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Compare Jan Mayen (2007) z Jersey (2001)

 Jan Mayen (2007)Jersey (2001)
 Jan MayenJersey
Administrative divisions - none (British crown dependency)
Age structure - 0-14 years:
17.77% (male 8,214; female 7,667)

15-64 years:
67.59% (male 30,065; female 30,331)

65 years and over:
14.64% (male 5,603; female 7,481) (2001 est.)
Agriculture - products - potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products
Airports 1 (2007) 1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways - total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)		 -
Area total: 377 sq km


land: 377 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total:
116 sq km

land:
116 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Background This desolate, artic, mountainous island was named after a Dutch whaling captain who indisputably discovered it in 1614 (earlier claims are inconclusive). Visited only occasionally by seal hunters and trappers over the following centuries, the island came under Norwegian sovereignty in 1929. The long dormant Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg volcano resumed activity in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985. It is the northernmost active volcano on earth. 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 - 11.28 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Budget - revenues:
$601 million

expenditures:
$588 million, including capital expenditures of $98 million (2000 est.)
Capital - Saint Helier
Climate arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Coastline 124.1 km 70 km
Constitution - unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name conventional long form: none


conventional short form: Jan Mayen		 conventional long form:
Bailiwick of Jersey

conventional short form:
Jersey
Currency - British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound
Death rate - 9.27 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Debt - external - none
Dependency status territory of Norway; since August 1994, administered from Oslo through the county governor (fylkesmann) of Nordland; however, authority has been delegated to a station commander of the Norwegian Defense Communication Service British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US - none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US - none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient - none
Economy - overview Jan Mayen is a volcanic island with no exploitable natural resources. Economic activity is limited to providing services for employees of Norway's radio and meteorological stations on the island. 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: Norwegian Sea 0 m


highest point: Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg 2,277 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 - 0.6764 (January 2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997), 0.6403 (1996); 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 Norway is used white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag and in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield holding 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 71 00 N, 8 00 W 49 15 N, 2 10 W
Geography - note barren volcanic island with some moss and grass largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
Highways - total:
577 km (1995)

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 - 5.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 4.7% (1998)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - NA
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:
66%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
34%
Languages - English (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system the laws of Norway, where applicable, apply English law and local statute
Legislative branch - unicameral Assembly of the States (55 voting members - 12 senators, 12 constables or heads of parishes, 29 deputies; all elected for six-year terms, half elected every third year; 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:
78.63 years

male:
76.21 years

female:
81.23 years (2001 est.)
Literacy - definition:
NA

total population:
NA

male:
NA

female:
NA
Location Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references Arctic Region Europe
Maritime claims territorial sea: 4 nm


contiguous zone: 10 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm


continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation		 exclusive fishing zone:
12 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM
Merchant marine - none (2000 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of Norway defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday - Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality - noun:
Channel Islander(s)

adjective:
Channel Islander
Natural hazards dominated by the volcano Haakon VII Toppen/Beerenberg; volcanic activity resumed in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985 NA
Natural resources none arable land
Net migration rate - 2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
Political parties and leaders - none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders - none
Population no indigenous inhabitants


note: personnel operate the Long Range Navigation (Loran-C) base and the weather and coastal services radio station		 89,361 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 0.48% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors - Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier
Radio broadcast stations AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA (there is one radio and meteorological station) (1998) AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios - NA
Railways - 0 km
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:
0.75 male(s)/female

total population:
0.96 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
Suffrage - NA years of age; universal adult
Telephone system - general assessment:
NA

domestic:
NA

international:
3 submarine cables
Telephones - main lines in use - 65,500 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 4,400 (1997)
Television broadcast stations - 1 (1997)
Terrain volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
Total fertility rate - 1.56 children born/woman (2001 est.)
Unemployment rate - 0.7% (1998 est.)
Waterways - none
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