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Compare Jersey (2005) - Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2001)
Compare Jersey (2005) z Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2001)
| Jersey (2005) | Heard Island and McDonald Islands (2001) | |
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| 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.) |
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| 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.) |
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| Area | total: 116 sq km
land: 116 sq km water: 0 sq km |
total:
412 sq km land: 412 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC | slightly more than two 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. | These uninhabited, barren islands were transferred from the UK to Australia in 1947. Populated by large numbers of seal and bird species, the islands have been designated a nature preserve. |
| 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 | 101.9 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 Heard Island and McDonald Islands conventional short form: Heard Island and McDonald Islands |
| Death rate | 9.19 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) | - |
| Debt - external | none | - |
| Dependency status | British crown dependency | territory of Australia; administered from Canberra by the Department of the Environment, Sport, and Territories |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | none (British crown dependency) | none (territory of Australia) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (British crown dependency) | none (territory of Australia) |
| Disputes - international | none | 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. | no economic activity |
| 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:
Southern Ocean 0 m highest point: Big Ben 2,745 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 Australia 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 | 53 06 S, 72 31 E |
| Geography - note | largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier | primarily used for research stations |
| 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 (1993) |
| 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% permanent pastures: 0% forests and woodland: 0% other: 100% |
| 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 Australia, 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 | Southern Africa, islands in the Indian Ocean, about two-thirds of the way from Madagascar to Antarctica |
| Map references | Europe | Antarctic Region |
| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm |
exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM territorial sea: 3 NM |
| Military - note | defense is the responsibility of the UK | defense is the responsibility of Australia |
| National holiday | Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) | - |
| Nationality | noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander |
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| Natural hazards | NA | Heard Island is dominated by a dormant volcano called Big Ben |
| Natural resources | arable land | none |
| 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.) | uninhabited (July 2001 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 | Heard Island - bleak and mountainous, with a quiescent volcano; McDonald Islands - small and rocky |
| Total fertility rate | 1.57 children born/woman (2005 est.) | - |
| Unemployment rate | 0.9% (2004 est.) | - |
| Waterways | - | none |
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