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 Jersey (2005)Akrotiri (2004)
 JerseyAkrotiri
Administrative divisions none (British crown dependency) -
Age structure 0-14 years: 17.5% (male 8,222/female 7,658)


15-64 years: 67% (male 30,296/female 30,561)


65 years and over: 15.5% (male 6,176/female 7,899) (2005 est.)		 -
Agriculture - products potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products -
Airports 1 (2004 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: 123 sq km


note: includes a salt lake and wetlands
Area - comparative about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
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. By terms of the 1960 Treaty of Establishment that created the independent Republic of Cyprus, the UK retained full sovreignty and jurisdiction over two areas of almost 254 square kilometers in total: Akrotiri and Dhekelia. The southernmost and smallest of these is the Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area, which is also referred to as the Western Sovereign Base Area.
Birth rate 9.66 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) -
Budget revenues: $601 million


expenditures: $588 million, including capital expenditures of $98 million (2000 est.)		 -
Capital Saint Helier Episkopi; also serves as capital of Dhekelia
Climate temperate; mild winters and cool summers temperate; Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters
Coastline 70 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: Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area


conventional short form: Akrotiri
Death rate 9.19 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) -
Debt - external none -
Dependency status British crown dependency overseas territory of UK; administered by an administrator who is also the Commander, British Forces Cyprus
Diplomatic representation from the US none (British crown dependency) none (overseas territory of the UK)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (British crown dependency) none (overseas territory of the UK)
Disputes - international none -
Economic aid - recipient none -
Economy - overview The Channel Island economy is based on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. In 1996 the finance sector accounted for about 60% of the island's output. 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. Tourism 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. Living standards come close to those of the UK. Economic activity is limited to providing services to the military and their families located in Akrotiri. All food and manufactured goods must be imported.
Electricity - consumption 630.1 million kWh (2004 est.) -
Electricity - imports NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France -
Elevation extremes lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 143 m		 -
Environment - current issues NA shooting around the salt lake; note - breeding place for loggerhead and green turtles; only remaining colony of griffon vultures is on the base
Ethnic groups Jersey 51.1%, British 34.8%, Irish, French, and other white 6.6%, Portuguese/Madeiran 6.4%, other 1.1% (2001 census) -
Exchange rates Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001), 0.6609 (2000)


note: 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: Administrator Maj. Gen. Peter Tomas Clayton PEARSON (since 9 May 2003) note - reports to the British Ministry of Defence


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; the administrator is 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 the flag of the UK is used
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 5%


industry: 2%


services: 93% (1996)		 -
GDP - per capita purchasing power parity - $40,000 (2003 est.) -
GDP - real growth rate NA% -
Geographic coordinates 49 15 N, 2 10 W 34 37 N, 32 58 E
Geography - note largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier British extraterritorial rights also extended to several small off-post sites scattered across Cyprus
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: 5.24 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 5.6 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)		 -
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 5.3% (2004) -
Irrigated land NA sq km -
Judicial branch Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff) -
Labor force 52,790 (2004) -
Land boundaries 0 km -
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2001)		 -
Languages English 94.5% (official), Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census) -
Legal system English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply
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 53		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 79.24 years


male: 76.77 years


female: 81.91 years (2005 est.)		 -
Literacy definition: NA


total population: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%		 -
Location Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France peninsula on the southwest coast of Cyprus
Map references Europe Middle East
Maritime claims territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm		 -
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK Akrotiri has a full RAF base, Headquarters for British Forces on Cyprus, and Episkopi Support Unit
National holiday Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) -
Nationality noun: Channel Islander(s)


adjective: Channel Islander		 -
Natural hazards NA -
Natural resources arable land -
Net migration rate 2.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) -
Political parties and leaders none; all independents -
Political pressure groups and leaders none -
Population 90,812 (July 2005 est.) no indigenous inhabitants


note: approximately 1,300 military personnel are on the base; note - there are another 5,000 British citizens who are families of military personnel or civilian staff on both Akrotiri and Dhekelia; Cyprus citizens work on the base, but do not live there
Population below poverty line NA% -
Population growth rate 0.32% (2005 est.) -
Ports and harbors Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier -
Radio broadcast stations AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) -
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: 0.78 male(s)/female


total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2005 est.)		 -
Suffrage NA years of age; universal adult -
Telephone system general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: 3 submarine cables		 -
Telephones - main lines in use 73,900 (2001) -
Telephones - mobile cellular 61,400 (2001) -
Television broadcast stations 2 (1997) -
Terrain gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast -
Total fertility rate 1.57 children born/woman (2005 est.) -
Unemployment rate 0.9% (2004 est.) -
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