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Jersey

1997 Edition — crown_dependency

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Communications
Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]
AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0
Radios [time series]
NA
Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]
domestic: NA international : 3 submarine cables
Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones) [time series]
61,447 (1983 est.)
Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]
1
Televisions [time series]
NA
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]
potatoes, cauliflowers, tomatoes; meat, dairy products
Budget [time series]
revenues: $643.7 million expenditures: $597.2 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1995 est.)
Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]
1 Jersey pound (£J) = 100 pence
Debt - external [time series]
$NA
Economic aid [time series]
none
Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]
The economy is based largely on financial services, agriculture, and tourism. Potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, and especially flowers are important export crops, shipped mostly to the UK. The Jersey breed of dairy cattle is known worldwide and represents an important export earner. Milk products go to the UK and other EU countries. In 1986 the finance sector overtook tourism as the main contributor to GDP, accounting for 40% of the island's output. In recent years, the government has encouraged light industry to locate in Jersey, with the result that an electronics industry has developed alongside the traditional manufacturing of knitwear. All raw material and energy requirements are imported, as well as a large share of Jersey's food needs.
Electricity - capacity [time series]
50,000 kW standby note: electricity supplied by France
Electricity - consumption per capita [time series]
NA kWh (1992)
Electricity - production [time series]
NA kWh note: electricity supplied by France
Exchange rates [time series]
Jersey pounds (£J) per US$1 - 0.6023 (January 1997), 0.6403 (1996), 0.6335 (1995), 0.6529 (1994), 0.6658 (1993), 0.5664 (1992); the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound
Exports [time series]
$NA commodities: light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles partners: UK
Fiscal year [time series]
1 April - 31 March
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP) [time series]
purchasing power parity - $NA
GDP - composition, by sector of origin (GDP - composition by sector) [time series]
agriculture: NA% industry : NA% services: NA%
Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita) [time series]
purchasing power parity - $NA
Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]
NA%
Imports [time series]
$NA commodities: machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals partners: UK
Industrial production growth rate [time series]
NA%
Industries [time series]
tourism, banking and finance, dairy
Inflation rate (consumer prices) (Inflation rate - consumer price index) [time series]
NA%
Labor force [time series]
NA
Unemployment rate [time series]
NA%
Geography
Area [time series]
total: 117 sq km land: 117 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative [time series]
about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Climate [time series]
temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Coastline [time series]
70 km
Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m highest point: unnamed location 143 m
Environment - current issues [time series]
NA
International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]
party to : NA signed, but not ratified: NA
Geographic coordinates [time series]
49 15 N, 2 10 W
Geography - note [time series]
largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
Irrigated land [time series]
NA sq km
Land boundaries [time series]
0 km
Land use [time series]
arable land : 57% permanent crops: NA% permanent pastures: NA% forests and woodland: NA% other: 43%
Location [time series]
Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references [time series]
Europe
Maritime claims [time series]
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm territorial sea: 3 nm
Natural hazards [time series]
NA
Natural resources [time series]
agricultural land
Terrain [time series]
gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
none (British crown dependency)
Constitution [time series]
unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Country name [time series]
conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey conventional short form : Jersey
Data code [time series]
JE
Dependency status [time series]
British crown dependency
Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]
none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]
none (British crown dependency)
Executive branch [time series]
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II of the UK (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Sir Michael WILKES (since NA 1995) and Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since NA 1995) cabinet : committees appointed by the Assembly of the States elections: none; the queen is a hereditary monarch; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the queen
Flag (Flag description) [time series]
white with the diagonal red cross of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland) extending to the corners of the flag
Government type [time series]
NA
Independence [time series]
none (British crown dependency)
International organization participation [time series]
none
Judicial branch [time series]
Royal Court, judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff
Legal system [time series]
English law and local statute
Legislative branch [time series]
unicameral Assembly of the States (57 seats, 53 elected including 12 senators popularly elected for six-year terms, half retiring every third year, 12 constables popularly elected triennially, and 29 deputies popularly elected triennially) elections: last held NA (next to be held NA) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 52
Capital (National capital) [time series]
Saint Helier
National holiday [time series]
Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]
none; all independents
Suffrage [time series]
NA years of age; universal adult
Military
Military - note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of the UK
People
Age structure [time series]
0-14 years : 18% (male 7,995; female 7,435) 15-64 years: 68% (male 30,009; female 30,523) 65 years and over: 14% (male 5,170; female 7,378) (July 1997 est.)
Birth rate [time series]
12.64 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate [time series]
9.17 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Ethnic groups [time series]
UK and Norman-French descent
Infant mortality rate [time series]
2.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Languages [time series]
English (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
total population : 78.51 years male: 75.78 years female: 81.55 years (1997 est.)
Literacy [time series]
NA
Nationality [time series]
noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander
Net migration rate [time series]
3.83 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Population [time series]
88,510 (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
0.73% (1997 est.)
Religions [time series]
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
Sex ratio [time series]
at birth : 1.11 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.98 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female total population : 0.95 male(s)/female (1997 est.)
Total fertility rate [time series]
1.5 children born/woman (1997 est.)
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international [time series]
none JOHNSTON ATOLL (territory of the US)
Transportation
Airports [time series]
1 (1996 est.)
Airports - with paved runways [time series]
total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m : 1 (1996 est.)
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
total: NA km paved: NA km unpaved : NA km
Merchant marine [time series]
none
Ports (Ports and harbors) [time series]
Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier
Railways [time series]
0 km