Compare Saint Barthelemy (2008) - Guernsey (2007)

Compare Saint Barthelemy (2008) z Guernsey (2007)

	Saint Barthelemy (2008)	Guernsey (2007)

Administrative divisions	-	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: 14.8% (male 4,914/female 4,784) 15-64 years: 67.4% (male 21,897/female 22,298) 65 years and over: 17.8% (male 4,955/female 6,725) (2007 est.)
Agriculture - products	-	tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle
Airports	1	2 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 under 914 m: 1	total: 2 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (2007)
Area	21 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	less than an eighth of the size of Washington, DC	about one-half the size of Washington, DC
Background	Discovered in 1493 by Christopher COLUMBUS who named it for his brother Bartolomeo, St. Barthelemy was first settled by the French in 1648. In 1784, the French sold the island to Sweden, who renamed the largest town Gustavia, after the Swedish King GUSTAV III, and made it a free port; the island prospered as a trade and supply center during the colonial wars of the 18th century. France repurchased the island in 1878 and placed it under the administration of Guadeloupe. St. Barthelemy retained its free port status along with various Swedish appelations such as Swedish street and town names, and the three-crown symbol on the coat of arms. In 2003, the populace of the island voted to secede from Guadeloupe and in 2007, the island became a French overseas collectivity.	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. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation.
Birth rate	-	8.65 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Budget	-	revenues: $563.6 million expenditures: $530.9 million (2005)
Capital	name: Gustavia geographic coordinates: 17 53 N, 62 51 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour behind Washington, DC, during Standard Time) daylight savings: +1 hour, starts 20 March and ends 17 October	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	tropical, with practically no variation in temperature; has two seasons (dry and humid)	temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Coastline	-	50 km
Constitution	4 October 1958 (French Constitution)	unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name	conventional long form: Overseas Collectivity of Saint Barthelemy conventional short form: Saint Barthelemy local long form: Collectivite d'outre mer de Saint-Barthelemy local short form: Saint-Barthelemy	conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey conventional short form: Guernsey
Death rate	-	10.07 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Debt - external	-	$NA
Dependency status	overseas collectivity of France	British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (overseas collectivity of France)	none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (overseas collectivity of France)	none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international	-	none
Economic aid - recipient	-	$NA
Economy - overview	The economy of Saint Barthelemy is based upon high-end tourism and duty-free luxury commerce, serving visitors primarily from North America. The luxury hotels and villas host 70,000 visitors each year with another 130,000 arriving by boat. The relative isolation and high cost of living inhibits mass tourism. The construction and public sectors also enjoy significant investment in support of tourism. With limited fresh water resources, all food must be imported, as must all energy resources and most manufactured goods. Employment is strong and attracts labor from Brazil and Portugal.	Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance - account for about 23% of employment and 32% of total income in this tiny, prosperous Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Financial services, construction, retail, and the public sector have been growing. 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	-	NA kWh
Electricity - exports	-	0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - imports	-	0 kWh (2002)
Electricity - production	-	NA kWh
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Ocean 0 m highest point: Morne du Vitet 286 m	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 m
Environment - current issues	with no natural rivers or streams, fresh water is in short supply, especially in summer, and provided by desalinization of sea water, collection of rain water, or imported via water tanker	NA
Ethnic groups	white, Creole (mulatto), black, Guadeloupe Mestizo (French-East Asia)	UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries
Exchange rates	euros per US dollar - NA (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003)	Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.5418 (2006), 0.5493 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002) note: the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound
Executive branch	chief of state: President Nicolas SARKOZY (since 16 May 2007), represented by Prefect Dominique LACROIX (since 21 March 2007) head of government: President of the Territorial Council Bruno MAGRAS (since 16 July 2007) cabinet: Executive Council; note - there is also an advisory, economic, social, and cultural council elections: French president elected by popular vote for a five-year term; prefect appointed by the French president on the advice of the French Ministry of Interior; president of the Territorial Council is elected by the members of the Council for a five-year term election results: Bruno MAGRAS unanimously elected president by the Territorial Council on 16 July 2007	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 Michael W. TORODE (since 5 March 2007) 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 Deliberation election results: Laurie MORGAN elected chief minister, percent of vote of the States of Deliberation NA
Exports	-	$NA
Exports - commodities	-	tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables
Exports - partners	-	UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2006)
Fiscal year	-	calendar year
Flag description	the flag of France is used	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: 3% industry: 10% services: 87% (2000)
GDP - real growth rate	-	3% (2005 est.)
Geographic coordinates	17 90 N, 62 85 W	49 28 N, 2 35 W
Geography - note	-	large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
Household income or consumption by percentage share	-	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports	-	$NA
Imports - commodities	-	coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment
Imports - partners	-	UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2006)
Independence	none (overseas collectivity of France)	none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate	-	NA%
Industries	-	tourism, banking
Infant mortality rate	-	total: 4.59 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.12 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-	3.4% (June 2006)
International organization participation	UPU	UPU
Irrigated land	-	NA
Judicial branch	-	Royal Court
Labor force	-	31,470 (March 2006)
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	-	arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% other: NA%
Languages	French (primary), English	English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; justice is administered by the Royal Court
Legislative branch	unicameral Territorial Council (19 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve five-year terms) elections: last held 1 and 8 July 2007 (next to be held July 2012) election results: percent of vote by party - SBA 72.2%, Action-Equilibre-Transparence 9.9%, Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy 7.9%, Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy 9.9%; seats by party - SBA 16, Action-Equilibre-Transparence 1, Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy 1, Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy 1	unicameral States of Deliberation (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote for four years); note - Alderney and Sark have 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: 80.53 years male: 77.53 years female: 83.64 years (2007 est.)
Literacy	-	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
Location	located approximately 125 miles northwest of Guadeloupe	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: 12 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of France	defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday	Bastille Day, 14 July (1789); note - local holiday is St. Barthelemy Day, 24 August	Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality	-	noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander
Natural hazards	-	NA
Natural resources	has few natural resouces, its beaches being the most important	cropland
Net migration rate	-	3.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Political parties and leaders	Action-Equilibre-Transparence [Maxime DESOUCHES]; Ensemble pour Saint-Barthelemy [Benoit CHAUVIN]; Saint-Barth d'Abord! or SBA [Bruno MAGRAS]; Tous Unis pour Saint-Barthelemy [Karine MIOT-RICHARD]	none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders	-	none
Population	6,852 (1999 March census)	65,573 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line	-	NA%
Population growth rate	-	0.239% (2007 est.)
Radio broadcast stations	-	AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions	Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jehovah's Witness	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
Sex ratio	-	at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.027 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.982 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.737 male(s)/female total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age, universal	18 years of age; universal
Telephone system	general assessment: fully integrated access domestic: direct dial capability with both fixed and wireless systems international: country code - 590; undersea fiber-optic cable provides voice and data connectivity to Puerto Rico and Guadeloupe	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: 1 submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use	-	45,100 (2005)
Telephones - mobile cellular	-	43,800 (2004)
Television broadcast stations	-	1 (1997)
Terrain	hilly, almost completely surrounded by shallow-water reefs, with 20 beaches	mostly level with low hills in southwest
Total fertility rate	-	1.4 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Transportation - note	nearest airport for international flights is Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) located in Sint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles)	-
Unemployment rate	-	0.9% (March 2006 est.)

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