Compare Guernsey (2008) - Isle of Man (2002)

Compare Guernsey (2008) z Isle of Man (2002)

	Guernsey (2008)	Isle of Man (2002)

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	there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 24 local authorities each with its own elections
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: 17.5% (male 6,601; female 6,324) 15-64 years: 65.3% (male 24,206; female 24,010) 65 years and over: 17.2% (male 5,097; female 7,635) (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products	tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle	cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry
Airports	2 (2007)	1 (2001)
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 (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: 572 sq km land: 572 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	about one-half the size of Washington, DC	slightly more than three 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.	Part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland, the isle came under the British crown in 1765. Current concerns include reviving the almost extinct Manx Celtic language.
Birth rate	8.65 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)	11.49 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Budget	revenues: $563.6 million expenditures: $530.9 million (2005 est.)	revenues: $485 million expenditures: $463 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY00/01 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	Douglas
Climate	temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast	temperate; cool summers and mild winters; overcast about one-third of the time
Coastline	50 km	160 km
Constitution	unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice	unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act, 1961, does not embody the Manx Constitution
Country name	conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey conventional short form: Guernsey	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Isle of Man
Currency	-	British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Manx pound
Death rate	10.07 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)	11.68 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external	$NA	$NA
Dependency status	British crown dependency	British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (British crown dependency)	none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (British crown dependency)	none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	$NA	$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.	Offshore banking, manufacturing, and tourism are key sectors of the economy. The government's policy of offering incentives to high-technology companies and financial institutions to locate on the island has paid off in expanding employment opportunities in high-income industries. As a result, agriculture and fishing, once the mainstays of the economy, have declined in their shares of GDP. Trade is mostly with the UK. The Isle of Man enjoys free access to EU markets.
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: Irish Sea 0 m highest point: Snaefell 621 m
Environment - current issues	NA	waste disposal (both household and industrial); transboundary air pollution
Ethnic groups	UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries	Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Briton
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	Manx pounds per US dollar - 0.6764 (January 2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997); the Manx 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 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: Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor Ian MACFADYEN (since NA 2002) head of government: Chief Minister Richard CORKILL (since 6 December 2001) cabinet: Council of Ministers elections: the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch for a five-year term; the Chief Minister is elected by the Tynwald; election last held 6 December 2001 (next to be held NA December 2006) election results: Richard CORKILL elected chief minister by the Tynwald
Exports	$NA	$NA
Exports - commodities	tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables	tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb
Exports - partners	UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2006)	UK
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	red with the Three Legs of Man emblem (Trinacria), in the center; the three legs are joined at the thigh and bent at the knee; in order to have the toes pointing clockwise on both sides of the flag, a two-sided emblem is used
GDP	-	purchasing power parity - $1.4 billion (1999 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 3% industry: 10% services: 87% (2000)	agriculture: 1% industry: 13% services: 86% (2000 est.)
GDP - per capita	-	purchasing power parity - $18,800 (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	3% (2005 est.)	13.5% (1999 est.)
Geographic coordinates	49 28 N, 2 35 W	54 15 N, 4 30 W
Geography - note	large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port	one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest, and is a bird sanctuary
Highways	-	total: 800 km paved: 800 km unpaved: 0 km (1999)
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	timber, fertilizers, fish
Imports - partners	UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2006)	UK
Independence	none (British crown dependency)	none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	3.2% (FY96/97 )
Industries	tourism, banking	financial services, light manufacturing, tourism
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.)	6.3 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	3.4% (June 2006)	2.5% (2000 est.)
International organization participation	UPU	none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	-	NA
Irrigated land	NA	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch	Royal Court	High Court of Justice (justices are appointed by the Lord Chancellor of England on the nomination of the lieutenant governor)
Labor force	31,470 (March 2006)	36,610 (1998)
Labor force - by occupation	-	agriculture, forestry and fishing 3%, manufacturing 11%, construction 10%, transport and communication 8%, wholesale and retail distribution 11%, professional and scientific services 18%, public administration 6%, banking and finance 18%, tourism 2%, entertainment and catering 3%, miscellaneous services 10%
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% other: NA%	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (permanent pastures, forests, mountain, and heathland) (1998 est.)
Languages	English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts	English, Manx Gaelic
Legal system	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; justice is administered by the Royal Court	English common law and Manx statute
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	bicameral Tynwald consists of the Legislative Council (an 11-member body composed of the President of Tynwald, the Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man, a nonvoting attorney general, and 8 others named by the House of Keys) and the House of Keys (24 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: House of Keys - last held 22 November 2001 (next to be held NA November 2006) election results: House of Keys - percent of vote by party - Man Labor Party 17.3%, Alliance for Progressive Government 14.6%; seats by party - Man Labor Party 2, Alliance for Progressive Government 3, independents 19
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 80.53 years male: 77.53 years female: 83.64 years (2007 est.)	total population: 77.81 years male: 74.44 years female: 81.36 years (2002 est.)
Literacy	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
Location	Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France	Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland
Map references	Europe	Europe
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm	exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM territorial sea: 12 NM
Merchant marine	-	total: 212 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 5,540,100 GRT/9,130,508 DWT ships by type: bulk 29, cargo 34, chemical tanker 22, combination bulk 2, container 29, liquefied gas 24, petroleum tanker 46, roll on/roll off 20, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 45, France 1, Germany 48, Greece 6, Hong Kong 10, Iceland 1, Italy 8, Monaco 7, Netherlands 3, Norway 5, Sweden 4, Switzerland 2, United Kingdom 70, United States 1 (2002 est.)
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK	defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday	Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)	Tynwald Day, 5 July
Nationality	noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander	noun: Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women) adjective: Manx
Natural hazards	NA	NA
Natural resources	cropland	none
Net migration rate	3.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)	5.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Political parties and leaders	none; all independents	Man Labor Party [leader NA]; Alliance for Progressive Government [leader NA]; Man Nationalist Party [leader NA] note: most members sit as independents
Political pressure groups and leaders	none	none
Population	65,573 (July 2007 est.)	73,873 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA%
Population growth rate	0.239% (2007 est.)	0.52% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	Castletown, Douglas, Peel, Ramsey
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios	-	NA
Railways	-	total: 68.5 km (43.5 km electrified) (2001)
Religions	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends
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: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2002 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: landline, telefax, mobile cellular telephone system international: fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, satellite earth station, submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use	45,100 (2005)	51,000 (1999)
Telephones - mobile cellular	43,800 (2004)	NA
Television broadcast stations	1 (1997)	0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999)
Terrain	mostly level with low hills in southwest	hills in north and south bisected by central valley
Total fertility rate	1.4 children born/woman (2007 est.)	1.65 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate	0.9% (March 2006 est.)	0.7% (February 2002 )
Waterways	-	none

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