Compare Jersey (2005) - Jersey (2002)

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	Jersey (2005)	Jersey (2002)

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: 17.9% (male 8,287; female 7,729) 15-64 years: 67.3% (male 30,099; female 30,347) 65 years and over: 14.8% (male 5,729; female 7,584) (2002 est.)
Airports	1 (2004 est.)	1 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2002)
Area - comparative	about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC	about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Birth rate	9.66 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)	10.86 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Currency	-	British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound
Death rate	9.19 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)	9.22 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
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.	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.
Electricity - consumption	630.1 million kWh (2004 est.)	-
Electricity - imports	NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France	NA kWh note: electricity supplied by France
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
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	Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.6981 (January 2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997); the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound
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 a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag and in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield holding the three lions of England in yellow
GDP	-	purchasing power parity - $2.2 billion (1999 est.)
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $40,000 (2003 est.)	purchasing power parity - $24,800 (1999 est.)
Highways	total: 577 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km	total: 577 km (1995) paved: NA km unpaved: NA km
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.)	5.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	5.3% (2004)	4.7% (1998)
Internet Service Providers (ISPs)	-	NA
Labor force	52,790 (2004)	57,050 (1996) (1996)
Land use	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)	arable land: NEGL% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (1998 est.)
Languages	English 94.5% (official), Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)	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	English law and local statute
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 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: 79.24 years male: 76.77 years female: 81.91 years (2005 est.)	total population: 78.78 years male: 76.34 years female: 81.4 years (2002 est.)
Literacy	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%	definition: NA total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm	exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM territorial sea: 3 NM
Merchant marine	-	none (2002 est.)
Net migration rate	2.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)	2.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Population	90,812 (July 2005 est.)	89,775 (July 2002 est.)
Population growth rate	0.32% (2005 est.)	0.44% (2002 est.)
Radios	-	NA
Railways	-	0 km
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: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Telephones - main lines in use	73,900 (2001)	65,500 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular	61,400 (2001)	4,400 (1997)
Total fertility rate	1.57 children born/woman (2005 est.)	1.57 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate	0.9% (2004 est.)	0.7% (1998 est.)
Waterways	-	none

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