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 Spratly 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 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 4 (2000 est.) 2 (2007)
Airports - with paved runways total:
1

914 to 1,523 m:
1 (2000 est.)		 total: 2


914 to 1,523 m: 1


under 914 m: 1 (2007)
Airports - with unpaved runways total:
3

914 to 1,523 m:
1

under 914 m:
2 (2000 est.)		 -
Area total:
less than 5 sq km

land:
less than 5 sq km

water:
0 sq km

note:
includes 100 or so islets, coral reefs, and sea mounts scattered over an area of nearly 410,000 sq km of the central South China Sea		 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 NA about one-half the size of Washington, DC
Background Rich fishing grounds and the potential for gas and oil deposits have caused this archipelago to be claimed in its entirety by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam, while portions are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines. All five parties have occupied certain islands or reefs, and occasional clashes have occurred between Chinese and Vietnamese naval forces 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: 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 temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Coastline 926 km 50 km
Constitution - unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name conventional long form:
none

conventional short form:
Spratly Islands		 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 - British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US - none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US - none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international all of the Spratly Islands are claimed by China, Taiwan, and Vietnam; parts of them are claimed by Malaysia and the Philippines; in 1984, Brunei established an exclusive fishing zone that encompasses Louisa Reef in the southern Spratly Islands, but has not publicly claimed the island; in 2000, China joined ASEAN discussions towards creating a South China Sea "code of conduct" - a non-legally binding confidence building measure none
Economic aid - recipient - $NA
Economy - overview Economic activity is limited to commercial fishing. The proximity to nearby oil- and gas-producing sedimentary basins suggests the potential for oil and gas deposits, but the region is largely unexplored, and there are no reliable estimates of potential reserves; commercial exploitation has yet to be developed. 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:
South China Sea 0 m

highest point:
unnamed location on Southwest Cay 4 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 with small percentages from other European countries
Exchange rates - 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: 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 - 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 8 38 N, 111 55 E 49 28 N, 2 35 W
Geography - note strategically located near several primary shipping lanes in the central South China Sea; includes numerous small islands, atolls, shoals, and coral reefs 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 (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
Irrigated land 0 sq km (1993) NA
Judicial branch - Royal Court
Labor force - 31,470 (March 2006)
Land boundaries 0 km 0 km
Land use arable land:
0%

permanent crops:
0%

permanent pastures:
0%

forests and woodland:
0%

other:
100%		 arable land: NA%


permanent crops: NA%


other: NA%
Languages - English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system - the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; justice is administered by the Royal Court
Legislative branch - 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 Southeastern Asia, group of reefs and islands in the South China Sea, about two-thirds of the way from southern Vietnam to the southern Philippines Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references Southeast Asia Europe
Maritime claims NA territorial sea: 3 nm


exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Military - note Spratly Islands consist of more than 100 small islands or reefs, of which about 45 are claimed and occupied by China, Malaysia, the Philippines, Taiwan, and Vietnam defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday - Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality - noun: Channel Islander(s)


adjective: Channel Islander
Natural hazards typhoons; serious maritime hazard because of numerous reefs and shoals NA
Natural resources fish, guano, undetermined oil and natural gas potential cropland
Net migration rate - 3.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Political parties and leaders - none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders - none
Population no indigenous inhabitants

note:
there are scattered garrisons occupied by personnel of several claimant states (July 2001 est.)		 65,573 (July 2007 est.)
Population below poverty line - NA%
Population growth rate - 0.239% (2007 est.)
Ports and harbors none; offshore anchorage only -
Radio broadcast stations - AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions - 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
Telephone system - 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 flat mostly level with low hills in southwest
Total fertility rate - 1.4 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Unemployment rate - 0.9% (March 2006 est.)
Waterways none -
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