Compare Jersey (2004) - South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2004)

Compare Jersey (2004) z South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2004)

	Jersey (2004)	South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2004)

Administrative divisions	none (British crown dependency)	-
Age structure	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.)	-
Agriculture - products	potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products	-
Airports	1 (2003 est.)	none (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)	-
Area	total: 116 sq km land: 116 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 3,903 sq km land: 3,903 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Shag Rocks, Black Rock, Clerke Rocks, South Georgia Island, Bird Island, and the South Sandwich Islands, which consist of some nine islands
Area - comparative	about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC	slightly larger than Rhode Island
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.	The islands lie approximately 1,000 km east of the Falkland Islands and have been under British administration since 1908, except for a brief period in 1982 when Argentina occupied them. Grytviken, on South Georgia, was a 19th and early 20th century whaling station. Famed explorer Ernest SHACKLETON stopped there in 1914 en route to his ill-fated attempt to cross Antarctica on foot. He returned some 20 months later with a few companions in a small boat and arranged a successful rescue for the rest of his crew, stranded off the Antarctic Peninsula. He died in 1922 on a subsequent expedition and is buried in Grytviken. Today, the station houses scientists from the British Antarctic Survey. The islands have large bird and seal populations, and, recognizing the importance of preserving the marine stocks in adjacent waters, the UK, in 1993, extended the exclusive fishing zone from 12 nm to 200 nm around each island.
Birth rate	10.04 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)	-
Budget	revenues: $601 million expenditures: $588 million, including capital expenditures of $98 million (2000 est.)	-
Capital	Saint Helier	-
Climate	temperate; mild winters and cool summers	variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow
Coastline	70 km	NA km
Constitution	unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice	adopted 3 October 1985
Country name	conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey conventional short form: Jersey	conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands conventional short form: none
Currency	British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound	-
Death rate	9.17 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)	-
Debt - external	none	-
Dependency status	British crown dependency	overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina; administered from the Falkland Islands by a commissioner, who is concurrently governor of the Falkland Islands, representing Queen ELIZABETH II; Grytviken, formerly a whaling station on South Georgia, is a scientific base
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (British crown dependency)	none (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (British crown dependency)	none (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina)
Disputes - international	none	briefly occupied by military force in 1982 - claimed by Argentina in constitution but declares it will no longer seek settlement by force
Economic aid - recipient	none	-
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.	Some fishing takes place in adjacent waters. Fees from fishing licenses and related activities traditionally account for around 90% of South Georgia's revenue (about $5.6 million in 2004). There is a potential source of income from harvesting finfish and krill. The islands receive income from postage stamps produced in the UK, sale of fishing licenses, and harbor and landing fees from tourist vessels. Tourism from specialized cruise ships is increasing rapidly. Annual tourist volume hovers around 3,000 arrivals.
Electricity - imports	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: Mount Paget (South Georgia) 2,934 m
Environment - current issues	NA	NA
Ethnic groups	UK and Norman-French descent	-
Exchange rates	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	-
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	-
Exports	NA	-
Exports - commodities	light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles	-
Exports - partners	UK	-
Fiscal year	1 April - 31 March	-
Flag description	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	blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms features a shield with a golden lion centered; the shield is supported by a fur seal on the left and a penguin on the right; a reindeer appears above the shield, and below it on a scroll is the motto LEO TERRAM PROPRIAM PROTEGAT (Let the Lion Protect its Own Land)
GDP	purchasing power parity - $2.2 billion (1999 est.)	-
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 5% industry: 2% services: 93% (1996)	-
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $24,800 (1999 est.)	-
GDP - real growth rate	NA	-
Geographic coordinates	49 15 N, 2 10 W	54 30 S, 37 00 W
Geography - note	largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier	the north coast of South Georgia has several large bays, which provide good anchorage; reindeer, introduced early in the 20th century, live on South Georgia
Highways	total: 577 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km	-
Household income or consumption by percentage share	lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA	-
Imports	NA	-
Imports - commodities	machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals	-
Imports - partners	UK	-
Independence	none (British crown dependency)	-
Industrial production growth rate	NA	-
Industries	tourism, banking and finance, dairy	-
Infant mortality rate	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.)	-
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	4.7% (1998)	-
Irrigated land	NA sq km	0 sq km (1998 est.)
Judicial branch	Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff)	-
Labor force	57,050 (1996)	-
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (largely covered by permanent ice and snow with some sparse vegetation consisting of grass, moss, and lichen) (2001)
Languages	English (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts	-
Legal system	English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; the senior magistrate from the Falkland Islands presides over the Magistrates 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	-
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 79.09 years male: 76.63 years female: 81.74 years (2004 est.)	-
Literacy	definition: NA total population: NA male: NA female: NA	-
Location	Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France	Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America
Map references	Europe	Antarctic Region
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK	defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday	Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)	Liberation Day, 14 June (1982)
Nationality	noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander	-
Natural hazards	NA	the South Sandwich Islands have prevailing weather conditions that generally make them difficult to approach by ship; they are also subject to active volcanism
Natural resources	arable land	fish
Net migration rate	2.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)	-
Political parties and leaders	none; all independents	-
Political pressure groups and leaders	none	-
Population	90,502 (July 2004 est.)	no indigenous inhabitants note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001, to be replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA	-
Population growth rate	0.36% (2004 est.)	-
Ports and harbors	Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier	Grytviken
Radio broadcast stations	AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)	0 (2003)
Religions	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian	-
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: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.)	-
Suffrage	NA years of age; universal adult	-
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: 3 submarine cables	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: coastal radiotelephone station at Grytviken
Telephones - main lines in use	73,900 (2001)	-
Telephones - mobile cellular	61,400 (2001)	-
Television broadcast stations	2 (1997)	0 (2003)
Terrain	gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast	most of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous; South Georgia is largely barren and has steep, glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes
Total fertility rate	1.57 children born/woman (2004 est.)	-
Unemployment rate	0.7% (1998 est.)	-

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