Compare Jersey (2005) - Guernsey (2006)

Compare Jersey (2005) z Guernsey (2006)

	Jersey (2005)	Guernsey (2006)

Administrative divisions	none (British crown dependency)	none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes including Castel, Forest, Saint Andrew, Saint Martin, Saint Peter Port, Saint Pierre du Bois, Saint Sampson, Saint Saviour, Torteval, Vale
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.)	0-14 years: 15% (male 4,998/female 4,842) 15-64 years: 67.1% (male 21,752/female 22,170) 65 years and over: 17.8% (male 4,926/female 6,721) (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products	potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products	tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle
Airports	1 (2004 est.)	2 (one on Alderney) (2006)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)	total: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2006)
Area	total: 116 sq km land: 116 sq km water: 0 sq km	total: 78 sq km land: 78 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands
Area - comparative	about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC	about one-half 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.	The island of Guernsey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy, which held sway in both France and England. The islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. Guernsey is a British crown dependency, but is not part of the UK.
Birth rate	9.66 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)	8.81 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Budget	revenues: $601 million expenditures: $588 million, including capital expenditures of $98 million (2000 est.)	revenues: $539.2 million expenditures: $448.3 million; including capital expenditures of $NA (2002)
Capital	Saint Helier	name: Saint Peter Port geographic coordinates: 49 27 N, 2 32 W time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Climate	temperate; mild winters and cool summers	temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Coastline	70 km	50 km
Constitution	unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice	unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name	conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey conventional short form: Jersey	conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey conventional short form: Guernsey
Death rate	9.19 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)	10.01 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Debt - external	none	$NA
Dependency status	British crown dependency	British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (British crown dependency)	none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (British crown dependency)	none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	none	$NA
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.	Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance - account for about 55% of total income in this tiny, prosperous Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Light tax and death duties make Guernsey a popular tax haven. The evolving economic integration of the EU nations is changing the environment under which Guernsey operates.
Electricity - consumption	630.1 million kWh (2004 est.)	NA kWh
Electricity - exports	-	0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports	NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France	0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production	-	NA kWh
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 143 m	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 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)	UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries
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	Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.55 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001) note: the Guernsey 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), represented by Lieutenant Governor Sir Fabian MALBON (since 28 October 2005) head of government: Chief Minister Laurie MORGAN (since 1 May 2004) cabinet: Policy Council elected by the States of Deliberation elections: the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister is elected by States of Delibertion election results: Laurie MORGAN elected chief minister, percent of vote of the States of Deliberation NA
Exports	$NA	$NA
Exports - commodities	light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles	tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables
Exports - partners	UK	UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2004)
Fiscal year	1 April - 31 March	calendar year
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	white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 5% industry: 2% services: 93% (1996)	agriculture: 3% industry: 10% services: 87% (2000)
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $40,000 (2003 est.)	-
GDP - real growth rate	NA%	3% (2003 est.)
Geographic coordinates	49 15 N, 2 10 W	49 28 N, 2 35 W
Geography - note	largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier	large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
Highways	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
Imports - commodities	machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals	coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment
Imports - partners	UK	UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2004)
Independence	none (British crown dependency)	none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	NA%
Industries	tourism, banking and finance, dairy	tourism, banking
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.)	total: 4.65 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.19 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	5.3% (2004)	4.9% (2004 est.)
International organization participation	-	UPU
Irrigated land	NA sq km	NA
Judicial branch	Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff)	Royal Court
Labor force	52,790 (2004)	32,290 (2001)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)	arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% other: NA%
Languages	English 94.5% (official), Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)	English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system	English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court	English law and local statutes; 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 53	unicameral States of Deliberation (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote for four years); note - Alderney and Sark have their own parliaments elections: last held 21 April 2004 (next to be held in 2008) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 79.24 years male: 76.77 years female: 81.91 years (2005 est.)	total population: 80.42 years male: 77.41 years female: 83.53 years (2006 est.)
Literacy	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
Location	Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France	Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references	Europe	Europe
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 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, 9 May (1945)
Nationality	noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander	noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander
Natural hazards	NA	NA
Natural resources	arable land	cropland
Net migration rate	2.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)	3.82 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Political parties and leaders	none; all independents	none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders	none	none
Population	90,812 (July 2005 est.)	65,409 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA%	NA%
Population growth rate	0.32% (2005 est.)	0.26% (2006 est.)
Ports and harbors	Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier	-
Radio broadcast stations	AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
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.)	at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.73 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Suffrage	NA years of age; universal adult	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: 3 submarine cables	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: 1 submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use	73,900 (2001)	55,100 (2004)
Telephones - mobile cellular	61,400 (2001)	43,800 (2004)
Television broadcast stations	2 (1997)	1 (1997)
Terrain	gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast	mostly level with low hills in southwest
Total fertility rate	1.57 children born/woman (2005 est.)	1.39 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Unemployment rate	0.9% (2004 est.)	0.5% (1999 est.)

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