1986 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1986 (Internet Archive)
Geography
Agriculture
principal crops — tomatoes and flowers (mostly grown under glass); sweet peppers, eggplant, plants, other vegetables and fruit; Guernsey cattle
Airfields
airport at La Villiaze, Guernsey, has tarmac runway of 1,463.04 m; there is also an airport on Alderney
Area
194 km2; larger than Washington, D. C.; part of the Channel Islands; includes dependencies of Guernsey — Alderney, Brecqhou, Sark, Little Sark, Herm, Jethou, and Lihou Island Water
Branches
the Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief is the personal representative of the Crown and is entitled to sit and speak in the States of Deliberation (parliament); parliament is composed of the Bailiff (President ex officio), 12 Conseillers, 2 nonvoting Law Officers of the Crown, 33 popularly elected People's Deputies, 10 Douzaine Representatives, 2 representatives of the States of Alderney; States of Election (electoral college) elects Jurats and Conseillers— it is composed of the Bailiff, 12 Jurats, 12 Conseillers, 2 Law Officers, 33 People's Deputies, 34 Douzaine Representatives, and 4 Alderney representatives (for election of Conseillers only); Alderney has its own popularly elected President and States (12 members) and its own Court; Sark has mixture of feudal and popular government
Budget
(1983) total revenues for Guernsey and Alderney, 63,836 million pounds; total expenditures for Guernsey and Alderney, 65,708 million pounds
Capital
St. Peter Port
Coastline
about 50 km People
Communists
none Economy
Electric power
160,000 kW capacity (1985); 508 million kWh produced (1985), 9,585 kWh per capita
Ethnic divisions
UK and Norman-French descent
Exports
tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables, plants
Fiscal year
1 January-31 December Communications
Government leader
Lt. Gen. Sir Alexander BOSWELL, Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief (since 1985); Sir Charles Frossard, Bailiff and President of the States (since 1982)
Imports
coal, gasoline and oil
Language
English, French; NormanFrench dialect spoken in country districts
Legal system
English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
Limits of territorial waters (claimed)
3 nm (200 nm fishing)
Literacy
universal education Government
Major industries
tourism, banking
Major trade partners
UK (regarded as internal trade)
Monetary conversion rate
0.833 pound sterling=US$l (December 1984)
Nationality
noun — Channel Islander(s); adjective — Channel Islander
Official name
Bailiwick of Guernsey
Political subdivisions
10 douzaines or parishes
Population
53,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate —0.1%
Ports
St. Peter Port, St. Sampson's
Railroads
none
Religion
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
Suffrage
universal adult over 18
Telecommunications
1 AM radio station, which broadcasts 24 hours a week; 1 TV station; 41,900 telephones (74.8 per 100 popl.) Defense Forces Defense is the responsibility of the United Kingdom
Type
independent British crown dependency