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 GuernseyMayotte
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 (territorial collectivity of France)
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: 46.5% (male 41,632; female 41,301)


15-64 years: 51.8% (male 50,373; female 42,118)


65 years and over: 1.7% (male 1,502; female 1,511) (2003 est.)
Agriculture - products tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle vanilla, ylang-ylang (perfume essence), coffee, copra
Airports 2 (2007) 1 (2002)
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: 374 sq km


land: 374 sq km


water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative about one-half the size of Washington, DC slightly more than twice 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. Mayotte was ceded to France along with the other islands of the Comoros group in 1843. It was the only island in the archipelago that voted in 1974 to retain its link with France and forego independence.
Birth rate 8.65 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) 42.86 births/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Budget revenues: $563.6 million


expenditures: $530.9 million (2005 est.)
revenues: $NA


expenditures: $73 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1991 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
Mamoutzou
Climate temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast tropical; marine; hot, humid, rainy season during northeastern monsoon (November to May); dry season is cooler (May to November)
Coastline 50 km 185.2 km
Constitution unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice 28 September 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey


conventional short form: Guernsey
conventional long form: Territorial Collectivity of Mayotte


conventional short form: Mayotte
Currency - euro (EUR)
Death rate 10.07 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) 8.34 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Debt - external $NA $NA
Dependency status British crown dependency territorial collectivity of France
Diplomatic representation from the US none (British crown dependency) none (territorial collectivity of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (British crown dependency) none (territorial collectivity of France)
Disputes - international none claimed by Comoros
Economic aid - recipient $NA $107.7 million; note - extensive French financial assistance (1995)
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. Economic activity is based primarily on the agricultural sector, including fishing and livestock raising. Mayotte is not self-sufficient and must import a large portion of its food requirements, mainly from France. The economy and future development of the island are heavily dependent on French financial assistance, an important supplement to GDP. Mayotte's remote location is an obstacle to the development of tourism.
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: 0%


hydro: 0%


nuclear: 0%


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


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


highest point: Benara 660 m
Environment - current issues NA NA
Ethnic groups UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries NA
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
euros per US dollar - 1.06 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001), 1.0854 (2000), 0.9386 (1999); French francs per US dollar - 5.8995 (1998), 5.8367 (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 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: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Jean-Jacques BROT (since 3 July 2002)


head of government: President of the General Council Younoussa BAMANA (since NA 1977)


cabinet: NA


elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of the Interior; president of the General Council elected by the members of the General Council for a six-year term
Exports $NA $3.44 million f.o.b. (1997)
Exports - commodities tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables ylang-ylang (perfume essence), vanilla, copra, coconuts, coffee, cinnamon
Exports - partners UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2006) France 80%, Comoros 15%, Reunion (2000)
Fiscal year calendar 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 - purchasing power parity - $85 million (1998 est.)
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 3%


industry: 10%


services: 87% (2000)
agriculture: NA%


industry: NA%


services: NA%
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $600 (1998 est.)
GDP - real growth rate 3% (2005 est.) NA%
Geographic coordinates 49 28 N, 2 35 W 12 50 S, 45 10 E
Geography - note large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port part of Comoro Archipelago; 18 islands
Highways - total: 93 km


paved: 72 km


unpaved: 21 km
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
lowest 10%: NA%


highest 10%: NA%
Imports $NA $141.3 million f.o.b. (1997)
Imports - commodities coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment food, machinery and equipment, transportation equipment, metals, chemicals
Imports - partners UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2006) France 66%, Africa 14%, Southeast Asia 11% (2000 est.)
Independence none (British crown dependency) none (territorial collectivity of France)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries tourism, banking newly created lobster and shrimp industry, construction
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: 65.98 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 72.32 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 59.44 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 3.4% (June 2006) NA%
International organization participation UPU FZ
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - NA
Irrigated land NA NA sq km
Judicial branch Royal Court Supreme Court or Tribunal Superieur d'Appel
Labor force 31,470 (March 2006) 48,800 (2000)
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: NA%


permanent crops: NA%


other: NA%
arable land: NA%


permanent crops: NA%


other: NA% (1998 est.)
Languages English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts Mahorian (a Swahili dialect), French (official language) spoken by 35% of the population
Legal system the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; justice is administered by the Royal Court French 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 General Council or Conseil General (19 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve three-year terms)


elections: last held 7 October 2000 (next to be held NA 2003)


election results: percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA


note: Mayotte elects one member of the French Senate; elections last held 24 September 2001 (next to be held NA September 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - NA; Mayotte also elects one member to the French National Assembly; elections last held 16 June 2002 (next to be held as a special election on NA June 2005); results - percent of vote by party - UMP-RPR 55.08%, UDF 44.92%; seats by party - UMP-RPR 1
Life expectancy at birth total population: 80.53 years


male: 77.53 years


female: 83.64 years (2007 est.)
total population: 60.6 years


male: 58.49 years


female: 62.78 years (2003 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 Southern Africa, island in the Mozambique Channel, about one-half of the way from northern Madagascar to northern 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
Merchant marine - none (2002 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK defense is the responsibility of France; small contingent of French forces stationed on the island
National holiday Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality noun: Channel Islander(s)


adjective: Channel Islander
noun: Mahorais (singular and plural)


adjective: Mahoran
Natural hazards NA cyclones during rainy season
Natural resources cropland NEGL
Net migration rate 3.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) 7.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.)
Political parties and leaders none; all independents Democratic Front or FD [Youssouf MOUSSA]; Mahoran Popular Movement or MPM [Ahmed MADI]; Federation of Mahorans or RPR [Mansour KAMARDINE]; Movement for Department Status Mayotte or MDM [Mouhoutar SALIM]; Socialist Party or PS (local branch of French Parti Socialiste) [Ibrahim ABUBACAR]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Henri JEAN-BAPTISTE]
Political pressure groups and leaders none NA
Population 65,573 (July 2007 est.) 178,437 (July 2003 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 0.239% (2007 est.) 4.25% (2003 est.)
Ports and harbors - Dzaoudzi
Radio broadcast stations AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 1, FM 5, shortwave 0 (2001)
Railways - 0 km
Religions Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist Muslim 97%, Christian (mostly 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: 1.03 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.2 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.99 male(s)/female


total population: 1.1 male(s)/female (2003 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: small system administered by French Department of Posts and Telecommunications


domestic: NA


international: microwave radio relay and HF radiotelephone communications to Comoros (2001)
Telephones - main lines in use 45,100 (2005) 12,000 (1998)
Telephones - mobile cellular 43,800 (2004) 0 (2000)
Television broadcast stations 1 (1997) 3 (2001)
Terrain mostly level with low hills in southwest generally undulating, with deep ravines and ancient volcanic peaks
Total fertility rate 1.4 children born/woman (2007 est.) 6.07 children born/woman (2003 est.)
Unemployment rate 0.9% (March 2006 est.) 38% (1999)
Waterways - none
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