Airports (Airport) [time series]

1 with permanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m (La Villiaze)

Ports [time series]

Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson

Telecommunication systems (Telecommunications) [time series]

stations--1 AM, no FM, 1 TV; 41,900 telephones; 1 submarine cable

Note [time series]

defense is the responsibility of the UK

Agricultural products (Agriculture) [time series]

tomatoes, flowers (mostly grown in greenhouses), sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables and fruit; Guernsey cattle

Budget [time series]

revenues $208.9 million; expenditures $173.9 million, including capital expenditures of NA (1988)

Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]

Guernsey pound (plural--pounds); 1 Guernsey (5G) pound = 100 pence

Economic aid [time series]

none

Electricity [time series]

173,000 kW capacity; 525 million kWh produced, 9,340 kWh per capita (1989)

Exchange rates [time series]

Guernsey pounds (5G) per US$1--0.5171 (January 1991), 0.5603 (1990), 0.6099 (1989), 0.5614 (1988), 0.6102 (1987), 0.6817 (1986), 0.7714 (1985); note--the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound

Exports [time series]

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

Debt - external (External debt) [time series]

$NA

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP) [time series]

$NA, per capita $NA; real growth rate 9% (1987)

Imports [time series]

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

Industrial production growth rate (Industrial production) [time series]

growth rate NA%

Industries [time series]

tourism, banking

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

7% (1988)

Economic overview (Overview) [time series]

Tourism is a major source of revenue. Other economic activity includes financial services, breeding the world-famous Guernsey cattle, and growing tomatoes and flowers for export.

Unemployment rate [time series]

NA%

Climate [time series]

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

Coastline [time series]

50 km Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm; Territorial sea: 3 nm

Area - comparative (Comparative area) [time series]

slightly larger than Washington, DC

Environment - current issues (Environment) [time series]

large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port

Land boundaries [time series]

none

Land use [time series]

arable land NA%; permanent crops NA%; meadows and pastures NA%; forest and woodland NA%; other NA%; cultivated about 50%

Natural resources [time series]

cropland

Note [time series]

52 km west of France

Terrain [time series]

mostly level with low hills in southwest

Area (Total area) [time series]

194 km2; land area: 194 km2; includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands

Administrative divisions [time series]

none (British crown dependency)

Capital [time series]

Saint Peter Port

Political parties (Communists) [time series]

none

Constitution [time series]

unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice

Diplomatic representation in the US (Diplomatic representation) [time series]

none (British crown dependency)

Executive branch [time series]

British monarch, lieutenant governor, bailiff, deputy bailiff

Flag [time series]

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

Independence [time series]

none (British crown dependency)

Judicial branch [time series]

Royal Court Chief of State--Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); Head of Government--Lieutenant Governor Lt. Gen. Sir Michael WILKINS (since 1990); Bailiff Sir Charles FROSSARD (since 1982)

Legal system [time series]

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

Legislative branch [time series]

unicameral Assembly of the States

Country name (Long-form name) [time series]

Bailiwick of Guernsey

International organization participation (Member of) [time series]

none

National holiday [time series]

Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

none; all independents

Suffrage [time series]

universal at age 18 Assembly of the States--last held NA (next to be held NA); results--percent of vote NA; seats--(60 total, 33 elected), all independents

Government type (Type) [time series]

British crown dependency

Birth rate [time series]

12 births/1,000 population (1991)

Death rate [time series]

11 deaths/1,000 population (1991)

Ethnic groups (Ethnic divisions) [time series]

UK and Norman-French descent

Infant mortality rate [time series]

6 deaths/1,000 live births (1991)

Labor force [time series]

NA

Languages (Language) [time series]

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

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

72 years male, 78 years female (1991)

Literacy [time series]

NA% (male NA%, female NA%) but compulsory education age 5 to 16

Nationality [time series]

noun--Channel Islander(s); adjective--Channel Islander

Net migration rate [time series]

5 migrants/1,000 population (1991)

Organized labor [time series]

NA

Population [time series]

57,596 (July 1991), growth rate 0.6% (1991)

Religions (Religion) [time series]

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

Total fertility rate [time series]

1.6 children born/woman (1991)