Compare Saint Barthelemy (2008) - Jersey (2006)

Compare Saint Barthelemy (2008) z Jersey (2006)

	Saint Barthelemy (2008)	Jersey (2006)

Administrative divisions	-	none (British crown dependency)
Age structure	-	0-14 years: 17.2% (male 8,139/female 7,552) 15-64 years: 67.1% (male 30,407/female 30,691) 65 years and over: 15.7% (male 6,299/female 7,996) (2006 est.)
Agriculture - products	-	potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products
Airports	1	1 (2006)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 1 under 914 m: 1	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)
Area	21 sq km	total: 116 sq km land: 116 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	less than an eighth of the size of Washington, DC	about two-thirds 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.	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.
Birth rate	-	9.3 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Budget	-	revenues: $601 million expenditures: $588 million; including capital expenditures of $98 million (2000 est.)
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 Helier geographic coordinates: 49 12 N, 2 07 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; mild winters and cool summers
Coastline	-	70 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 Jersey conventional short form: Jersey
Death rate	-	9.28 deaths/1,000 population (2006 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	-	$0
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.	Jersey's 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.
Electricity - consumption	-	630.1 million kWh (2004 est.)
Electricity - imports	-	NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France
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 143 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)	Jersey 51.1%, British 34.8%, Irish, French, and other white 6.6%, Portuguese/Madeiran 6.4%, other 1.1% (2001 census)
Exchange rates	euros per US dollar - NA (2007), 0.7964 (2006), 0.8041 (2005), 0.8054 (2004), 0.886 (2003)	Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.55 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001) note: the Jersey 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) head of government: Lieutenant Governor Andrew RIDGEWAY (since 14 June 2006); Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since 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
Exports	-	$NA
Exports - commodities	-	light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles
Exports - partners	-	UK (2004)
Fiscal year	-	1 April - 31 March
Flag description	the flag of France is used	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
GDP - composition by sector	-	agriculture: 5% industry: 2% services: 93% (1996)
GDP - real growth rate	-	NA%
Geographic coordinates	17 90 N, 62 85 W	49 15 N, 2 10 W
Geography - note	-	largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
Household income or consumption by percentage share	-	lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%
Imports	-	$NA
Imports - commodities	-	machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals
Imports - partners	-	UK (2004)
Independence	none (overseas collectivity of France)	none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate	-	NA%
Industries	-	tourism, banking and finance, dairy
Infant mortality rate	-	total: 5.16 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.52 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	-	5.3% (2004)
International organization participation	UPU	-
Irrigated land	-	NA
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% (2005)
Languages	French (primary), English	English 94.5% (official), Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)
Legal system	the laws of France, where applicable, apply	English law and local statute; 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 Assembly of the States (55 voting members - 12 senators (elected for six-year terms), 12 constables or heads of parishes (elected for three-year terms), 29 deputies (elected for three-year terms); the bailiff and the deputy bailiff; and three 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); note - on 23 November 2005, 29 deputies, independents, were elected election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 55
Life expectancy at birth	-	total population: 79.38 years male: 76.89 years female: 82.05 years (2006 est.)
Literacy	-	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
Location	located approximately 125 miles northwest of Guadeloupe	Western Europe, island 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	arable land
Net migration rate	-	2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 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)	91,084 (July 2006 est.)
Population below poverty line	-	NA%
Population growth rate	-	0.28% (2006 est.)
Radio broadcast stations	-	AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions	Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jehovah's Witness	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
Sex ratio	-	at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age, universal	NA years of age; universal adult
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: 3 submarine cables
Telephones - main lines in use	-	73,900 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular	-	83,900 (2004)
Television broadcast stations	-	2 (1997)
Terrain	hilly, almost completely surrounded by shallow-water reefs, with 20 beaches	gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
Total fertility rate	-	1.58 children born/woman (2006 est.)
Transportation - note	nearest airport for international flights is Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) located in Sint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles)	-
Unemployment rate	-	0.9% (2004 est.)

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