1996 Edition
CIA World Factbook 1996 (Project Gutenberg)
Introduction
Description
white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag
Location
49 28 N, 2 35 W -- Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France Flag ----
Geography
Area
- comparative area
- slightly larger than Washington, DC
- land area
- 194 sq km
- note
- includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands
- total area
- 194 sq km
Climate
temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Coastline
50 km
Environment
- current issues
- NA
- international agreements
- NA
- natural hazards
- NA
Geographic coordinates
49 28 N, 2 35 W
Geographic note
large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
International disputes
none
Irrigated land
NA sq km
Land boundaries
0 km
Land use
- arable land
- NA%
- forest and woodland
- NA%
- meadows and pastures
- NA%
- other
- NA%
- permanent crops
- 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 resources
cropland
Terrain
- mostly level with low hills in southwest
- highest point
- unnamed location on Sark 114 m
- lowest point
- Atlantic Ocean 0 m
People and Society
Age structure
0-14 years: 18% (male 5,592; female 5,439) 15-64 years: 67% (male 20,636; female 21,472) 65 years and over: 15% (male 3,925; female 5,856) (July 1996 est.)
Birth rate
13.06 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate
9.73 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Ethnic divisions
UK and Norman-French descent
Infant mortality rate
9.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Languages
English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Life expectancy at birth
- female
- 81.27 years (1996 est.)
- male
- 75.28 years
- total population
- 78.22 years
Literacy
NA
Nationality
- adjective
- Channel Islander
- noun
- Channel Islander(s)
Net migration rate
9.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Population
62,920 (July 1996 est.)
Population growth rate
1.28% (1996 est.)
Religions
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
Sex ratio
- all ages
- 0.92 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
- at birth
- 1.04 male(s)/female
- under 15 years
- 1.03 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.67 male(s)/female
Total fertility rate
1.56 children born/woman (1996 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
Data code
GK
Diplomatic representation in US
none (British crown dependency)
Executive branch
- cabinet
- Advisory and Finance Committee (other committees); appointed by the Assembly of the States
- chief of state
- Queen ELIZABETH II (of the United Kingdom since 6 February 1952) is a hereditary monarch
- 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) were appointed by the queen
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)
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
Name of country
- 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 of government
British crown dependency
US diplomatic representation
none (British crown dependency)
Economy
Agriculture
tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables, fruit; Guernsey cattle
Budget
- expenditures
- $223.7 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1993 est.)
- revenues
- $238.3 million
Currency
1 Guernsey (LG) pound = 100 pence
Economic aid
none
Economic 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
- 173,000 kW
- consumption per capita
- 9,060 kWh (1992)
- production
- 525 million kWh
Exchange rates
Guernsey pounds (LG) per US$1 - 0.6535 (January 1996), 0.6335 (1995), 0.6529 (1994), 0.6658 (1993), 0.5664 (1992), 0.5652 (1991); 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
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 prices)
7% (1988)
Labor force
NA
Unemployment rate
3%-4% (1994 est.)
Communications
Defense note
defense is the responsibility of the UK
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 Defense
Transportation
Airports
- total
- 2
- with paved runways 914 to 1 523 m
- 1
- with paved runways under 914 m
- 1 (1995 est.)
Highways
- paved
- NA km
- total
- NA km
- unpaved
- NA km
Merchant marine
none
Ports
Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson
Railways
0 km