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Compare Jersey (2001) - Western Sahara (2001)

Compare Jersey (2001) z Western Sahara (2001)

 Jersey (2001)Western Sahara (2001)
 JerseyWestern Sahara
Administrative divisions none (British crown dependency) none (under de facto control of Morocco)
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 fruits and vegetables (grown in the few oases); camels, sheep, goats (kept by nomads)
Airports 1 (2000 est.) 11 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)		 total:
3

2,438 to 3,047 m:
3 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total:
8

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1

914 to 1,523 m:
4

under 914 m:
3 (2000 est.)
Area total:
116 sq km

land:
116 sq km

water:
0 sq km		 total:
266,000 sq km

land:
266,000 sq km

water:
0 sq km
Area - comparative about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC about the size of Colorado
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. Morocco virtually annexed the northern two-thirds of Western Sahara (formerly Spanish Sahara) in 1976, and the rest of the territory in 1979, following Mauritania's withdrawal. A guerrilla war with the Polisario Front contesting Rabat's sovereignty ended in a 1991 cease-fire; a referendum on final status has been repeatedly postponed and is not expected to occur until at least 2002.
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.)		 revenues:
$NA

expenditures:
$NA, including capital expenditures of $NA
Capital Saint Helier none
Climate temperate; mild winters and cool summers hot, dry desert; rain is rare; cold offshore air currents produce fog and heavy dew
Coastline 70 km 1,110 km
Constitution unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice -
Country name conventional long form:
Bailiwick of Jersey

conventional short form:
Jersey		 conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Western Sahara

former:
Spanish Sahara
Currency British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound Moroccan dirham (MAD)
Death rate 9.27 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.) -
Debt - external none $NA
Dependency status British crown dependency -
Diplomatic representation from the US none (British crown dependency) none
Diplomatic representation in the US none (British crown dependency) none
Disputes - international none claimed and administered by Morocco, but sovereignty is unresolved and the UN is attempting to hold a referendum on the issue; the UN-administered cease-fire has been in effect since September 1991
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. Western Sahara, a territory poor in natural resources and lacking sufficient rainfall, depends on pastoral nomadism, fishing, and phosphate mining as the principal sources of income for the population. Most of the food for the urban population must be imported. All trade and other economic activities are controlled by the Moroccan Government. Incomes and standards of living are substantially below the Moroccan level.
Electricity - consumption - 83.7 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - imports NA kWh

note:
electricity supplied by France		 0 kWh (1999)
Electricity - production - 90 million kWh (1999)
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel:
100%

hydro:
0%

nuclear:
0%

other:
0% (1999)
Elevation extremes lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m

highest point:
unnamed location 143 m		 lowest point:
Sebjet Tah -55 m

highest point:
unnamed location 463 m
Environment - current issues NA sparse water and lack of arable land
Environment - international agreements - party to:
none of the selected agreements

signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
Ethnic groups UK and Norman-French descent Arab, Berber
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 Moroccan dirhams per US dollar - 10.590 (January 2001), 10.626 (2000), 9.804 (1999), 9.604 (1998), 9.527 (1997), 8.716 (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		 none
Exports $NA $NA
Exports - commodities light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles phosphates 62%
Exports - partners UK Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts
Fiscal year 1 April - 31 March calendar year
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 -
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:
40%-45% (1996 est.)
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 24 30 N, 13 00 W
Geography - note largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier -
Heliports - 1 (2000 est.)
Highways total:
577 km (1995)

paved:
NA km

unpaved:
NA km		 total:
6,200 km

paved:
1,350 km

unpaved:
4,850 km (1991 est.)
Household income or consumption by percentage share lowest 10%:
NA%

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

highest 10%:
NA%
Imports $NA $NA
Imports - commodities machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals fuel for fishing fleet, foodstuffs
Imports - partners UK Morocco claims and administers Western Sahara, so trade partners are included in overall Moroccan accounts
Independence none (British crown dependency) -
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries tourism, banking and finance, dairy phosphate mining, handicrafts
Infant mortality rate 5.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 4.7% (1998) NA%
International organization participation - none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) NA 1 (2000)
Irrigated land NA sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff) -
Labor force 57,050 (1996) 12,000
Labor force - by occupation - animal husbandry and subsistence farming 50%
Land boundaries 0 km total:
2,046 km

border countries:
Algeria 42 km, Mauritania 1,561 km, Morocco 443 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:
19%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
81%
Languages English (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts Hassaniya Arabic, Moroccan Arabic
Legal system 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		 definition:
NA

total population:
NA%

male:
NA%

female:
NA%
Location Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France Northern Africa, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Mauritania and Morocco
Map references Europe Africa
Maritime claims exclusive fishing zone:
12 NM

territorial sea:
3 NM		 contingent upon resolution of sovereignty issue
Merchant marine none (2000 est.) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK -
Military branches - NA
Military expenditures - dollar figure - $NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP - NA%
National holiday Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) -
Nationality noun:
Channel Islander(s)

adjective:
Channel Islander		 noun:
Sahrawi(s), Sahraoui(s)

adjective:
Sahrawian, Sahraouian
Natural hazards NA hot, dry, dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time, often severely restricting visibility
Natural resources arable land phosphates, iron ore
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 none
Population 89,361 (July 2001 est.) 250,559 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 0.48% (2001 est.) -
Ports and harbors Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier Ad Dakhla, Cabo Bojador, Laayoune (El Aaiun)
Radio broadcast stations AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios NA 56,000 (1997)
Railways 0 km 0 km
Religions Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian Muslim
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 none; a UN-sponsored voter identification campaign has yet to be completed
Telephone system general assessment:
NA

domestic:
NA

international:
3 submarine cables		 general assessment:
sparse and limited system

domestic:
NA

international:
tied into Morocco's system by microwave radio relay, tropospheric scatter, and satellite; satellite earth stations - 2 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean) linked to Rabat, Morocco
Telephones - main lines in use 65,500 (1997) about 2,000 (1999 est.)
Telephones - mobile cellular 4,400 (1997) 0 (1999)
Television broadcast stations 1 (1997) NA
Terrain gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast mostly low, flat desert with large areas of rocky or sandy surfaces rising to small mountains in south and northeast
Total fertility rate 1.56 children born/woman (2001 est.) -
Unemployment rate 0.7% (1998 est.) NA%
Waterways none none
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