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Compare Jersey (2005) - French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2003)
Compare Jersey (2005) z French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2003)
| Jersey (2005) | French Southern and Antarctic Lands (2003) | |
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| Administrative divisions | none (British crown dependency) | none (overseas territory of France); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 3 districts named Ile Crozet, Iles Kerguelen, and Iles Saint-Paul et Amsterdam; excludes "Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US |
| 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.) |
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| Agriculture - products | potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products | - |
| Airports | 1 (2004 est.) | none (2002) |
| Airports - with paved runways | total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
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| Area | total: 116 sq km
land: 116 sq km water: 0 sq km |
total: 7,829 sq km
land: 7,829 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen; excludes "Adelie Land" claim of about 500,000 sq km in Antarctica that is not recognized by the US |
| Area - comparative | about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC | slightly less than 1.3 times the size of Delaware |
| 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 Southern Lands consist of two archipelagos, Iles Crozet and Iles Kerguelen, and two volcanic islands, Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul. They contain no permanent inhabitants and are visited only by researchers studying the native fauna. The Antarctic portion consists of "Adelie Land," a thin slice of the Antarctic continent discovered and claimed by the French in 1840. |
| 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.) |
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| Capital | Saint Helier | - |
| Climate | temperate; mild winters and cool summers | antarctic |
| Coastline | 70 km | 1,232 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: Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands
conventional short form: French Southern and Antarctic Lands local long form: Territoire des Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises local short form: Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises |
| Death rate | 9.19 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) | - |
| Debt - external | none | - |
| Dependency status | British crown dependency | overseas territory of France since 1955; administered from Paris by Administrateur Superieur Francois GARDE (since 24 May 2000), assisted by Secretary General Jean-Yves HERMOSO (since NA) |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (British crown dependency) | none (overseas territory of France) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (British crown dependency) | none (overseas territory of France) |
| Disputes - international | none | "Adelie Land" claim in Antarctica is not recognized by the US |
| 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 servicing meteorological and geophysical research stations and French and other fishing fleets. The fish catches landed on Iles Kerguelen by foreign ships are exported to France and Reunion. |
| 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 |
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mont Ross on Iles Kerguelen 1,850 m |
| Environment - current issues | NA | NA |
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 France is used |
| GDP - composition by sector | agriculture: 5%
industry: 2% services: 93% (1996) |
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| GDP - per capita | purchasing power parity - $40,000 (2003 est.) | - |
| GDP - real growth rate | NA% | - |
| Geographic coordinates | 49 15 N, 2 10 W | 43 00 S, 67 00 E |
| Geography - note | largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier | islands component is widely scattered across remote locations in the southern Indian Ocean |
| Highways | total: 577 km
paved: NA km unpaved: NA km |
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| Household income or consumption by percentage share | lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
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| 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.) |
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| Inflation rate (consumer prices) | 5.3% (2004) | - |
| 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 | 52,790 (2004) | - |
| 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% (1998 est.) |
| 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 France, 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 |
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| Life expectancy at birth | total population: 79.24 years
male: 76.77 years female: 81.91 years (2005 est.) |
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| Literacy | definition: NA
total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% |
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| Location | Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France | southeast of Africa, islands in the southern Indian Ocean, about equidistant between Africa, Antarctica, and Australia; note - French Southern and Antarctic Lands include Ile Amsterdam, Ile Saint-Paul, Iles Crozet, and Iles Kerguelen in the southern Indian Ocean, along with the French-claimed sector of Antarctica, "Adelie Land"; the US does not recognize the French claim to "Adelie Land" |
| Map references | Europe | Antarctic Region |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm |
exclusive economic zone: 200 NM from Iles Kerguelen only
territorial sea: 12 NM |
| Merchant marine | - | total: 73 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 3,596,194 GRT/5,924,475 DWT
ships by type: bulk 4, cargo 4, chemical tanker 14, container 15, liquefied gas 5, passenger 1, petroleum tanker 17, roll on/roll off 11, vehicle carrier 2 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Belgium 2, France 62, Japan 3, Monaco 1, Norway 5, Sweden 1 (2002 est.) |
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of the UK | defense is the responsibility of France |
| National holiday | Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) | - |
| Nationality | noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander |
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| Natural hazards | NA | Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are extinct volcanoes |
| Natural resources | arable land | fish, crayfish |
| 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 (July 2002 est.)
note: in 2002, there were 145 researchers whose numbers vary from winter (July) to summer (January) (July 2003 est.) |
| Population below poverty line | NA% | - |
| Population growth rate | 0.32% (2005 est.) | - |
| Ports and harbors | Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier | none; offshore anchorage only |
| 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.) |
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| Suffrage | NA years of age; universal adult | - |
| Telephone system | general assessment: NA
domestic: NA international: 3 submarine cables |
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| 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 | volcanic |
| Total fertility rate | 1.57 children born/woman (2005 est.) | - |
| Unemployment rate | 0.9% (2004 est.) | - |
| Waterways | - | none |
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