Compare Isle of Man (2006) - Guernsey (2006)

Compare Isle of Man (2006) z Guernsey (2006)

	Isle of Man (2006)	Guernsey (2006)

Administrative divisions	none; there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 24 local authorities each with its own elections	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: 17.3% (male 6,669/female 6,350) 15-64 years: 65.7% (male 24,884/female 24,678) 65 years and over: 17% (male 5,197/female 7,663) (2006 est.)	0-14 years: 15% (male 4,998/female 4,842) 15-64 years: 67.1% (male 21,752/female 22,170) 65 years and over: 17.8% (male 4,926/female 6,721) (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products	cereals, vegetables; cattle, sheep, pigs, poultry	tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle
Airports	1 (2006)	2 (one on Alderney) (2006)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)	total: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2006)
Area	total: 572 sq km land: 572 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 three times the size of Washington, DC	about one-half the size of Washington, DC
Background	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 Gaelic language. Isle of Man is a British crown dependency, but is not part of the UK.	The island of 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.
Birth rate	11.05 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)	8.81 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Budget	revenues: $485 million expenditures: $463 million; including capital expenditures of $NA (FY00/01 est.)	revenues: $539.2 million expenditures: $448.3 million; including capital expenditures of $NA (2002)
Capital	name: Douglas geographic coordinates: 54 09 N, 4 28 W time difference: UTC 0 (five hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October	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	temperate; cool summers and mild winters; overcast about one-third of the time	temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Coastline	160 km	50 km
Constitution	unwritten; note - The Isle of Man Constitution Act of 1961 does not embody the unwritten Manx Constitution	unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Isle of Man	conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey conventional short form: Guernsey
Death rate	11.19 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)	10.01 deaths/1,000 population (2006 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	Offshore banking, manufacturing, and tourism are key sectors of the economy. The government offers incentives to high-technology companies and financial institutions to locate on the island; this 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.	Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance - account for about 55% of total income in this tiny, prosperous Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. 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: Irish Sea 0 m highest point: Snaefell 621 m	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 m
Environment - current issues	waste disposal (both household and industrial); transboundary air pollution	NA
Ethnic groups	Manx (Norse-Celtic descent), Briton	UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries
Exchange rates	Manx pounds per US dollar - 0.55 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001)	Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.55 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001) note: the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound
Executive branch	chief of state: Lord of Mann Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor Sir Paul K. HADDACKS (since 17 October 2005) head of government: Chief Minister Donald GELLING (since 14 December 2004) 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 14 December 2004 (next to be held December 2006) election results: Donald GELLING elected chief minister by the Tynwald; note - Richard CORKILL resigned 2 December 2004	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 Laurie MORGAN (since 1 May 2004) 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 Delibertion election results: Laurie MORGAN elected chief minister, percent of vote of the States of Deliberation NA
Exports	$NA	$NA
Exports - commodities	tweeds, herring, processed shellfish, beef, lamb	tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables
Exports - partners	UK (2004)	UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2004)
Fiscal year	1 April - 31 March	calendar year
Flag description	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	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: 1% industry: 13% services: 86% (2000 est.)	agriculture: 3% industry: 10% services: 87% (2000)
GDP - real growth rate	6.3% NA%	3% (2003 est.)
Geographic coordinates	54 15 N, 4 30 W	49 28 N, 2 35 W
Geography - note	one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest, and is a bird sanctuary	large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports	$NA	$NA
Imports - commodities	timber, fertilizers, fish	coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment
Imports - partners	UK (2004)	UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2004)
Independence	none (British crown dependency)	none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate	3.2% (FY96/97)	NA%
Industries	financial services, light manufacturing, tourism	tourism, banking
Infant mortality rate	total: 5.82 deaths/1,000 live births male: 6.8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.79 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)	total: 4.65 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.19 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	2.7% (2003 est.)	4.9% (2004 est.)
International organization participation	UPU	UPU
Irrigated land	0 sq km	NA
Judicial branch	High Court of Justice (justices are appointed by the Lord Chancellor of England on the nomination of the lieutenant governor)	Royal Court
Labor force	39,690 (2001)	32,290 (2001)
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: 9% permanent crops: 0% other: 91% (permanent pastures, forests, mountain, and heathland) (2002)	arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% other: NA%
Languages	English, Manx Gaelic	English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system	English common law and Manx statute	English law and local statutes; justice is administered by the Royal Court
Legislative branch	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 eight 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 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	unicameral States of Deliberation (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote for four years); note - Alderney and Sark have their own 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: 78.49 years male: 75.14 years female: 82.02 years (2006 est.)	total population: 80.42 years male: 77.41 years female: 83.53 years (2006 est.)
Literacy	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
Location	Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland	Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references	Europe	Europe
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Merchant marine	total: 305 ships (1000 GRT or over) 8,266,229 GRT/13,792,927 DWT by type: bulk carrier 38, cargo 65, chemical tanker 53, container 16, liquefied gas 38, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 74, refrigerated cargo 5, roll on/roll off 9, specialized tanker 1, vehicle carrier 5 foreign-owned: 213 (Cyprus 1, Denmark 53, Estonia 2, France 2, Germany 56, Greece 45, Italy 5, Japan 4, Monaco 3, Netherlands 1, Norway 27, Singapore 7, Sweden 1, Turkey 3, US 3) registered in other countries: 9 (Antigua and Barbuda 2, Liberia 5, Marshall Islands 1, NZ 1) (2006)	-
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK	defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday	Tynwald Day, 5 July	Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality	noun: Manxman (men), Manxwoman (women) adjective: Manx	noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander
Natural hazards	NA	NA
Natural resources	none	cropland
Net migration rate	5.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)	3.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Political parties and leaders	Alliance for Progressive Government; Man Labor Party; Man Nationalist Party (branch of the British National Party) note: most members sit as independents	none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders	none	none
Population	75,441 (July 2006 est.)	65,409 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA%
Population growth rate	0.52% (2006 est.)	0.26% (2006 est.)
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Railways	total: 65 km standard guage: 7 km 1.067-m guage (7 km electrified) narrow guage: 58 km 0.914-m guage (29 km electrified) note: primarily summer tourist attractions (2006)	-
Religions	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist, Baptist, Presbyterian, Society of Friends	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.68 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2006 est.)	at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Suffrage	16 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: landline, telefax, mobile cellular telephone system international: fiber-optic cable, microwave radio relay, satellite earth station, submarine cable	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: 1 submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use	51,000 (1999)	55,100 (2004)
Telephones - mobile cellular	NA	43,800 (2004)
Television broadcast stations	0 (receives broadcasts from the UK and satellite) (1999)	1 (1997)
Terrain	hills in north and south bisected by central valley	mostly level with low hills in southwest
Total fertility rate	1.65 children born/woman (2006 est.)	1.39 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Unemployment rate	0.6% (2004 est.)	0.5% (1999 est.)

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