Compare Virgin Islands (2007) - Jersey (2005)

Compare Virgin Islands (2007) z Jersey (2005)

	Virgin Islands (2007)	Jersey (2005)

Administrative divisions	none (territory of the US); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are three islands at the second order; Saint Croix, Saint John, Saint Thomas	none (British crown dependency)
Age structure	0-14 years: 21.8% (male 11,897/female 11,696) 15-64 years: 66.5% (male 34,204/female 37,911) 65 years and over: 11.7% (male 5,642/female 7,098) (2007 est.)	0-14 years: 17.5% (male 8,222/female 7,658) 15-64 years: 67% (male 30,296/female 30,561) 65 years and over: 15.5% (male 6,176/female 7,899) (2005 est.)
Agriculture - products	fruit, vegetables, sorghum; Senepol cattle	potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products
Airports	2 (2007)	1 (2004 est.)
Airports - with paved runways	total: 2 over 3,047 m: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)	total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Area	total: 1,910 sq km land: 346 sq km water: 1,564 sq km	total: 116 sq km land: 116 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	twice the size of Washington, DC	about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC
Background	During the 17th century, the archipelago was divided into two territorial units, one English and the other Danish. Sugarcane, produced by slave labor, drove the islands' economy during the 18th and early 19th centuries. In 1917, the US purchased the Danish portion, which had been in economic decline since the abolition of slavery in 1848.	The island of 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.
Birth rate	13.68 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)	9.66 births/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Budget	revenues: $NA expenditures: $NA	revenues: $601 million expenditures: $588 million, including capital expenditures of $98 million (2000 est.)
Capital	name: Charlotte Amalie geographic coordinates: 18 21 N, 64 56 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)	Saint Helier
Climate	subtropical, tempered by easterly trade winds, relatively low humidity, little seasonal temperature variation; rainy season September to November	temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Coastline	188 km	70 km
Constitution	Revised Organic Act of 22 July 1954	unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name	conventional long form: United States Virgin Islands conventional short form: Virgin Islands former: Danish West Indies abbreviation: USVI	conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey conventional short form: Jersey
Death rate	6.59 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)	9.19 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Debt - external	$NA	none
Dependency status	organized, unincorporated territory of the US with policy relations between the Virgin Islands and the US under the jurisdiction of the Office of Insular Affairs, US Department of the Interior	British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US	none (territory of the US)	none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US	none (territory of the US)	none (British crown dependency)
Disputes - international	none	none
Economic aid - recipient	$NA	none
Economy - overview	Tourism is the primary economic activity, accounting for 80% of GDP and employment. The islands hosted 2.6 million visitors in 2005. The manufacturing sector consists of petroleum refining, textiles, electronics, pharmaceuticals, and watch assembly. One of the world's largest petroleum refineries is at Saint Croix. The agricultural sector is small, with most food being imported. International business and financial services are small but growing components of the economy. The islands are vulnerable to substantial damage from storms. The government is working to improve fiscal discipline, to support construction projects in the private sector, to expand tourist facilities, to reduce crime, and to protect the environment.	The Channel Island 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	926.4 million kWh (2005)	630.1 million kWh (2004 est.)
Electricity - exports	0 kWh (2005)	-
Electricity - imports	0 kWh (2005)	NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France
Electricity - production	996.1 million kWh (2005)	-
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Crown Mountain 475 m	lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 143 m
Environment - current issues	lack of natural freshwater resources	NA
Ethnic groups	black 76.2%, white 13.1%, Asian 1.1%, other 6.1%, mixed 3.5% (2000 census)	Jersey 51.1%, British 34.8%, Irish, French, and other white 6.6%, Portuguese/Madeiran 6.4%, other 1.1% (2001 census)
Exchange rates	the US dollar is used	Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001), 0.6609 (2000) note: the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound
Executive branch	chief of state: President George W. BUSH of the US (since 20 January 2001); Vice President Richard B. CHENEY (since 20 January 2001) head of government: Governor John DeJONGH (since 1 January 2007) cabinet: NA elections: under the US Constitution, residents of unincorporated territories, such as the Virgin Islands, do not vote in elections for US president and vice president; governor and lieutenant governor elected on the same ticket by popular vote for four-year terms (eligible for a second term); election last held 7 and 21 November 2006 (next to be held November 2010) election results: John DeJONGH elected governor; percent of vote - John DeJONGH 57.3%, Kenneth MAPP 42.7%	chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Air Chief Marshall Sir John CHESHIRE (since 24 January 2001) and Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since NA 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 bbl/day	$NA
Exports - commodities	refined petroleum products	light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles
Exports - partners	US, Puerto Rico (2006)	UK
Fiscal year	1 October - 30 September	1 April - 31 March
Flag description	white, with a modified US coat of arms in the center between the large blue initials V and I; the coat of arms shows a yellow eagle holding an olive branch in one talon and three arrows in the other with a superimposed shield of vertical red and white stripes below a blue panel	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: 1% industry: 19% services: 80% (2003 est.)	agriculture: 5% industry: 2% services: 93% (1996)
GDP - per capita	-	purchasing power parity - $40,000 (2003 est.)
GDP - real growth rate	2% (2002 est.)	NA%
Geographic coordinates	18 20 N, 64 50 W	49 15 N, 2 10 W
Geography - note	important location along the Anegada Passage - a key shipping lane for the Panama Canal; Saint Thomas has one of the best natural deepwater harbors in the Caribbean	largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
Highways	-	total: 577 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%
Imports	NA bbl/day	$NA
Imports - commodities	crude oil, foodstuffs, consumer goods, building materials	machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals
Imports - partners	US, Puerto Rico (2006)	UK
Independence	none (territory of the US)	none (British crown dependency)
Industrial production growth rate	NA%	NA%
Industries	tourism, petroleum refining, watch assembly, rum distilling, construction, pharmaceuticals, textiles, electronics	tourism, banking and finance, dairy
Infant mortality rate	total: 7.69 deaths/1,000 live births male: 8.75 deaths/1,000 live births female: 6.58 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)	total: 5.24 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.6 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)	2.2% (2003)	5.3% (2004)
International organization participation	IOC, UPU	-
Irrigated land	NA	NA sq km
Judicial branch	US District Court of the Virgin Islands (under Third Circuit jurisdiction); Superior Court of the Virgin Islands (judges appointed by the governor for 10-year terms)	Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff)
Labor force	43,980 (2004 est.)	52,790 (2004)
Labor force - by occupation	agriculture: 1% industry: 19% services: 80% (2003 est.)	-
Land boundaries	0 km	0 km
Land use	arable land: 5.71% permanent crops: 2.86% other: 91.43% (2005)	arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Languages	English 74.7%, Spanish or Spanish Creole 16.8%, French or French Creole 6.6%, other 1.9% (2000 census)	English 94.5% (official), Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)
Legal system	based on US laws	English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
Legislative branch	unicameral Senate (15 seats; members are elected by popular vote to serve two-year terms) elections: last held 7 November 2006 (next to be held November 2008) election results: percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - Democratic Party 8, ICM 4, independent 3 note: the Virgin Islands elects one non-voting representative to the US House of Representatives; election last held 7 November 2006 (next to be held November 2008)	unicameral Assembly of the States (55 voting members - 12 senators (elected for 6-year terms), 12 constables or heads of parishes (elected for 3-year terms), 29 deputies (elected for 3-year terms); the bailiff and the deputy bailiff; and 3 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) election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 53
Life expectancy at birth	total population: 79.2 years male: 75.4 years female: 83.22 years (2007 est.)	total population: 79.24 years male: 76.77 years female: 81.91 years (2005 est.)
Literacy	definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90-95% est. male: NA% female: NA% (2005 est.)	definition: NA total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA%
Location	Caribbean, islands between the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, east of Puerto Rico	Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean	Europe
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm exclusive economic zone: 200 nm	territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Military - note	defense is the responsibility of the US	defense is the responsibility of the UK
National holiday	Transfer Day (from Denmark to the US), 27 March (1917)	Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Nationality	noun: Virgin Islander(s) (US citizens) adjective: Virgin Islander	noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander
Natural hazards	several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes	NA
Natural resources	sun, sand, sea, surf	arable land
Net migration rate	-8.8 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)	2.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Political parties and leaders	Democratic Party [Arturo WATLINGTON]; Independent Citizens' Movement or ICM [Usie RICHARDS]; Republican Party [Gary SPRAUVE]	none; all independents
Political pressure groups and leaders	NA	none
Population	108,448 (July 2007 est.)	90,812 (July 2005 est.)
Population below poverty line	NA% (2002)	NA%
Population growth rate	-0.171% (2007 est.)	0.32% (2005 est.)
Ports and harbors	-	Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier
Radio broadcast stations	AM 6, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2005)	AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Religions	Baptist 42%, Roman Catholic 34%, Episcopalian 17%, other 7%	Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
Sex ratio	at birth: 1.06 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.017 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.902 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.795 male(s)/female total population: 0.912 male(s)/female (2007 est.)	at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.78 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Suffrage	18 years of age; universal; island residents are US citizens but do not vote in US presidential elections	NA years of age; universal adult
Telephone system	general assessment: modern system with total digital switching, uses fiber-optic cable and microwave radio relay domestic: full range of services available international: country code - 1-340; 2 submarine cable connections (Taino Carib, Americas-1); satellite earth stations - NA	general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: 3 submarine cables
Telephones - main lines in use	71,700 (2005)	73,900 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular	80,300 (2005)	61,400 (2001)
Television broadcast stations	5 (2006)	2 (1997)
Terrain	mostly hilly to rugged and mountainous with little level land	gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
Total fertility rate	2.16 children born/woman (2007 est.)	1.57 children born/woman (2005 est.)
Unemployment rate	6.2% (2004)	0.9% (2004 est.)

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