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Jersey

2004 Edition — crown_dependency

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Communications
Internet country code [time series]
.je
Internet users [time series]
NA
Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]
AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]
general assessment: NA domestic: NA international: 3 submarine cables
Telephones - fixed lines (Telephones - main lines in use) [time series]
73,900 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]
61,400 (2001)
Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]
2 (1997)
Economy
Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]
potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products
Budget [time series]
revenues: $601 million expenditures: $588 million, including capital expenditures of $98 million (2000 est.)
Exchange rates (Currency) [time series]
British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound
Exchange rates (Currency code) [time series]
GBP
Debt - external [time series]
none
Economic aid (Economic aid - recipient) [time series]
none
Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]
The economy is based largely on international 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 income earner. Milk products go to the UK and other EU countries. In 1996 the finance sector accounted for about 60% of the island's output. Tourism, another mainstay of the economy, accounts for 24% of GDP. 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. Light taxes and death duties make the island a popular tax haven.
Electricity - imports [time series]
NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France
Exchange rates [time series]
Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.6661 (2002), 0.6944 (2001), 0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999); the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound
Exports [time series]
NA
Exports - commodities [time series]
light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles
Exports - partners [time series]
UK
Fiscal year [time series]
1 April - 31 March
Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP) [time series]
purchasing power parity - $2.2 billion (1999 est.)
GDP - composition, by sector of origin (GDP - composition by sector) [time series]
agriculture: 5% industry: 2% services: 93% (1996)
Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita) [time series]
purchasing power parity - $24,800 (1999 est.)
Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]
NA
Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]
lowest 10%: NA highest 10%: NA
Imports [time series]
NA
Imports - commodities [time series]
machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals
Imports - partners [time series]
UK
Industrial production growth rate [time series]
NA
Industries [time series]
tourism, banking and finance, dairy
Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]
4.7% (1998)
Labor force [time series]
57,050 (1996)
Population below poverty line [time series]
NA
Unemployment rate [time series]
0.7% (1998 est.)
Geography
Area [time series]
total: 116 sq km land: 116 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative [time series]
about two-thirds 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
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: 0% permanent crops: 0% other: 100% (2001)
Location [time series]
Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references [time series]
Europe
Maritime claims [time series]
territorial sea: 3 nm exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Natural hazards [time series]
NA
Natural resources [time series]
arable land
Terrain [time series]
gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
Government
Administrative divisions [time series]
none (British crown dependency)
Capital [time series]
Saint Helier
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
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 (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Air Chief Marshall Sir John CHESHIRE (since 24 January 2001) and Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since NA February 1995) cabinet: committees appointed by the Assembly of the States elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch
Flag (Flag description) [time series]
white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag; in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield with the three lions of England in yellow
Government type [time series]
NA
Independence [time series]
none (British crown dependency)
Judicial branch [time series]
Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff)
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 (55 voting members - 12 senators (elected for 6-year terms), 12 constables or heads of parishes (elected for 3-year terms), 29 deputies (elected for 3-year terms); the bailiff and the deputy bailiff; and 3 non-voting members - the Dean of Jersey, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General all appointed by the monarch) elections: last held NA (next to be held NA) election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 52
National holiday [time series]
Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]
none; all independents
Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]
none
Suffrage [time series]
NA years of age; universal adult
Introduction
Background [time series]
The island of Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II.
Military
Military - note [time series]
defense is the responsibility of the UK
People
Age structure [time series]
0-14 years: 17.7% (male 8,268; female 7,716) 15-64 years: 67.1% (male 30,237; female 30,490) 65 years and over: 15.2% (male 6,016; female 7,775) (2004 est.)
Birth rate [time series]
10.04 births/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Death rate [time series]
9.17 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Ethnic groups [time series]
UK and Norman-French descent
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]
NA
HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]
NA
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]
NA
Infant mortality rate [time series]
total: 5.33 deaths/1,000 live births male: 5.7 deaths/1,000 live births female: 4.94 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.)
Languages [time series]
English (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Life expectancy at birth [time series]
total population: 79.09 years male: 76.63 years female: 81.74 years (2004 est.)
Literacy [time series]
definition: NA total population: NA male: NA female: NA
Median age [time series]
total: 40.3 years male: 39.6 years female: 41.1 years (2004 est.)
Nationality [time series]
noun: Channel Islander(s) adjective: Channel Islander
Net migration rate [time series]
2.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.)
Population [time series]
90,502 (July 2004 est.)
Population growth rate [time series]
0.36% (2004 est.)
Religions [time series]
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
Sex ratio [time series]
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.77 male(s)/female total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2004 est.)
Total fertility rate [time series]
1.57 children born/woman (2004 est.)
Transnational Issues
Disputes - international [time series]
none
Transportation
Airports [time series]
1 (2003 est.)
Airports - with paved runways [time series]
total: 1 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.)
Roadways (Highways) [time series]
total: 577 km paved: NA km unpaved: NA km
Ports (Ports and harbors) [time series]
Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier