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Guernsey
Background: 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.
Location: Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France Geographic coordinates: 49 28 N, 2 35 W Map references: Europe Area:
Area - comparative: slightly larger than Washington, DC Land boundaries: 0 km Coastline: 50 km Maritime claims:
Climate: temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast Terrain: mostly level with low hills in southwest Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: cropland Land use:
Irrigated land: NA sq km Natural hazards: NA Environment - current issues: NA Geography - note: large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
Population: 64,080 (July 2000 est.) Age structure:
Population growth rate: 0.42% (2000 est.) Birth rate: 10.17 births/1,000 population (2000 est.) Death rate: 9.85 deaths/1,000 population (2000 est.) Net migration rate: 3.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2000 est.) Sex ratio:
Infant mortality rate: 5.07 deaths/1,000 live births (2000 est.) Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 1.35 children born/woman (2000 est.) Nationality:
Ethnic groups: UK and Norman-French descent Religions: Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist Languages: English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts Literacy:
Country name:
Data code: GK Dependency status: British crown dependency Government type: NA Capital: Saint Peter Port Administrative divisions: none (British crown dependency) Independence: none (British crown dependency) National holiday: Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) Constitution: unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice Legal system: English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch:
Legislative branch:
unicameral Assembly of the States (59 voting members - 12 councilors serving six-year terms, half elected every three years; 33 deputies elected from multi- or single-member districts every four years; 10 representatives from parish authorities; 2 representatives from Aldenay; the bailiff and deputy bailiff; and 2 non-voting members - the Attorney General and the Solicitor General both appointed by the monarch
Judicial branch: Royal Court Political parties and leaders: none; all independents International organization participation: none Diplomatic representation in the US: none (British crown dependency) Diplomatic representation from the US: none (British crown dependency) 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
Economy - overview: 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. GDP: purchasing power parity - $1.15 billion (1997 est.) GDP - real growth rate: 2.3% (1997 est.) GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $18,100 (1997 est.) GDP - composition by sector:
Population below poverty line: NA% Household income or consumption by percentage share:
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 4.7% (1997 est.) Labor force: NA Unemployment rate: 0.5% (1997 est.) Budget:
Industries: tourism, banking Industrial production growth rate: NA% Electricity - production: NA kWh Electricity - production by source:
Electricity - consumption: NA kWh Electricity - exports: NA kWh Electricity - imports: NA kWh Agriculture - products: tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle Exports: $NA Exports - commodities: tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables Exports - partners: UK (regarded as internal trade) Imports: $NA Imports - commodities: coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment Imports - partners: UK (regarded as internal trade) Debt - external: $NA Economic aid - recipient: $NA Currency: 1 Guernsey pound = 100 pence Exchange rates: Guernsey pounds per US$1 - 0.6092 (January 2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997), 0.6403 (1996), 0.6335 (1995); note - the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound Fiscal year: calendar year
Telephones - main lines in use: 41,850 (1983) Telephones - mobile cellular: NA Telephone system:
Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) Radios: NA Television broadcast stations: 1 (1997) Televisions: NA Internet Service Providers (ISPs): NA
Railways: 0 km Highways:
Ports and harbors: Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson Merchant marine: none (1999 est.) Airports: 2 (1999 est.) Airports - with paved runways:
Military - note: defense is the responsibility of the UK
Disputes - international: none Please click here for a guide to the country profiles Click here for all other countries
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