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Compare Jersey (2001) z Norfolk Island (2001)

 Jersey (2001)Norfolk Island (2001)
 JerseyNorfolk Island
Administrative divisions none (British crown dependency) none (territory of Australia)
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:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%
Agriculture - products potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products Norfolk Island pine seed, Kentia palm seed, cereals, vegetables, fruit; cattle, poultry
Airports 1 (2000 est.) 1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)		 total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)
Area total:
116 sq km

land:
116 sq km

water:
0 sq km		 total:
34.6 sq km

land:
34.6 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC about 0.2 times the size of Washington, DC
Background 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. Two British attempts at establishing the island as a penal colony (1788-1814 and 1825-55) were ultimately abandoned. In 1856, the island was resettled by Pitcairn Islanders, descendants of the Bounty mutineers and their Tahitian companions.
Birth rate 11.28 births/1,000 population (2001 est.) NA births/1,000 population
Budget revenues:
$601 million

expenditures:
$588 million, including capital expenditures of $98 million (2000 est.)		 revenues:
$4.6 million

expenditures:
$4.8 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (FY92/93)
Capital Saint Helier Kingston
Climate temperate; mild winters and cool summers subtropical, mild, little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline 70 km 32 km
Constitution unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice Norfolk Island Act of 1979
Country name conventional long form:
Bailiwick of Jersey

conventional short form:
Jersey		 conventional long form:
Territory of Norfolk Island

conventional short form:
Norfolk Island
Currency British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound Australian dollar (AUD)
Death rate 9.27 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) NA deaths/1,000 population
Debt - external none $NA
Dependency status British crown dependency territory of Australia; Canberra administers Commonwealth responsibilities on Norfolk Island through the Department of Environment, Sport, and Territories
Diplomatic representation from the US none (British crown dependency) none (territory of Australia)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (British crown dependency) none (territory of Australia)
Disputes - international none none
Economic aid - recipient none $NA
Economy - overview 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. Tourism, the primary economic activity, has steadily increased over the years and has brought a level of prosperity unusual among inhabitants of the Pacific islands. The agricultural sector has become self-sufficient in the production of beef, poultry, and eggs.
Electricity - consumption - NA kWh
Electricity - imports NA kWh

note:
electricity supplied by France		 -
Electricity - production - NA kWh
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m

highest point:
unnamed location 143 m		 lowest point:
Pacific Ocean 0 m

highest point:
Mount Bates 319 m
Environment - current issues NA NA
Ethnic groups UK and Norman-French descent descendants of the Bounty mutineers, Australian, New Zealander, Polynesians
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 Australian dollars per US dollar - 1.7995 (January 2001), 1.7173 (2000), 1.5497 (1999), 1.5888 (1998), 1.3439 (1997), 1.2773 (1996)
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); the UK and Australia are represented by Administrator Anthony J. MESSNER (since 4 August 1997)

head of government:
Assembly President and Chief Minister Ronald Coane NOBBS (since 23 February 2000)

cabinet:
Executive Council is made up of four of the nine members of the Legislative Assembly; the council devises government policy and acts as an advisor to the Administrator

elections:
the monarch is hereditary; administrator appointed by the governor general of Australia; chief minister elected by the Legislative Assembly for a term of not more than three years; election last held 23 February 2000 (next to be held by March 2003)

election results:
Ronald Coane NOBBS elected chief minister; percent of Legislative Assembly vote - NA%
Exports $NA $1.5 million (f.o.b., FY91/92)
Exports - commodities light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles postage stamps, seeds of the Norfolk Island pine and Kentia palm, small quantities of avocados
Exports - partners UK Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March 1 July - 30 June
Flag description 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 three vertical bands of green (hoist side), white, and green with a large green Norfolk Island pine tree centered in the slightly wider white band
GDP purchasing power parity - $2.2 billion (1999 est.) purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - composition by sector agriculture:
5%

industry:
2%

services:
93% (1996)		 agriculture:
NA%

industry:
NA%

services:
NA%
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $24,800 (1999 est.) purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - real growth rate NA% NA%
Geographic coordinates 49 15 N, 2 10 W 29 02 S, 167 57 E
Geography - note 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		 total:
80 km

paved:
53 km

unpaved:
27 km (2001)
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%		 lowest 10%:
NA%

highest 10%:
NA%
Imports $NA $17.9 million (c.i.f., FY91/92)
Imports - commodities machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals NA
Imports - partners UK Australia, other Pacific island countries, NZ, Asia, Europe
Independence none (British crown dependency) none (territory of Australia)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries tourism, banking and finance, dairy tourism
Infant mortality rate 5.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) NA deaths/1,000 live births
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 4.7% (1998) NA%
International organization participation - none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) NA 2 (2000)
Irrigated land NA sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff) Supreme Court; Court of Petty Sessions
Labor force 57,050 (1996) 1,395 (1991 est.)
Labor force - by occupation - tourism NA%, subsistence agriculture NA%
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land:
66%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
34%		 arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
25%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
75% (1993 est.)
Languages English (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts English (official), Norfolk a mixture of 18th century English and ancient Tahitian
Legal system English law and local statute based on the laws of Australia, local ordinances and acts; English common law applies in matters not covered by either Australian or Norfolk Island law
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 Legislative Assembly (9 seats; members elected by electors who have nine equal votes each but only four votes can be given to any one candidate; members serve three-year terms)

elections:
last held 23 February 2000 (next to be held by March 2003)

election results:
percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 9
Life expectancy at birth total population:
78.63 years

male:
76.21 years

female:
81.23 years (2001 est.)		 total population:
NA years

male:
NA years

female:
NA years
Literacy definition:
NA

total population:
NA

male:
NA

female:
NA		 -
Location Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France Oceania, island in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia
Map references Europe Oceania
Maritime claims exclusive fishing zone:
12 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM		 exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) none (2000 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK defense is the responsibility of Australia
National holiday Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) Pitcairners Arrival Day, 8 June (1856)
Nationality noun:
Channel Islander(s)

adjective:
Channel Islander		 noun:
Norfolk Islander(s)

adjective:
Norfolk Islander(s)
Natural hazards NA typhoons (especially May to July)
Natural resources arable land fish
Net migration rate 2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Political parties and leaders none; all independents none
Political pressure groups and leaders none none
Population 89,361 (July 2001 est.) 1,879 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 0.48% (2001 est.) -0.71% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier none; loading jetties at Kingston and Cascade
Radio broadcast stations AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 0, FM 3, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios NA 2,500 (1996)
Railways 0 km 0 km
Religions Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian Anglican 39%, Roman Catholic 11.7%, Uniting Church in Australia 16.4%, Seventh-Day Adventist 4.4%, none 9.2%, unknown 16.9%, other 2.4% (1986)
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 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system general assessment:
NA

domestic:
NA

international:
3 submarine cables		 general assessment:
adequate

domestic:
NA

international:
radiotelephone service with Sydney (Australia)
Telephones - main lines in use 65,500 (1997) 1,087 (1983)
Telephones - mobile cellular 4,400 (1997) 0 (1983)
Television broadcast stations 1 (1997) 1 (local programming station plus two repeaters that bring in Australian programs by satellite) (1998)
Terrain gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast volcanic formation with mostly rolling plains
Total fertility rate 1.56 children born/woman (2001 est.) NA children born/woman
Unemployment rate 0.7% (1998 est.) NA%
Waterways none none
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