Compare Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2007) - Jersey (2004)

Compare Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2007) z Jersey (2004)

	Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2007)	Jersey (2004)

Administrative divisions	-	none (British crown dependency)
Age structure	-	0-14 years: 17.7% (male 8,268; female 7,716) 15-64 years: 67.1% (male 30,237; female 30,490) 65 years and over: 15.2% (male 6,016; female 7,775) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products	-	potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products
Airports	-	1 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	-	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area	total: 412 sq km land: 412 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 116 sq km land: 116 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly more than two times the size of Washington, DC	about two-thirds 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.	The island of Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II.
Birth rate	-	10.04 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget	-	revenues: $601 million expenditures: $588 million, including capital expenditures of $98 million (2000 est.)
Capital	-	Saint Helier
Climate	antarctic	temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Coastline	101.9 km	70 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 Jersey conventional short form: Jersey
Currency	-	British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound
Death rate	-	9.17 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external	-	none
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	-	none
Economy - overview	The islands have no indigenous economic activity, but the Australian Government allows limited fishing in the surrounding waters.	The economy is based largely on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. Potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, and especially flowers are important export crops, shipped mostly to the UK. The Jersey breed of dairy cattle is known worldwide and represents an important export income earner. Milk products go to the UK and other EU countries. In 1996 the finance sector accounted for about 60% of the island's output. Tourism, another mainstay of the economy, accounts for 24% of GDP. In recent years, the government has encouraged light industry to locate in Jersey, with the result that an electronics industry has developed alongside the traditional manufacturing of knitwear. All raw material and energy requirements are imported, as well as a large share of Jersey's food needs. Light taxes and death duties make the island a popular tax haven.
Electricity - imports	-	NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France
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 143 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Ethnic groups	-	UK and Norman-French descent
Exchange rates	-	Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999); the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound
Executive branch	-	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Air Chief Marshall Sir John CHESHIRE (since 24 January 2001) and Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since NA February 1995) cabinet: committees appointed by the Assembly of the States elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch
Exports	-	NA
Exports - commodities	-	light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles
Exports - partners	-	UK
Fiscal year	-	1 April - 31 March
Flag description	the flag of Australia is used	white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag; in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield with the three lions of England in yellow
GDP	-	purchasing power parity - $2.2 billion (1999 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	-	agriculture: 5% industry: 2% services: 93% (1996)
GDP - per capita	-	purchasing power parity - $24,800 (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	-	NA
Geographic coordinates	53 06 S, 72 31 E	49 15 N, 2 10 W
Geography - note	-	largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
Highways	-	total: 577 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km
Household income or consumption by percentage share	-	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA
Imports	-	NA
Imports - commodities	-	machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals
Imports - partners	-	UK
Independence	-	none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate	-	NA
Industries	-	tourism, banking and finance, dairy
Infant mortality rate	-	total: 5.33 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-	4.7% (1998)
Irrigated land	0 sq km	NA sq km
Judicial branch	-	Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff)
Labor force	-	57,050 (1996)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Languages	-	English (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system	the laws of Australia, where applicable, apply	English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
Legislative branch	-	unicameral Assembly of the States (55 voting members - 12 senators (elected for 6-year terms), 12 constables or heads of parishes (elected for 3-year terms), 29 deputies (elected for 3-year terms); the bailiff and the deputy bailiff; and 3 non-voting members - the Dean of Jersey, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General all appointed by the monarch) elections: last held NA (next to be held NA) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 52
Life expectancy at birth	-	total population: 79.09 years male: 76.63 years female: 81.74 years (2004 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, island 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	arable land
Net migration rate	-	2.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Political parties and leaders	-	none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders	-	none
Population	uninhabited	90,502 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line	-	NA
Population growth rate	-	0.36% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier
Radio broadcast stations	-	AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions	-	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
Sex ratio	-	at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Suffrage	-	NA years of age; universal adult
Telephone system	-	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: 3 submarine cables
Telephones - main lines in use	-	73,900 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular	-	61,400 (2001)
Television broadcast stations	-	2 (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	gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
Total fertility rate	-	1.57 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate	-	0.7% (1998 est.)

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