*Guernsey, Geography

Location:
  in the English Channel, 52 km west of France between UK and France
Map references:
  Europe
Area:
 total area:
  194 km2
 land area:
  194 km2
 comparative area:
  slightly larger than Washington, DC
 note:
  includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands
Land boundaries:
  0 km
Coastline:
  50 km
Maritime claims:
 exclusive fishing zone:
  200 nm
 territorial sea:
  3 nm
International disputes:
  none
Climate:
  temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Terrain:
  mostly level with low hills in southwest
Natural resources:
  cropland
Land use:
 arable land:
  NA%
 permanent crops:
  NA%
 meadows and pastures:
  NA%
 forest and woodland:
  NA%
 other:
  NA%
Irrigated land:
  NA km2
Environment:
  large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port

*Guernsey, People

Population:
  63,075 (July 1993 est.)
Population growth rate:
  1.02% (1993 est.)
Birth rate:
  13.1 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate:
  10.08 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Net migration rate:
  7.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
  6.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
 total population:
  77.96 years
 male:
  75.27 years
 female:
  80.68 years (1993 est.)
Total fertility rate:
  1.66 children born/woman (1993 est.)
Nationality:
 noun:
  Channel Islander(s)
 adjective:
  Channel Islander
Ethnic divisions:
  UK and Norman-French descent
Religions:
  Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
Languages:
  English, French; Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Literacy:
 total population:
  NA%
 male:   NA%
 female:
  NA%
Labor force:
  NA

*Guernsey, Government

Names:
 conventional long form:
  Bailiwick of Guernsey
 conventional short form:
  Guernsey
Digraph:
  GK
Type:
  British crown dependency
Capital:
  Saint Peter Port
Administrative divisions:
  none (British crown dependency)
Independence:
  none (British crown dependency)
Constitution:
  unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Legal system:
  English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
National holiday:
  Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Political parties and leaders:
  none; all independents
Suffrage:
  18 years of age; universal
Elections:
 Assembly of the States:
  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
Executive branch:
  British monarch, lieutenant governor, bailiff, deputy bailiff
Legislative branch:
  unicameral Assembly of the States
Judicial branch:
  Royal Court
Leaders:
 Chief of State:
  Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
 Head of Government:
  Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Lt. Gen. Sir Michael WILKINS
  (since NA 1990); Bailiff Mr. Graham Martyn DOREY (since February 1992)
Member of:
  none
Diplomatic representation in US:
  none (British crown dependency)
US diplomatic representation:   none (British crown dependency)
Flag:
  white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending
  to the edges of the flag

*Guernsey, Economy

Overview:
  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.
National product:
  GDP - $NA
National product real growth rate:
  9% (1987)
National product per capita:
  $NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
  7% (1988)
Unemployment rate:
  NA%
Budget:
  revenues $208.9 million; expenditures $173.9 million, including capital
  expenditures of $NA (1988)
Exports:
  $NA
 commodities:
  tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables
 partners:
  UK (regarded as internal trade)
Imports:
  $NA
 commodities:
  coal, gasoline, and oil
 partners:
  UK (regarded as internal trade)
External debt:
  $NA
Industrial production:
  growth rate NA%
Electricity:
  173,000 kW capacity; 525 million kWh produced, 9,060 kWh per capita (1992)
Industries:
  tourism, banking
Agriculture:
  tomatoes, flowers (mostly grown in greenhouses), sweet peppers, eggplant,
  other vegetables, fruit; Guernsey cattle
Economic aid:
  none
Currency:
  1 Guernsey (#G) pound = 100 pence
Exchange rates:
  Guernsey pounds (#G) per US$1 - 0.6527 (January 1993), 0.5664 (1992), 0.5652
  (1991), 0.5603 (1990), 0.6099 (1989), 0.5614 (1988); note - the Guernsey
  pound is at par with the British pound
Fiscal year:
  calendar year

*Guernsey, Communications

Ports:
  Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson
Airports:
 total:
  2
 useable:
  2
 with permanent-surface runways:
  2
 with runways over 3,659 m:
  0
 with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
  0
 with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
  1
Telecommunications:
  broadcast stations - 1 AM, no FM, 1 TV; 41,900 telephones; 1 submarine cable

*Guernsey, Defense Forces

Note:
  defense is the responsibility of the UK