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Sea Management provides Guernsey offshore incorporation, Guernsey
offshore asset protection and a full range of services. |
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Report on
Guernsey
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| Background:
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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.
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| Location:
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Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
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Geographic coordinates:
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49 28 N, 2 35 W
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| Map
references:
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Europe
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| Area: |
total: 78 sq km
land: 78 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller
islands
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| Area -
comparative:
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slightly larger than Washington, DC
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| Land
boundaries: |
0 km
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Coastline:
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50 km
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| Maritime
claims:
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exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM
territorial sea: 3 NM
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| Climate:
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temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are
overcast
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| Terrain:
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mostly level with low hills in southwest
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| Elevation
extremes:
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lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 m |
| Natural
resources:
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cropland
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| Land use:
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arable land: NA%
permanent crops: NA%
permanent pastures: NA%
forests and woodland: NA%
other: NA%
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| Irrigated
land:
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NA sq km
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| Natural
hazards:
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NA
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Environment - current issues:
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NA |
| Geography
- note:
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large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
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Population: |
64,342 (July 2001 est.)
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| Age
structure: |
0-14 years: 16.22% (male 5,285; female 5,151)
15-64 years: 66.67% (male 21,264; female 21,630)
65 years and over: 17.11% (male 4,546; female 6,466) (2001 est.)
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Population growth rate:
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0.39% (2001 est.)
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| Birth
rate: |
9.9 births/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Death
rate: |
9.87 deaths/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| Net
migration rate: |
3.89 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2001 est.)
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| 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: 0.7 male(s)/female
total population: 0.94 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
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| Infant
mortality rate: |
5 deaths/1,000 live births (2001 est.)
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| Life
expectancy at birth: |
total population: 79.78 years
male: 76.78 years
female: 82.88 years (2001 est.)
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| Total
fertility rate: |
1.36 children born/woman (2001 est.)
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| HIV/AIDS
- adult prevalence rate: |
NA%
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| HIV/AIDS
- people living with HIV/AIDS: |
NA |
| HIV/AIDS
- deaths:
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NA |
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Nationality: |
noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander
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| Ethnic
groups:
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UK and Norman-French descent
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Religions:
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Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational,
Methodist
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Languages: |
English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
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| Literacy: |
definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
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| Country
name:
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conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey
conventional short form: Guernsey
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Dependency status: |
British crown dependency
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Government type:
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NA
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| Capital: |
Saint Peter Port
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Administrative divisions:
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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
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Independence: |
none (British crown dependency)
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| National
holiday: |
Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
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Constitution:
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unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
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| Legal
system: |
English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal
Court
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| Suffrage:
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18 years of age; universal
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Executive branch:
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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
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Legislative branch: |
unicameral Assembly of the States; consists of the Bailiff, 10
Douzaine (parish council) representatives, 45 People's Deputies
elected by popular franchise, 2 Alderney representatives, HM Procureur
(Attorney General), HM Comptroller (Solicitor General) and HM Greffier
(Court Recorder and Registrar General)
elections: last held 12 April 2000 (next to be held NA 2004)
election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - all independents
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| Judicial
branch:
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Royal Court
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| Political
parties and leaders: |
none; all independents
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| Political
pressure groups and leaders: |
none |
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International organization participation: |
none
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Diplomatic representation in the US: |
none (British crown dependency)
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Diplomatic representation from the US: |
none (British crown dependency)
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| 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
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| Economy
- overview:
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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.
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| GDP:
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purchasing power parity - $1.3 billion (1999 est.)
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| GDP -
real growth rate: |
5.7% (1999 est.)
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| GDP - per
capita: |
purchasing power parity - $20,000 (1999 est.)
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| GDP -
composition by sector: |
agriculture: 3%
industry: 10%
services: 87% (2000)
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Population below poverty line: |
NA% |
| Household
income or consumption by percentage share: |
lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
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| Inflation
rate (consumer prices): |
3.99% (2000 est.)
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| Labor
force: |
31,322 (2000)
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Unemployment rate: |
0.5% (1999 est.) |
| Budget:
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revenues: $381.3 million
expenditures: $368.8 million, including capital expenditures of $NA
(2000 est.)
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Industries: |
tourism, banking
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Industrial production growth rate:
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NA%
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Electricity - production: |
NA kWh
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Electricity - production by source:
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fossil fuel: NA%
hydro: NA%
nuclear: NA%
other: NA%
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Electricity - consumption:
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NA kWh
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Electricity - exports: |
NA kWh
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Electricity - imports: |
NA kWh
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Agriculture - products:
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tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey
cattle
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| Exports: |
$NA
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| Exports -
commodities: |
tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables
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| Exports -
partners: |
UK (regarded as internal trade)
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| Imports: |
$NA
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| Imports -
commodities: |
coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment
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| Imports -
partners: |
UK (regarded as internal trade)
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| Debt -
external: |
$NA
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| Economic
aid - recipient: |
$NA
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| Currency:
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British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound
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| Currency
code: |
GBP
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| Exchange
rates:
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Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.6764 (January 2001), 0.6596 0.6180
(1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997), 0.6403 (1996); note - the
Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound
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| Fiscal
year: |
calendar year
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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44,000 (1996)
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Telephones - mobile cellular: |
12,000 (1997)
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Telephone system: |
general assessment: NA
domestic: NA
international: 1 submarine cable
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| Radio
broadcast stations: |
AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
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| Radios: |
NA
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Television broadcast stations: |
1 (1997) |
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Televisions: |
NA
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| Internet
country code: |
.gg |
| Internet
Service Providers (ISPs): |
NA
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| Internet
users: |
NA
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| Railways:
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5 km
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| Highways: |
total: NA km
paved: NA km
unpaved: NA km
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Waterways: |
none
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| Ports and
harbors: |
Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson
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| Merchant
marine: |
none (2000 est.)
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| Airports: |
2 (2000 est.)
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| Airports
- with paved runways: |
total: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2000 est.)
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| Military
- note: |
defense is the responsibility of the UK
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| Disputes
- international: |
none |
