Compare Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2007) - Guernsey (2008)

Compare Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2007) z Guernsey (2008)

	Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2007)	Guernsey (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
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.)
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)
Area	total: 412 sq km land: 412 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 78 sq km land: 78 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands
Area - comparative	slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC	about one-half the size of Washington, DC
Background	These uninhabited, barren, sub-Antarctic islands were transferred from the UK to Australia in 1947. Populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, the islands have been designated a nature preserve.	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.
Birth rate	-	8.65 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Budget	-	revenues: $563.6 million expenditures: $530.9 million (2005 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
Climate	antarctic	temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Coastline	101.9 km	50 km
Constitution	-	unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name	conventional long form: Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands abbreviation: HIMI	conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey conventional short form: Guernsey
Death rate	-	10.07 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Debt - external	-	$NA
Dependency status	territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Australian Antarctic Division of the Department of the Environment and Heritage	British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of Australia)	none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territory of Australia)	none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	-	$NA
Economy - overview	The islands have no indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing in the surrounding waters.	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.
Electricity - consumption	-	NA kWh
Electricity - exports	-	0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports	-	0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production	-	NA kWh
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m highest point: Mawson Peak, on Big Ben 2,745 m	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 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 - 0.4993 (2007), 0.5418 (2006), 0.5493 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003) note: the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound
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
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	the flag of Australia is used	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
GDP - composition by sector	-	agriculture: 3% industry: 10% services: 87% (2000)
GDP - real growth rate	-	3% (2005 est.)
Geographic coordinates	53 06 S, 72 31 E	49 28 N, 2 35 W
Geography - note	-	large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
Household income or consumption by percentage share	-	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
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.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-	3.4% (June 2006)
International organization participation	-	UPU
Irrigated land	0 sq km	NA
Judicial branch	-	Royal Court
Labor force	-	31,470 (March 2006)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)	arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% other: NA%
Languages	-	English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; justice is administered by the Royal Court
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
Life expectancy at birth	-	total population: 80.53 years male: 77.53 years female: 83.64 years (2007 est.)
Literacy	-	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
Location	islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica	Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references	Antarctic Region	Europe
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of Australia; Australia conducts fisheries patrols	defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday	-	Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality	-	noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander
Natural hazards	Mawson Peak, an active volcano, is on Heard Island	NA
Natural resources	fish	cropland
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	uninhabited	65,573 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line	-	NA%
Population growth rate	-	0.239% (2007 est.)
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.)
Suffrage	-	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	-	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: 1 submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use	-	45,100 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular	-	43,800 (2004)
Television broadcast stations	-	1 (1997)
Terrain	Heard Island - 80% ice-covered, bleak and mountainous, dominated by a large massif (Big Ben) and an active volcano (Mawson Peak); McDonald Islands - small and rocky	mostly level with low hills in southwest
Total fertility rate	-	1.4 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate	-	0.9% (March 2006 est.)

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