Compare Montserrat (2004) - Guernsey (2004)

Compare Montserrat (2004) z Guernsey (2004)

	Montserrat (2004)	Guernsey (2004)

Administrative divisions	3 parishes; Saint Anthony, Saint Georges, Saint Peter	none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes including Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson, Vale, Castel, Saint Saviour, Saint Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, Saint Martin, Saint Andrew
Age structure	0-14 years: 23.3% (male 1,092; female 1,062) 15-64 years: 65.5% (male 2,889; female 3,162) 65 years and over: 11.2% (male 543; female 497) (2004 est.)	0-14 years: 15.6% (male 5,161; female 5,013) 15-64 years: 66.7% (male 21,497; female 21,897) 65 years and over: 17.6% (male 4,812; female 6,651) (2004 est.)
Agriculture - products	cabbages, carrots, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, peppers, livestock products	tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle
Airports	1 (2003 est.)	2 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)	total: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area	total: 102 sq km land: 102 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 0.6 times the size of Washington, DC	about one-half the size of Washington, DC
Background	Much of this island was devastated and two-thirds of the population fled abroad because of the eruption of the Soufriere Hills Volcano that began on 18 July 1995.	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.
Birth rate	17.63 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)	9.16 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Budget	revenues: $31.4 million expenditures: $31.6 million, including capital expenditures of $8.4 million (1997 est.)	revenues: $381.3 million expenditures: $368.8 million, including capital expenditures of NA (2000 est.)
Capital	Plymouth (abandoned in 1997 due to volcanic activity; interim government buildings have been built at Brades Estate, in the Carr's Bay/Little Bay vicinity at the northwest end of Montserrat)	Saint Peter Port
Climate	tropical; little daily or seasonal temperature variation	temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Coastline	40 km	50 km
Constitution	present constitution came into force 19 December 1989	unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name	conventional long form: none conventional short form: Montserrat	conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey conventional short form: Guernsey
Currency	East Caribbean dollar (XCD)	British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound
Death rate	7.36 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)	9.87 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Debt - external	$8.9 million (1997)	NA
Dependency status	overseas territory of the UK	British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas territory of the UK)	none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas territory of the UK)	none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	As of 31 March 2003, UK's DFID had provided about $328 million in economic relief from volcanic activity, and by 31 March 2006, DFID aid is expected to total $411 million.	NA
Economy - overview	Severe volcanic activity, which began in July 1995, has put a damper on this small, open economy. A catastrophic eruption in June 1997 closed the airports and seaports, causing further economic and social dislocation. Two-thirds of the 12,000 inhabitants fled the island. Some began to return in 1998, but lack of housing limited the number. The agriculture sector continued to be affected by the lack of suitable land for farming and the destruction of crops. Prospects for the economy depend largely on developments in relation to the volcano and on public sector construction activity. The UK has launched a three-year $122.8 million aid program to help reconstruct the economy. Half of the island is expected to remain uninhabitable for another decade.	Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance, etc. - account for about 55% of total income in this tiny 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	2.325 million kWh (2001)	NA kWh
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2001)	0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2001)	0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production	2.5 million kWh (2001)	NA kWh
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Chances Peak (in the Soufriere Hills volcanic complex) 914 m	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 m
Environment - current issues	land erosion occurs on slopes that have been cleared for cultivation	NA
Ethnic groups	black, white	UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries
Exchange rates	East Caribbean dollars per US dollar - 2.7000 (fixed rate since 1976)	Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998); note - the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound
Executive branch	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Governor Deborah Barnes JONES (since 10 May 2004) head of government: Chief Minister John OSBORNE (since 5 April 2001) cabinet: Executive Council consists of the governor, the chief minister, three other ministers, the attorney general, and the finance secretary elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor appointed by the monarch; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party usually becomes chief minister	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Sir John FOLEY (since NA 2000) 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 (2001)	NA
Exports - commodities	electronic components, plastic bags, apparel, hot peppers, live plants, cattle	tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables
Exports - partners	US, Antigua and Barbuda	UK (regarded as internal trade)
Fiscal year	1 April - 31 March	calendar year
Flag description	blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the Montserratian coat of arms centered in the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms features a woman standing beside a yellow harp with her arm around a black cross	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	purchasing power parity - $29 million (2002 est.)	purchasing power parity - $1.3 billion (1999 est.)
GDP - composition by sector	agriculture: 5.4% industry: 13.6% services: 81% (1996 est.)	agriculture: 3% industry: 10% services: 87% (2000)
GDP - per capita	purchasing power parity - $3,400 (2002 est.)	purchasing power parity - $20,000 (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	-1% (2002 est.)	5.7% (1999 est.)
Geographic coordinates	16 45 N, 62 12 W	49 28 N, 2 35 W
Geography - note	the island is entirely volcanic in origin and contains seven active volcanoes	large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
Highways	total: 227 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km note: volcanic eruptions beginning in 1995 destroyed most of the road system (2003)	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
Illicit drugs	transshipment point for South American narcotics destined for the US and Europe	-
Imports	NA (2001)	NA
Imports - commodities	machinery and transportation equipment, foodstuffs, manufactured goods, fuels, lubricants, and related materials	coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment
Imports - partners	US, UK, Trinidad and Tobago, Japan, Canada	UK (regarded as internal trade)
Independence	none (overseas territory of the UK)	none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate	NA	NA
Industries	tourism, rum, textiles, electronic appliances	tourism, banking
Infant mortality rate	total: 7.56 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.8 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.26 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)	total: 4.78 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.35 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.19 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	2.6% (2002 est.)	4% (2000 est.)
International organization participation	Caricom, CDB, ICFTU, Interpol (subbureau), OECS, UPU	UPU
Irrigated land	NA sq km	NA sq km
Judicial branch	Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (based in Saint Lucia, one judge of the Supreme Court is a resident of the islands and presides over the High Court)	Royal Court
Labor force	4,521 ; note - lowered by flight of people from volcanic activity (2000 est.)	31,320 (2000)
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture NA, industry NA, services NA	-
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 20% permanent crops: 0% other: 80% (2001)	arable land: NA permanent crops: NA other: NA (2001)
Languages	English	English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system	English common law and statutory law	English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
Legislative branch	unicameral Legislative Council (11 seats, 9 popularly elected; members serve five-year terms) note: expanded in 2001 from 7 to 9 elected members with attorney general and financial secretary sitting as ex-officio members elections: last held April 2001 (next to be held by November 2006) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - NPLM 7, NPP 2 note: in 2001, the Elections Commission instituted a single constituency/voter-at-large system whereby all eligible voters cast ballots for all nine seats of the Legislative Council	unicameral States of Deliberation (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote for 4 years); note - Alderney and Sark have their own parliaments elections: last held 21 April 2004 (next to be held NA 2008) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 78.53 years male: 76.39 years female: 80.78 years (2004 est.)	total population: 80.17 years male: 77.17 years female: 83.27 years (2004 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over has ever attended school total population: 97% male: 97% female: 97% (1970 est.)	definition: NA total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Location	Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, southeast of Puerto Rico	Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean	Europe
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Merchant marine	none	none
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the UK	defense is the responsibility of the UK
Military branches	no regular indigenous military forces; Police Force	-
National holiday	Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, second Saturday in June (1926)	Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality	noun: Montserratian(s) adjective: Montserratian	noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander
Natural hazards	severe hurricanes (June to November); volcanic eruptions (Soufriere Hills volcano has erupted continuously since 1995)	NA
Natural resources	negligible	cropland
Net migration rate	0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)	3.84 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Political parties and leaders	National Progressive Party or NPP [Reuben T. MEADE]; New People's Liberation Movement or NPLM [John A. OSBORNE]	none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	none
Population	9,245 note: an estimated 8,000 refugees left the island following the resumption of volcanic activity in July 1995; some have returned (July 2004 est.)	65,031 (July 2004 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA	NA
Population growth rate	1.03% (2004 est.)	0.31% (2004 est.)
Ports and harbors	Plymouth (abandoned), Little Bay (anchorages and ferry landing), Carr's Bay	Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson
Radio broadcast stations	AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 0 (1998)	AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions	Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, Pentecostal, Seventh-Day Adventist, other Christian denominations	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.09 male(s)/female total population: 0.96 male(s)/female (2004 est.)	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.72 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: country code - 1-664	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: 1 submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use	NA	55,000 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular	70 (1994)	31,500 (2001)
Television broadcast stations	1 (1997)	1 (1997)
Terrain	volcanic island, mostly mountainous, with small coastal lowland	mostly level with low hills in southwest
Total fertility rate	1.79 children born/woman (2004 est.)	1.38 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate	6% (1998 est.)	0.5% (1999 est.)

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