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Compare Jersey (2002) z French Guiana (2006)

 Jersey (2002)French Guiana (2006)
 JerseyFrench Guiana
Administrative divisions none (British crown dependency) none (overseas department of France)
Age structure 0-14 years: 17.9% (male 8,287; female 7,729)


15-64 years: 67.3% (male 30,099; female 30,347)


65 years and over: 14.8% (male 5,729; female 7,584) (2002 est.)
0-14 years: 28.9% (male 29,540/female 28,210)


15-64 years: 64.8% (male 69,302/female 59,980)


65 years and over: 6.3% (male 6,350/female 6,127) (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products corn, rice, manioc (tapioca), sugar, cocoa, vegetables, bananas; cattle, pigs, poultry
Airports 1 (2001) 11 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
total: 4


over 3,047 m: 1


914 to 1,523 m: 2


under 914 m: 1 (2006)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total: 7


914 to 1,523 m: 2


under 914 m: 5 (2006)
Area total: 116 sq km


land: 116 sq km


water: 0 sq km
total: 91,000 sq km


land: 89,150 sq km


water: 1,850 sq km
Area - comparative about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC slightly smaller than Indiana
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. First settled by the French in 1604, French Guiana was the site of notorious penal settlements until 1951. The European Space Agency launches its communication satellites from Kourou.
Birth rate 10.86 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) 20.46 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Budget revenues: $601 million


expenditures: $588 million, including capital expenditures of $98 million (2000 est.)
revenues: $135.5 million


expenditures: $135.5 million; including capital expenditures of $105 million (1996)
Capital Saint Helier name: Cayenne


geographic coordinates: 4 56 N, 52 20 W


time difference: UTC-3 (2 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Climate temperate; mild winters and cool summers tropical; hot, humid; little seasonal temperature variation
Coastline 70 km 378 km
Constitution unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice 4 October 1958 (French Constitution)
Country name conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey


conventional short form: Jersey
conventional long form: Department of Guiana


conventional short form: French Guiana


local long form: none


local short form: Guyane
Currency British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound -
Death rate 9.22 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) 4.88 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Debt - external none $800.3 million (2003)
Dependency status British crown dependency overseas department of France
Diplomatic representation from the US none (British crown dependency) none (overseas department of France)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (British crown dependency) none (overseas department of France)
Disputes - international none Suriname claims area between Riviere Litani and Riviere Marouini (both headwaters of the Lawa) in French Guiana
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. The economy is tied closely to the much larger French economy through subsidies and imports. Besides the French space center at Kourou (which accounts for 25% of GDP), fishing and forestry are the most important economic activities. Forest and woodland cover 90% of the country. The large reserves of tropical hardwoods, not fully exploited, support an expanding sawmill industry that provides sawn logs for export. Cultivation of crops is limited to the coastal area, where the population is largely concentrated; rice and manioc are the major crops. French Guiana is heavily dependent on imports of food and energy. Unemployment is a serious problem, particularly among younger workers.
Electricity - consumption - 432.6 million kWh (2003)
Electricity - exports - 0 kWh (2003)
Electricity - imports NA kWh


note: electricity supplied by France
0 kWh (2003)
Electricity - production - 465.2 million kWh (2003)
Elevation extremes lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


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


highest point: Bellevue de l'Inini 851 m
Environment - current issues NA NA
Ethnic groups UK and Norman-French descent black or mulatto 66%, white 12%, East Indian, Chinese, Amerindian 12%, other 10%
Exchange rates Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.6981 (January 2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997); the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound euros per US dollar - 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003), 1.0626 (2002), 1.1175 (2001)
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: President Jacques CHIRAC of France (since 17 May 1995), represented by Prefect Jean-Pierre LAFLAQUIERE (since 19 July 2006)


head of government: President of the General Council Pierre DESERT (since 26 March 2004); President of the Regional Council Antoine KARAM (since 22 March 1992)


cabinet: NA


elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; presidents of the General and Regional Councils are appointed by the members of those councils
Exports $NA NA bbl/day
Exports - commodities light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles shrimp, timber, gold, rum, rosewood essence, clothing
Exports - partners UK France 62%, Switzerland 7%, US 2% (2004)
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 the flag of France is used
GDP purchasing power parity - $2.2 billion (1999 est.) -
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 5%


industry: 2%


services: 93% (1996)
agriculture: NA% 6.6%


industry: NA% 15.6%


services: NA% 77.8%
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $24,800 (1999 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate NA% NA%
Geographic coordinates 49 15 N, 2 10 W 4 00 N, 53 00 W
Geography - note largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier mostly an unsettled wilderness; the only non-independent portion of the South American continent
Highways total: 577 km (1995)


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%
Illicit drugs - small amount of marijuana grown for local consumption; minor transshipment point to Europe
Imports $NA NA bbl/day
Imports - commodities machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals food (grains, processed meat), machinery and transport equipment, fuels and chemicals
Imports - partners UK France 63%, US, Trinidad and Tobago, Italy (2004)
Independence none (British crown dependency) none (overseas department of France)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries tourism, banking and finance, dairy construction, shrimp processing, forestry products, rum, gold mining
Infant mortality rate 5.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) total: 11.76 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 12.58 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 10.89 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 4.7% (1998) 1% (2003)
International organization participation - UPU, WCL, WFTU
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) NA -
Irrigated land NA sq km 20 sq km (2003)
Judicial branch Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff) Court of Appeals or Cour d'Appel (highest local court based in Martinique with jurisdiction over Martinique, Guadeloupe, and French Guiana)
Labor force 57,050 (1996) (1996) 62,630 (1999)
Labor force - by occupation - agriculture: 18.2%


industry: 21.2%


services: 60.6% (1980)
Land boundaries 0 km total: 1,240.4 km


border countries: Brazil 730.4 km, Suriname 510 km
Land use arable land: NEGL%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (1998 est.)
arable land: 0.13%


permanent crops: 0.04%


other: 99.83% (90% forest, 10% other) (2005)
Languages English (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts French
Legal system English law and local statute French legal system
Legislative branch 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
unicameral General Council or Conseil General (19 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms) and a unicameral Regional Council or Conseil Regional (31 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve six-year terms)


elections: General Council - last held in March 2000 (next to be held March 2006); Regional Council - last held 21 and 28 March 2004 (next to be held in 2010)


election results: General Council - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - PSG 5, various left-wing parties 5, independents 7, other 2; Regional Council - (second election results) percent of vote by party - PS 37.24%, UMP 31.58%, FDG/Walwari 31.18%; seats by party - PS 17, UMP 7, FDG/Walwari 7


note: one seat was elected to the French Senate on 27 September 1998 (next to be held September 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NA; 2 seats were elected to the French National Assembly on 9 June-16 June 2002 (next to be held in 2007); results - percent of vote by party - NA%; seats by party - UMP/RPR 1, Walwari Committee 1
Life expectancy at birth total population: 78.78 years


male: 76.34 years


female: 81.4 years (2002 est.)
total population: 77.27 years


male: 73.95 years


female: 80.75 years (2006 est.)
Literacy definition: NA


total population: NA


male: NA


female: NA
definition: age 15 and over can read and write


total population: 83%


male: 84%


female: 82% (1982 est.)
Location Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France Northern South America, bordering the North Atlantic Ocean, between Brazil and Suriname
Map references Europe South America
Maritime claims exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM


territorial sea: 3 NM
territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
Merchant marine none (2002 est.) -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK defense is the responsibility of France
Military branches - no regular military forces; Gendarmerie
Military expenditures - dollar figure - NA
Military expenditures - percent of GDP - NA
National holiday Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) Bastille Day, 14 July (1789)
Nationality noun: Channel Islander(s)


adjective: Channel Islander
noun: French Guianese (singular and plural)


adjective: French Guianese
Natural hazards NA high frequency of heavy showers and severe thunderstorms; flooding
Natural resources arable land bauxite, timber, gold (widely scattered), petroleum, kaolin, fish, niobium, tantalum, clay
Net migration rate 2.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) 4.01 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Political parties and leaders none; all independents Guyana Democratic Forces or FDG [Georges OTHILY]; Guyanese Democratic Action or ADG [Andre LECANTE]; Guyanese Socialist Party or PSG [Marie-Claude VERDAN]; Popular National Guyanese Party or PNPG [Jose DORCY]; Socialist Party or PS [Alix LABBE]; Union for French Democracy or UDF [Georges HABRAN-MERY]; Union for a Popular Movement or UMP (includes RPR) [Remi Louis DUBOC]; Walwari Committee (aligned with the PRG in France) [Christine TAUBIRA-DELANON]
Political pressure groups and leaders none NA
Population 89,775 (July 2002 est.) 199,509 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 0.44% (2002 est.) 1.96% (2006 est.)
Ports and harbors Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier -
Radio broadcast stations AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 2, FM 14 (including 6 repeaters), shortwave 6 (including 5 repeaters) (1998)
Radios NA -
Railways 0 km -
Religions Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian Roman Catholic
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: 0.76 male(s)/female


total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 1.16 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 1.04 male(s)/female


total population: 1.12 male(s)/female (2006 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: NA


domestic: fair open-wire and microwave radio relay system


international: country code - 594; satellite earth station - 1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Telephones - main lines in use 65,500 (1997) 51,000 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular 4,400 (1997) 98,000 (2004)
Television broadcast stations 2 (1997) 3 (plus eight low-power repeaters) (1997)
Terrain gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast low-lying coastal plains rising to hills and small mountains
Total fertility rate 1.57 children born/woman (2002 est.) 2.98 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Unemployment rate 0.7% (1998 est.) 19.2% (December 2003)
Waterways none 3,760 km


note: 460 km navigable by small oceangoing vessels and coastal and river steamers, 3,300 km by native craft (2003)
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