Guernsey

Radio broadcast stations

AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0

Radios

NA

Telephone system

domestic : NA international: 1 submarine cable

Telephones

41,850 (1983 est.)

Television broadcast stations

1

Televisions

NA

Agriculture - products

tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables, fruit; Guernsey cattle

Budget

revenues: $257.9 million expenditures: $235.8 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1994 est.)

Currency

1 Guernsey (£G) pound = 100 pence

Debt - external

$NA

Economic aid

none

Economy - overview

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.

Electricity - capacity

NA kW

Electricity - consumption per capita

NA kWh

Electricity - production

NA kWh

Exchange rates

Guernsey pounds (£G) per US$1 - 0.6023 (January 1997), 0.6403 (1996), 0.6335 (1995), 0.6529 (1994), 0.6658 (1993), 0.5664 (1992); note - the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound

Exports

$NA commodities: tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables partners: UK (regarded as internal trade)

Fiscal year

calendar year

GDP

$NA

GDP - composition by sector

agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%

GDP - per capita

$NA

GDP - real growth rate

NA%

Imports

$NA commodities: coal, gasoline, and oil partners: UK (regarded as internal trade)

Industrial production growth rate

NA%

Industries

tourism, banking

Inflation rate - consumer price index

7% (1988)

Labor force

NA

Unemployment rate

3%-4% (1994 est.)

Area

total: 194 sq km land: 194 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands

Area - comparative

slightly larger than Washington, DC

Climate

temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast

Coastline

50 km

Elevation extremes

lowest point : Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 m

Environment - current issues

NA

Environment - international agreements

party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA

Geographic coordinates

49 28 N, 2 35 W

Geography - note

large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port

Irrigated land

NA sq km

Land boundaries

0 km

Land use

arable land : NA% permanent crops: NA% permanent pastures : NA% forests and woodland: NA% other: NA%

Location

Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France

Map references

Europe

Maritime claims

exclusive fishing zone : 12 nm territorial sea: 3 nm

Natural hazards

NA

Natural resources

cropland

Terrain

mostly level with low hills in southwest

Administrative divisions

none (British crown dependency)

Constitution

unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice

Country name

conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey conventional short form: Guernsey

Data code

GK

Dependency status

British crown dependency

Diplomatic representation from the US

none (British crown dependency)

Diplomatic representation in the US

none (British crown dependency)

Executive branch

chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II of the UK (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Vice-Admiral Sir John COWARD (since NA 1994) and Bailiff Mr. Graham Martyn DOREY (since February 1992) cabinet: Advisory and Finance Committee (other committees) appointed by the Assembly of the States elections: none; the queen is a hereditary monarch; lieutenant governor appointed by the queen; bailiff appointed by the queen

Flag description

white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag

Government type

NA

Independence

none (British crown dependency)

International organization participation

none

Judicial branch

Royal Court

Legal system

English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court

Legislative branch

unicameral Assembly of the States (60 seats, 33 popularly elected; members serve six-year terms) elections: last held 20 April 1994 (next to be held NA 2000) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents

National capital

Saint Peter Port

National holiday

Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)

Political parties and leaders

none; all independents

Suffrage

18 years of age; universal

Military - note

defense is the responsibility of the UK

Age structure

0-14 years: 18% (male 5,703; female 5,584) 15-64 years: 67% (male 20,883; female 21,702) 65 years and over : 15% (male 3,959; female 5,900) (July 1997 est.)

Birth rate

13.54 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Death rate

9.65 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Ethnic groups

UK and Norman-French descent

Infant mortality rate

8.9 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)

Languages

English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts

Life expectancy at birth

total population: 78.38 years male: 75.44 years female: 81.43 years (1997 est.)

Literacy

NA

Nationality

noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander

Net migration rate

8.94 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)

Population

63,731 (July 1997 est.)

Population growth rate

1.28% (1997 est.)

Religions

Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist

Sex ratio

at birth: 1.04 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female total population: 0.92 male(s)/female (1997 est.)

Total fertility rate

1.62 children born/woman (1997 est.)

Disputes - international

none GUINEA

Airports

2 (1996 est.)

Airports - with paved runways

total : 2 914 to 1,523 m: 1 under 914 m: 1 (1996 est.)

Highways

total: NA km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km

Merchant marine

none

Ports and harbors

Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson

Railways

0 km