Jersey (2002) | Jersey (2004) | |
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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: 17.7% (male 8,268; female 7,716)
15-64 years: 67.1% (male 30,237; female 30,490) 65 years and over: 15.2% (male 6,016; female 7,775) (2004 est.) |
Airports | 1 (2001) | 1 (2003 est.) |
Airports - with paved runways | total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002) |
total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
Area - comparative | about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC | about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC |
Birth rate | 10.86 births/1,000 population (2002 est.) | 10.04 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
Death rate | 9.22 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.) | 9.17 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
Electricity - imports | NA kWh
note: electricity supplied by France |
NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France |
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 - 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999); the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound |
Exports | $NA | NA |
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 | white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag; in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield with the three lions of England in yellow |
GDP - real growth rate | NA% | NA |
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 |
Imports | $NA | NA |
Industrial production growth rate | NA% | NA |
Infant mortality rate | 5.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.) | total: 5.33 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) |
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) | NA | - |
Labor force | 57,050 (1996) (1996) | 57,050 (1996) |
Land use | arable land: NEGL%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.) |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001) |
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 (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 (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: 78.78 years
male: 76.34 years female: 81.4 years (2002 est.) |
total population: 79.09 years
male: 76.63 years female: 81.74 years (2004 est.) |
Maritime claims | exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM
territorial sea: 3 NM |
territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm |
Merchant marine | none (2002 est.) | - |
Net migration rate | 2.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.) | 2.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
Population | 89,775 (July 2002 est.) | 90,502 (July 2004 est.) |
Population below poverty line | NA% | NA |
Population growth rate | 0.44% (2002 est.) | 0.36% (2004 est.) |
Radios | NA | - |
Railways | 0 km | - |
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: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.) |
Telephones - main lines in use | 65,500 (1997) | 73,900 (2001) |
Telephones - mobile cellular | 4,400 (1997) | 61,400 (2001) |
Total fertility rate | 1.57 children born/woman (2002 est.) | 1.57 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
Waterways | none | - |