Axion 3D Atlas/ATLAS.iso/stats/98.txt

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{bigtext=150,120,"Guernsey"}
{4}(British crown dependency)



{1}Geography{4}
{4}To see a map of Guernsey, click {z,"-7.230934,45.488311,3.224919,53.750929",here}{4}!

{2}Location:{4} Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France

{2}Area:{4}
{3}total area:{4} 194 sq km
{3}land area:{4} 194 sq km
{3}comparative area:{4} slightly larger than Washington, DC
{3}note:{4} includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands

{2}Land boundaries:{4} 0 km

{2}Coastline:{4} 50 km

{2}Maritime claims:{4}
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
{3}territorial sea:{4} 3 nm

{2}International disputes:{4} none

{2}Climate:{4} temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast

{2}Terrain:{4} mostly level with low hills in southwest
{3}lowest point:{4} Atlantic Ocean 0 m
{3}highest point:{4} unnamed location on Sark 114 m

{2}Natural resources:{4} cropland

{2}Land use:{4}
{3}arable land:{4} NA%
{3}permanent crops:{4} NA%
{3}meadows and pastures:{4} NA%
{3}forest and woodland:{4} NA%
{3}other:{4} NA%

{2}Irrigated land:{4} NA sq km

{2}Environment:{4}
{3}current issues:{4} NA

{2}natural hazards:{4} NA

{2}international agreements:{4} NA

{2}Geographic note:{4} large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port


{1}People{4}

{2}Population:{4} 62,920 (July 1996 est.)

{2}Age structure:{4}
{3}0-14 years:{4} 18% (male 5,592; female 5,439)
{3}15-64 years:{4} 67% (male 20,636; female 21,472)
{3}65 years and over:{4} 15% (male 3,925; female 5,856) (July 1996 est.)

{2}Population growth rate:{4} 1.28% (1996 est.)

{2}Birth rate:{4} 13.06 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Death rate:{4} 9.73 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Net migration rate:{4} 9.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)

{2}Sex ratio:{4}
{3}at birth:{4} 1.04 male(s)/female
{3}under 15 years:{4} 1.03 male(s)/female
{3}15-64 years:{4} 0.96 male(s)/female
{3}65 years and over:{4} 0.67 male(s)/female
{3}all ages:{4} 0.92 male(s)/female (1996 est.)

{2}Infant mortality rate:{4} 9.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)

{2}Life expectancy at birth:{4}
{3}total population:{4} 78.22 years
{3}male:{4} 75.28 years
{3}female:{4} 81.27 years (1996 est.)

{2}Total fertility rate:{4} 1.56 children born/woman (1996 est.)

{2}Nationality:{4}
{3}noun:{4} Channel Islander(s)
{3}adjective:{4} Channel Islander

{2}Ethnic divisions:{4} UK and Norman-French descent

{2}Religions:{4} Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist

{2}Languages:{4} English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts

{2}Literacy:{4} NA


{1}Government{4}

{2}Name of country:{4}
{3}conventional long form:{4} Bailiwick of Guernsey
{3}conventional short form:{4} Guernsey

{2}Type of government:{4} British crown dependency

{2}Capital:{4} Saint Peter Port

{2}Administrative divisions:{4} none (British crown dependency)

{2}Independence:{4} none (British crown dependency)

{2}National holiday:{4} Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)

{2}Constitution:{4} unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice

{2}Legal system:{4} English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court

{2}Suffrage:{4} 18 years of age; universal

{2}Executive branch:{4}
{3}chief of state:{4} Queen ELIZABETH II (of the United Kingdom since 6 February 1952) is a hereditary
monarch
{3}head of government:{4} Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Vice-Admiral Sir John
COWARD (since NA 1994) and Bailiff Mr. Graham Martyn DOREY (since February 1992) were
appointed by the queen
{3}cabinet:{4} Advisory and Finance Committee (other committees); appointed by the Assembly of the
States

{2}Legislative branch:{4} unicameral
Assembly of the States: elections last held NA (next to be held NA); results - no percent of vote
by party since all are independents; seats - (60 total, 33 elected), all independents

{2}Judicial branch:{4} Royal Court

{2}Political parties and leaders:{4} none; all independents

{2}International organization participation:{4} none

{2}Diplomatic representation in US:{4} none (British crown dependency)

{2}US diplomatic representation:{4} none (British crown dependency)

{2}Flag:{4} white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of
the flag


{1}Economy{4}

{2}Economic overview:{4} Financial services account for about 55% of total income. Tourism,
manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Bank
profits (1992) registered a record 26% growth. Fund management and insurance are the two other
major income generators.

{2}GDP:{4} $NA

{2}GDP real growth rate:{4} NA%

{2}GDP per capita:{4} $NA

{2}GDP composition by sector:{4}
{3}agriculture:{4} NA%
{3}industry:{4} NA%
{3}services:{4} NA%

{2}Inflation rate (consumer prices):{4} 7% (1988)

{2}Labor force:{4} NA

{2}Unemployment rate:{4} 3%-4% (1994 est.)

{2}Budget:{4}
{3}revenues:{4} $238.3 million
{3}expenditures:{4} $223.7 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1993 est.)

{2}Industries:{4} tourism, banking

{2}Industrial production growth rate:{4} NA%

{2}Electricity:{4}
{3}capacity:{4} 173,000 kW
{3}production:{4} 525 million kWh
{3}consumption per capita:{4} 9,060 kWh (1992)

{2}Agriculture:{4} tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables, fruit;
Guernsey cattle

{2}Exports:{4} $NA
{3}commodities:{4} tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables
{3}partners:{4} UK (regarded as internal trade)

{2}Imports:{4} $NA
{3}commodities:{4} coal, gasoline, and oil
{3}partners:{4} UK (regarded as internal trade)

{2}External debt:{4} $NA

{2}Economic aid:{4} none

{2}Currency:{4} 1 Guernsey (úG) pound = 100 pence

{2}Exchange rates:{4} Guernsey pounds (úG) per US$1 - 0.6535 (January 1996), 0.6335 (1995), 0.6529
(1994), 0.6658 (1993), 0.5664 (1992), 0.5652 (1991); note - the Guernsey pound is at par with the
British pound

{2}Fiscal year:{4} calendar year


{1}Transportation{4}

{2}Railways:{4} 0 km

{2}Highways:{4}
{3}total:{4} NA km
{3}paved:{4} NA km
{3}unpaved:{4} NA km

{2}Ports:{4} Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson

{2}Merchant marine:{4} none

{2}Airports:{4}
{3}total:{4} 2
{3}with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m:{4} 1
{3}with paved runways under 914 m:{4} 1 (1995 est.)


{1}Communications{4}

{2}Telephones:{4} 41,850 (1983 est.)

{2}Telephone system:{4}
{3}domestic:{4} NA
{3}international:{4} 1 submarine cable

{2}Radio broadcast stations:{4} AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0

{2}Radios:{4} NA

{2}Television broadcast stations:{4} 1

{2}Televisions:{4} NA


{1}Defense{4}
Defense note: defense is the responsibility of the UK