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Compare South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2008) - Guernsey (2002)

Compare South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2008) z Guernsey (2002)

 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (2008)Guernsey (2002)
 South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsGuernsey
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 St. Peter Port, St. Sampson, Vale, Castel, St. Saviour, St. Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, St. Martin, St. Andrew
Age structure - 0-14 years: 16% (male 5,250; female 5,101)


15-64 years: 66.7% (male 21,356; female 21,728)


65 years and over: 17.3% (male 4,622; female 6,530) (2002 est.)
Agriculture - products - tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle
Airports - 2 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways - total: 2


914 to 1,523 m: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2002)
Area total: 3,903 sq km


land: 3,903 sq km


water: 0 sq km


note: includes Shag Rocks, Black Rock, Clerke Rocks, South Georgia Island, Bird Island, and the South Sandwich Islands, which consist of 11 islands		 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 slightly larger than Rhode Island slightly larger than Washington, DC
Background The islands, which have large bird and seal populations, lie approximately 1,000 km east of the Falkland Islands and have been under British administration since 1908 - except for a brief period in 1982 when Argentina occupied them. Grytviken, on South Georgia, was a 19th and early 20th century whaling station. Famed explorer Ernest SHACKLETON stopped there in 1914 en route to his ill-fated attempt to cross Antarctica on foot. He returned some 20 months later with a few companions in a small boat and arranged a successful rescue for the rest of his crew, stranded off the Antarctic Peninsula. He died in 1922 on a subsequent expedition and is buried in Grytviken. Today, the station houses scientists from the British Antarctic Survey. Recognizing the importance of preserving the marine stocks in adjacent waters, the UK, in 1993, extended the exclusive fishing zone from 12 nm to 200 nm around each island. 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 - 9.69 births/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Budget - revenues: $381.3 million


expenditures: $368.8 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (2000 est.)
Capital - St. Peter Port
Climate variable, with mostly westerly winds throughout the year interspersed with periods of calm; nearly all precipitation falls as snow temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Coastline NA km 50 km
Constitution - unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name conventional long form: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands


conventional short form: none


abbreviation: SGSSI		 conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey


conventional short form: Guernsey
Currency - British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound
Death rate - 9.86 deaths/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Debt - external - $NA
Dependency status overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina; administered from the Falkland Islands by a commissioner, who is concurrently governor of the Falkland Islands, representing Queen ELIZABETH II British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US none (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina) none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US none (overseas territory of the UK, also claimed by Argentina) none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international Argentina, which claims the islands in its constitution and briefly occupied them by force in 1982, agreed in 1995 to no longer seek settlement by force none
Economic aid - recipient - $NA
Economy - overview Some fishing takes place in adjacent waters. There is a potential source of income from harvesting finfish and krill. The islands receive income from postage stamps produced in the UK, sale of fishing licenses, and harbor and landing fees from tourist vessels. Tourism from specialized cruise ships is increasing rapidly. 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 rules of the game under which Guernsey operates.
Electricity - consumption - NA kWh
Electricity - exports - NA kWh
Electricity - imports - NA kWh
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: Mount Paget (South Georgia) 2,934 m		 lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m


highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 m
Environment - current issues NA NA
Ethnic groups - UK and Norman-French descent
Exchange rates - Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.6944 (January 2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997); note - the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound
Executive branch - chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)


head of government: Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Sir John FOLEY (since NA 2000) and Bailiff De Vic G. CAREY (since NA)


cabinet: Advisory and Finance Committee appointed by the Assembly of the States


elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; bailiff appointed by the monarch
Exports - $NA
Exports - commodities - tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables
Exports - partners - UK (regarded as internal trade)
Fiscal year - calendar year
Flag description blue, with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands coat of arms centered on the outer half of the flag; the coat of arms features a shield with a golden lion centered; the shield is supported by a fur seal on the left and a penguin on the right; a reindeer appears above the shield, and below it on a scroll is the motto LEO TERRAM PROPRIAM PROTEGAT (Let the Lion Protect its Own Land) 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 - $1.3 billion (1999 est.)
GDP - composition by sector - agriculture: 3%


industry: 10%


services: 87% (2000)
GDP - per capita - purchasing power parity - $20,000 (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate - 5.7% (1999 est.)
Geographic coordinates 54 30 S, 37 00 W 49 28 N, 2 35 W
Geography - note the north coast of South Georgia has several large bays, which provide good anchorage; reindeer, introduced early in the 20th century, live on South Georgia large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
Highways - total: NA km


paved: NA km


unpaved: NA km
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 (regarded as internal trade)
Independence - none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate - NA%
Industries - tourism, banking
Infant mortality rate - 4.92 deaths/1,000 live births (2002 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices) - 3.99% (2000 est.)
International organization participation - none
Internet Service Providers (ISPs) - NA
Irrigated land 0 sq km NA sq km
Judicial branch - Royal Court
Labor force - 31,322 (2000)
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land: 0%


permanent crops: 0%


other: 100% (largely covered by permanent ice and snow with some sparse vegetation consisting of grass, moss, and lichen) (2005)		 arable land: NA%


permanent crops: NA%


other: NA% (1998 est.)
Languages - English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; the senior magistrate from the Falkland Islands presides over the Magistrates Court English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
Legislative branch - unicameral Assembly of the States; consists of the bailiff, 10 Douzaine (parish council) representatives, 45 people's deputies elected by popular vote, 2 representatives from Alderney, Her Majesty's Procureur (Attorney General), Her Majesty's Comptroller (Solicitor General) and Her Majesty's Greffier (Court Recorder and Registrar General); note - Alderney and Sark have their own parliaments


elections: last held 12 April 2000 (next to be held NA 2004)


election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - all independents
Life expectancy at birth - total population: 79.9 years


male: 76.91 years


female: 83.01 years (2002 est.)
Literacy - definition: NA


total population: NA%


male: NA%


female: NA%
Location Southern South America, islands in the South Atlantic Ocean, east of the tip of South America Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references Antarctic Region Europe
Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm		 exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM


territorial sea: 3 NM
Merchant marine - none (2002 est.)
Military - note defense is the responsibility of the UK defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday - Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality - noun: Channel Islander(s)


adjective: Channel Islander
Natural hazards the South Sandwich Islands have prevailing weather conditions that generally make them difficult to approach by ship; they are also subject to active volcanism NA
Natural resources fish cropland
Net migration rate - 3.87 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2002 est.)
Political parties and leaders - none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders - none
Population no indigenous inhabitants


note: the small military garrison on South Georgia withdrew in March 2001 replaced by a permanent group of scientists of the British Antarctic Survey, which also has a biological station on Bird Island; the South Sandwich Islands are uninhabited		 64,587 (July 2002 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 0.37% (2002 est.)
Ports and harbors - St. Peter Port, Saint Sampson
Radio broadcast stations 0 (2003) AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios - NA
Railways - 5 km
Religions - Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
Sex ratio - at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female


under 15 years: 1.03 male(s)/female


15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female


65 years and over: 0.71 male(s)/female


total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2002 est.)
Suffrage - 18 years of age; universal
Telephone system general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: coastal radiotelephone station at Grytviken		 general assessment: NA


domestic: NA


international: 1 submarine cable
Telephones - main lines in use - 44,000 (1996)
Telephones - mobile cellular - 12,000 (1997)
Television broadcast stations 0 (2003) 1 (1997)
Terrain most of the islands, rising steeply from the sea, are rugged and mountainous; South Georgia is largely barren and has steep, glacier-covered mountains; the South Sandwich Islands are of volcanic origin with some active volcanoes mostly level with low hills in southwest
Total fertility rate - 1.36 children born/woman (2002 est.)
Unemployment rate - 0.5% (1999 est.)
Waterways - none
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