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Administrative divisions none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 12 parishes including Grouville, Saint Brelade, Saint Clement, Saint Helier, Saint John, Saint Lawrence, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, Saint Quen, Saint Peter, Saint Saviour, and Trinity -
Age structure 0-14 years: 16.9% (male 8,003/female 7,428)


15-64 years: 67.3% (male 30,586/female 30,853)


65 years and over: 15.8% (male 6,388/female 8,063) (2007 est.)		 0-14 years:
NA%

15-64 years:
NA%

65 years and over:
NA%
Agriculture - products potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products -
Airports 1 (2007) 4 (2000 est.)
Airports - with paved runways total: 1


1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)		 total:
1

1,524 to 2,437 m:
1 (2000 est.)
Airports - with unpaved runways - total:
3

under 914 m:
3 (2000 est.)
Area total: 116 sq km


land: 116 sq km


water: 0 sq km		 total:
62,049 sq km

land:
62,049 sq km

water:
0 sq km

note:
includes Spitsbergen and Bjornoya (Bear Island)
Area - comparative about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC slightly smaller than West Virginia
Background 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. Jersey is a British crown dependency, but is not part of the UK. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation. First discovered by the Norwegians in the 12th century, the islands served as an international whaling base during the 17th and 18th centuries. Norway's sovereignty was recognized in 1920; five years later it officially took over the territory.
Birth rate 9.02 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) NA births/1,000 population
Budget revenues: $829 million


expenditures: $851 million (2005)		 revenues:
$11.5 million

expenditures:
$11.5 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1998 est.)
Capital name: Saint Helier


geographic coordinates: 49 11 N, 2 06 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		 Longyearbyen
Climate temperate; mild winters and cool summers arctic, tempered by warm North Atlantic Current; cool summers, cold winters; North Atlantic Current flows along west and north coasts of Spitsbergen, keeping water open and navigable most of the year
Coastline 70 km 3,587 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:
none

conventional short form:
Svalbard (sometimes referred to as Spitzbergen)
Currency - Norwegian krone (NOK)
Death rate 9.32 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) NA deaths/1,000 population
Debt - external $NA -
Dependency status British crown dependency territory of Norway; administered by the Ministry of Industry, Oslo, through a governor (sysselmann) residing in Longyearbyen, Spitsbergen; by treaty (9 February 1920) sovereignty was given to Norway
Diplomatic representation from the US none (British crown dependency) -
Diplomatic representation in the US none (British crown dependency) -
Disputes - international none focus of a maritime boundary dispute between Norway and Russia
Economic aid - recipient - $8.2 million from Norway (1998)
Economy - overview Jersey's economy is based on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. In 2005 the finance sector accounted for about 50% 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 one-quarter 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. Coal mining is the major economic activity on Svalbard. The treaty of 9 February 1920 gives the 41 signatories equal rights to exploit mineral deposits, subject to Norwegian regulation. Although US, UK, Dutch, and Swedish coal companies have mined in the past, the only companies still mining are Norwegian and Russian. The settlements on Svalbard are essentially company towns. The Norwegian state-owned coal company employs nearly 60% of the Norwegian population on the island, runs many of the local services, and provides most of the local infrastructure. There is also some trapping of seal, polar bear, fox, and walrus.
Electricity - consumption 630.1 million kWh (2004 est.) NA kWh
Electricity - imports NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France -
Electricity - production - NA kWh
Electricity - production by source - fossil fuel:
NA%

hydro:
NA%

nuclear:
NA%

other:
NA%
Elevation extremes lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location 143 m		 lowest point:
Arctic Ocean 0 m

highest point:
Newtontoppen 1,717 m
Environment - current issues NA NA
Ethnic groups Jersey 51.1%, Britons 34.8%, Irish, French, and other white 6.6%, Portuguese/Madeiran 6.4%, other 1.1% (2001 census) Norwegian 55.4%, Russian and Ukrainian 44.3%, other 0.3% (1998)
Exchange rates Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.5418 (2006), 0.5493 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002)


note: the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound		 Norwegian kroner per US dollar - 8.7784 (January 2001), 8.8018 (2000), 7.7992 (1999), 7.5451 (1998), 7.0734 (1997), 6.4498 (1996)
Executive branch chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor Andrew RIDGEWAY (since 14 June 2006)


head of government: Chief Minister Frank WALKER (since December 2005); Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since February 1995)


cabinet: Cabinet (since December 2005)


elections: ministers of the Cabinet including the chief minister are elected by the Assembly of States; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch		 chief of state:
King HARALD V of Norway (since 17 January 1991)

head of government:
Governor Morten RUUD (since NA November 1998) and Assistant Governor Odd Redar HUMLEGAARD (since NA)

elections:
none; the monarch is hereditary; governor and assistant governor responsible to the Polar Department of the Ministry of Justice
Exports $NA $NA
Exports - commodities light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles -
Exports - partners UK (2006) -
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 Norway is used
GDP - purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - composition by sector agriculture: 1%


industry: 2%


services: 97% (2005)		 -
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - real growth rate NA% NA%
Geographic coordinates 49 15 N, 2 10 W 78 00 N, 20 00 E
Geography - note largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier northernmost part of the Kingdom of Norway; consists of nine main islands; glaciers and snowfields cover 60% of the total area
Highways - total:
NA 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 -
Imports - partners UK (2006) -
Independence none (British crown dependency) none (territory of Norway)
Industrial production growth rate NA% NA%
Industries tourism, banking and finance, dairy, electronics -
Infant mortality rate total: 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births


male: 5.44 deaths/1,000 live births


female: 4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)		 NA deaths/1,000 live births
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 3.7% (December 2006) NA%
International organization participation - none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - 13 (Svalbard and Jan Mayen) (2000)
Irrigated land NA NA sq km
Judicial branch Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff) -
Labor force 53,560 (June 2006) NA
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (2005)		 arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
100% (no trees, and the only bushes are crowberry and cloudberry)
Languages English 94.5% (official), Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census) Russian, Norwegian
Legal system the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply and local statutes; justice is administered by the Royal Court NA
Legislative branch unicameral Assembly of the States of Jersey (58 seats; 55 are voting members, of which 12 are senators elected for six-year terms, 12 are constables or heads of parishes elected for three-year terms, 29 are deputies elected for three-year terms, the bailiff and the deputy bailiff, and 3 non-voting members includes the Dean of Jersey, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General appointed by the monarch)


elections: last held 19 October 2005 for senators and 23 November 2005 for deputies (next to be held in 2008)


election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 55		 -
Life expectancy at birth total population: 79.51 years


male: 77.02 years


female: 82.2 years (2007 est.)		 total population:
NA years

male:
NA years

female:
NA years
Literacy definition: NA


total population: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%		 -
Location Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France Northern Europe, islands between the Arctic Ocean, Barents Sea, Greenland Sea, and Norwegian Sea, north of Norway
Map references Europe Arctic Region
Maritime claims territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm		 exclusive fishing zone:
200 NM unilaterally claimed by Norway but not recognized by Russia

territorial sea:
4 NM
Merchant marine - none (2000 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK demilitarized by treaty (9 February 1920)
National holiday Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) NA
Nationality noun: Channel Islander(s)


adjective: Channel Islander		 -
Natural hazards NA ice floes often block up the entrance to Bellsund (a transit point for coal export) on the west coast and occasionally make parts of the northeastern coast inaccessible to maritime traffic
Natural resources arable land coal, copper, iron ore, phosphate, zinc, wildlife, fish
Net migration rate 2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) NA migrant(s)/1,000 population
Political parties and leaders two declared parties: Centre Party; Jersey Democratic Alliance


note: all senators and deputies elected in 2005 were independents		 -
Political pressure groups and leaders none -
Population 91,321 (July 2007 est.) 2,332 (July 2001 est.)
Population below poverty line NA% NA%
Population growth rate 0.244% (2007 est.) -3.55% (2001 est.)
Ports and harbors - Barentsburg, Longyearbyen, Ny-Alesund, Pyramiden
Radio broadcast stations AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) AM 1, FM 1 (plus 2 repeaters), shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios - NA
Railways - 0 km
Religions Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian -
Sex ratio at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.077 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.991 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.792 male(s)/female


total population: 0.971 male(s)/female (2007 est.)		 -
Suffrage 18 years of age; universal -
Telephone system general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: submarine cable connectivity to Guernsey and UK		 general assessment:
probably adequate

domestic:
local telephone service

international:
satellite earth station - 1 of unknown type (for communication with Norwegian mainland only)
Telephones - main lines in use 73,900 (2001) NA
Telephones - mobile cellular 83,900 (2004) NA
Television broadcast stations 2 (1997) NA
Terrain gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast wild, rugged mountains; much of high land ice covered; west coast clear of ice about one-half of the year; fjords along west and north coasts
Total fertility rate 1.58 children born/woman (2007 est.) NA children born/woman
Unemployment rate 2.2% (2006 est.) -
Waterways - none
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