Jersey (2002) | Jersey (2001) | |
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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:
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.) |
Airports | 1 (2001) | 1 (2000 est.) |
Airports - with paved runways | total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002) |
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:
116 sq km land: 116 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Birth rate | 10.86 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) | 11.28 births/1,000 population (2001 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 | 9.22 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) | 9.27 deaths/1,000 population (2001 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 - 0.6981 (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 | 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 |
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 (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% |
Infant mortality rate | 5.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) | 5.62 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.) |
Labor force | 57,050 (1996) (1996) | 57,050 (1996) |
Land use | arable land: NEGL%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.) |
arable land:
66% permanent crops: 0% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 34% |
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 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: 78.78 years
male: 76.34 years female: 81.4 years (2002 est.) |
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 |
Maritime claims | exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM
territorial sea: 3 NM |
exclusive fishing zone:
12 NM territorial sea: 3 NM |
Merchant marine | none (2002 est.) | none (2000 est.) |
Nationality | noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander |
noun:
Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander |
Net migration rate | 2.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) | 2.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.) |
Population | 89,775 (July 2002 est.) | 89,361 (July 2001 est.) |
Population growth rate | 0.44% (2002 est.) | 0.48% (2001 est.) |
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:
1.08 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.) |
Telephone system | general assessment: NA
domestic: NA international: 3 submarine cables |
general assessment:
NA domestic: NA international: 3 submarine cables |
Television broadcast stations | 2 (1997) | 1 (1997) |
Total fertility rate | 1.57 children born/woman (2002 est.) | 1.56 children born/woman (2001 est.) |