rate	10.07 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)	4.89 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Debt - external	$NA	$70 million (1996)
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	$390,000 $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.	With no direct taxation, the islands are a thriving offshore financial center. More than 40,000 companies were registered in the Cayman Islands as of 1998, including almost 600 banks and trust companies; banking assets exceed $500 billion. A stock exchange was opened in 1997. Tourism is also a mainstay, accounting for about 70% of GDP and 75% of foreign currency earnings. The tourist industry is aimed at the luxury market and caters mainly to visitors from North America. Total tourist arrivals exceeded 1.2 million in 1997, with 600,000 from the US. About 90% of the islands' food and consumer goods must be imported. The Caymanians enjoy one of the highest outputs per capita and one of the highest standards of living in the world.
Electricity - consumption	NA kWh	411 million kWh (2003)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2002)	0 kWh (2003)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2002)	0 kWh (2003)
Electricity - production	NA kWh	441.9 million kWh (2003)
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 m	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: The Bluff (Cayman Brac) 43 m
Environment - current issues	NA	no natural fresh water resources; drinking water supplies must be met by rainwater catchments
Ethnic groups	UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries	mixed 40%, white 20%, black 20%, expatriates of various ethnic groups 20%
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	Caymanian dollars per US dollar - 0.82 (29 October 2001), 0.83 (3 November 1995), 0.85 (22 November 1993)
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); Governor Stuart JACK (since 23 November 2005) head of government: Leader of Government Business Kurt TIBBETTS (since 18 May 2005) cabinet: Executive Council (three members appointed by the governor, four members elected by the Legislative Assembly) elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the governor is appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or coalition is appointed by the governor Leader of Government Business
Exports	$NA	NA bbl/day
Exports - commodities	tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables	turtle products, manufactured consumer goods
Exports - partners	UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2006)	mostly US (2004)
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 Caymanian coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms includes a pineapple and turtle above a shield with three stars (representing the three islands) and a scroll at the bottom bearing the motto HE HATH FOUNDED IT UPON THE SEAS
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 3% industry: 10% services: 87% (2000)	agriculture: 1.4% industry: 3.2% services: 95.4% (1994 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	3% (2005 est.)	0.9% (2004 est.)
Geographic coordinates	49 28 N, 2 35 W	19 30 N, 80 30 W
Geography - note	large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port	important location between Cuba and Central America
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Illicit drugs	-	offshore financial center; vulnerable to drug transshipment to the US and Europe
Imports	$NA	NA bbl/day
Imports - commodities	coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment	foodstuffs, manufactured goods
Imports - partners	UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2006)	US, Netherlands Antilles, Japan (2004)
Independence	none (British crown dependency)	none (overseas territory of the UK)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	NA%
Industries	tourism, banking	tourism, banking, insurance and finance, construction, construction materials, furniture
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: 8 deaths/1,000 live births male: 9.16 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	3.4% (June 2006)	4.4% (2004)
International organization participation	UPU	Caricom (associate), CDB, Interpol (subbureau), IOC, UNESCO (associate), UPU
Irrigated land	NA	NA
Judicial branch	Royal Court	Summary Court; Grand Court; Cayman Islands Court of Appeal
Labor force	31,470 (March 2006)	23,450 (2004)
Labor force - by occupation	-	agriculture: 1.4% industry: 12.6% services: 86% (1995)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% other: NA%	arable land: 3.85% permanent crops: 0% other: 96.15% (2005)
Languages	English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts	English
Legal system	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; justice is administered by the Royal Court	British common law and local statutes
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 Legislative Assembly (18 seats, 3 appointed members from the Executive Council and 15 elected by popular vote; members serve four-year terms) elections: last held 11 May 2005 (next to be held in 2009) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PPM 9, UDP 5, independent 1
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 80.53 years male: 77.53 years female: 83.64 years (2007 est.)	total population: 80.07 years male: 77.45 years female: 82.74 years (2006 est.)
Literacy	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%	definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 98% male: 98% female: 98% (1970 est.)
Location	Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France	Caribbean, three island (Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac, Little Cayman) group in Caribbean Sea, 240 km south of Cuba and 268 km northwest of Jamaica
Map references	Europe	Central America and the Caribbean
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine	-	total: 132 ships (1000 GRT or over) 2,746,290 GRT/4,366,790 DWT by type: bulk carrier 32, cargo 14, chemical tanker 42, liquefied gas 1, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 14, refrigerated cargo 23, roll on/roll off 3, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 1 foreign-owned: 130 (Denmark 5, Germany 13, Greece 21, Italy 12, Japan 1, Malaysia 1, Netherlands 4, Norway 2, Philippines 1, Singapore 10, Sweden 9, UK 10, US 41) (2006)
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Military branches	-	no regular military forces; Royal Cayman Islands Police Force
National holiday	Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)	Constitution Day, first Monday in July
Nationality	noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander	noun: Caymanian(s) adjective: Caymanian
Natural hazards	NA	hurricanes (July to November)
Natural resources	cropland	fish, climate and beaches that foster tourism
Net migration rate	3.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)	17.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population note: major destination for Cubans trying to migrate to the US (2006 est.)
Political parties and leaders	none; all independents	no national teams (loose groupings of political organizations) were formed for the 2000 elections; United Democratic Party or UDP [leader McKeeva BUSH]; People's Progressive Movement or PPM [leader Kurt TIBBETTS]
Political pressure groups and leaders	none	NA
Population	65,573 (July 2007 est.)	45,436 note: most of the population lives on Grand Cayman (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA%
Population growth rate	0.239% (2007 est.)	2.56% (2006 est.)
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 1, FM 4, shortwave 0 (2004)
Religions	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist	United Church (Presbyterian and Congregational), Anglican, Baptist, Church of God, other Protestant, Roman Catholic
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: 1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2006 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: reasonably good system domestic: liberalization of telecom market in 2003 reflected in falling prices and improving services international: country code - 1-345; 2 submarine fiber optic cables (Maya-1, Cayman-Jamaica); satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use	45,100 (2005)	38,000 (2002)
Telephones - mobile cellular	43,800 (2004)	17,000 (2002)
Television broadcast stations	1 (1997)	4 with cable system (2004)
Terrain	mostly level with low hills in southwest	low-lying limestone base surrounded by coral reefs
Total fertility rate	1.4 children born/woman (2007 est.)	1.9 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Unemployment rate	0.9% (March 2006 est.)	4.4% (2004)

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