Jersey (2001) | Jersey (2003) | |
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.) |
0-14 years: 17.8% (male 8,292; female 7,744)
15-64 years: 67.2% (male 30,178; female 30,410) 65 years and over: 15% (male 5,858; female 7,674) (2003 est.) |
Airports | 1 (2000 est.) | 1 (2002) |
Airports - with paved runways | total:
1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2000 est.) |
total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002) |
Area | total:
116 sq km land: 116 sq km water: 0 sq km |
total: 116 sq km
land: 116 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Birth rate | 11.28 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) | 10.44 births/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
Budget | revenues:
$601 million expenditures: $588 million, including capital expenditures of $98 million (2000 est.) |
revenues: $601 million
expenditures: $588 million, including capital expenditures of $98 million (2000 est.) |
Country name | conventional long form:
Bailiwick of Jersey conventional short form: Jersey |
conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey
conventional short form: Jersey |
Death rate | 9.27 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) | 9.17 deaths/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
Electricity - imports | NA kWh
note: electricity supplied by France |
NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France |
Elevation extremes | lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 143 m |
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 143 m |
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 | Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998); 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 |
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 |
GDP - composition by sector | agriculture:
5% industry: 2% services: 93% (1996) |
agriculture: 5%
industry: 2% services: 93% (1996) |
Highways | total:
577 km (1995) paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
total: 577 km
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
Household income or consumption by percentage share | lowest 10%:
NA% highest 10%: NA% |
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
Infant mortality rate | 5.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) | total: 5.43 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 5.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2003 est.) |
Land use | arable land:
66% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 34% |
arable land: NEGL%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.) |
Legal system | English law and local statute | English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court |
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 |
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:
78.63 years male: 76.21 years female: 81.23 years (2001 est.) |
total population: 78.93 years
male: 76.48 years female: 81.57 years (2003 est.) |
Literacy | definition:
NA total population: NA male: NA female: NA |
definition: NA
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% |
Maritime claims | exclusive fishing zone:
12 NM territorial sea: 3 NM |
exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM
territorial sea: 3 NM |
Merchant marine | none (2000 est.) | none (2002 est.) |
Nationality | noun:
Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander |
noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander |
Net migration rate | 2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) | 2.77 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2003 est.) |
Population | 89,361 (July 2001 est.) | 90,156 (July 2003 est.) |
Population growth rate | 0.48% (2001 est.) | 0.4% (2003 est.) |
Radios | NA | - |
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.) |
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: 0.76 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2003 est.) |
Telephone system | general assessment:
NA domestic: NA international: 3 submarine cables |
general assessment: NA
domestic: NA international: 3 submarine cables |
Television broadcast stations | 1 (1997) | 2 (1997) |
Total fertility rate | 1.56 children born/woman (2001 est.) | 1.57 children born/woman (2003 est.) |