1995 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1995 (Project Gutenberg)
Geography
Area
total area: 194 sq km land area: 194 sq km comparative area: slightly larger than Washington, DC note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands
Climate
temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Coastline
50 km
Environment
current issues: NA natural hazards: NA international agreements: NA
International disputes
none
Irrigated land
NA sq km
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
arable land: NA% permanent crops: NA% meadows and pastures: NA% forest and woodland: NA% other: NA%
Location
Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references
Europe
Maritime claims
exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 3 nm
Natural resources
cropland
Note
large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
Terrain
mostly level with low hills in southwest
People and Society
Age structure
0-14 years: 18% (female 5,664; male 5,892) 15-64 years: 66% (female 21,574; male 21,030) 65 years and over: 16% (female 6,059; male 4,134) (July 1995 est.)
Birth rate
13.29 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Death rate
9.93 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Ethnic divisions
UK and Norman-French descent
Infant mortality rate
6.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)
Labor force
NA
Languages
English, French; Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 78.34 years male: 75.63 years female: 81.07 years (1995 est.)
Literacy
NA%
Nationality
noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander
Net migration rate
6.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Population
64,353 (July 1995 est.)
Population growth rate
0.98% (1995 est.)
Religions
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
Total fertility rate
1.7 children born/woman (1995 est.)
Government
Administrative divisions
none (British crown dependency)
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
Capital
Saint Peter Port
Constitution
unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Digraph
GK
Diplomatic representation in US
none (British crown dependency)
Executive branch
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Vice-Admiral Sir John COWARD (since NA 1994); Bailiff Mr. Graham Martyn DOREY (since February 1992) cabinet: Advisory and Finance Committee (other committees); appointed by the States
Flag
white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag
Independence
none (British crown dependency)
Judicial branch
Royal Court
Legal system
English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
Legislative branch
unicameral
Member of
none
Names
conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey conventional short form: Guernsey
National holiday
Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Political parties and leaders
none; all independents
Suffrage
18 years of age; universal
Type
British crown dependency
US diplomatic representation
none (British crown dependency)
Economy
Agriculture
tomatoes, flowers (mostly grown in greenhouses), sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables, fruit; Guernsey cattle
Budget
revenues: $208.9 million expenditures: $173.9 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1988)
Currency
1 Guernsey (#G) pound = 100 pence
Economic aid
none
Electricity
capacity: 173,000 kW production: 525 million kWh consumption per capita: 9,060 kWh (1992)
Exchange rates
Guernsey pounds (#G) per US$1 - 0.6350 (January 1995), 0.6529 (1994), 0.6658 (1993), 0.5664 (1992), 0.5652 (1991), 0.5603 (1990); 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)
External debt
$NA
Fiscal year
calendar year
Imports
$NA commodities: coal, gasoline, and oil partners: UK (regarded as internal trade)
Industrial production
growth rate NA%
Industries
tourism, banking
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
7% (1988)
National product
GDP $NA
National product per capita
$NA
National product real growth rate
9% (1987)
Overview
Financial services account for more than 50% 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. Per capita output and living standards are somewhat lower than the levels of the less affluent EU countries.
Unemployment rate
NA%
Communications
Radio
broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 radios: NA
Telephone system
41,900 telephones local: NA intercity: NA international: 1 submarine cable
Television
broadcast stations: 1 televisions: NA
Transportation
Airports
total: 2 with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1 with paved runways under 914 m: 1
Highways
total: NA paved: NA unpaved: NA
Merchant marine
none
Ports
Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson
Railroads
0 km
Military and Security
Note
defense is the responsibility of the UK ________________________________________________________________________ GUINEA