| GEOGRAPHY |
| Country name: |
conventional long form: Bailiwick of Guernsey
conventional short form: Guernsey |
| Capital: |
Saint Peter Port |
| Location: |
Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France |
| Geographic
Coordinates: |
49 28 N, 2 35 W |
| Area: |
total: 78 sq km
land: 78 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands |
| Area
Comparative: |
about one-half the size of Washington, DC |
| Land
Boundaries: |
0 km |
| Coastline: |
50 km |
| Maritime
Claims: |
territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm |
| Climate: |
temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast |
| Terrain: |
mostly level with low hills in southwest |
| Elavation
Extremes: |
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 m |
| Natural
Resources: |
cropland |
| GOVERNEMENT |
| Governement
Type: |
NA |
| Administratives
Divisions: |
none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes including Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson, Vale, Castel, Saint Saviour, Saint Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, Saint Martin, Saint Andrew |
| Independence |
none (British crown dependency) |
| National
Holiday: |
Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) |
| Constitution: |
unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice |
| Legal
System; |
English law and local statutes; justice is administered by the Royal Court |
| Suffrage |
18 years of age; universal |
| Executive
Branch: |
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Sir John FOLEY (since NA 2000)
head of government: Chief Minister Laurie MORGAN (since 1 May 2004)
cabinet: Policy Council elected by the States of Deliberation
elections: the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister is elected by States of Delibertion
election results: Laurie MORGAN elected chief minister, percent of vote of the States of Deliberation NA% |
| Legislative
Branch: |
unicameral States of Deliberation (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote for 4 years); note - Alderney and Sark have their own parliaments
elections: last held 21 April 2004 (next to be held NA 2008)
election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - all independents |
| Judicial
Branch: |
Royal Court |
| Political
parties and Leaders: |
none; all independents |
| PEOPLE |
| Population: |
65,228 (July 2005 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 15.4% (male 5,084/female 4,937)
15-64 years: 66.9% (male 21,611/female 22,002)
65 years and over: 17.8% (male 4,882/female 6,712) (2005 est.) |
| Median age: |
total: 40.99 years
male: 40.03 years
female: 41.91 years (2005 est.) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander |
| Ethnic groups: |
UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries |
| Religions: |
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist |
| Languages: |
English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts |
| COMUNICATIONS |
| Telephones - main
lines in use: |
55,000 (2001) |
| Telephones - mobile
cellular: |
31,500 (2001) |
| Telephone system: |
general assessment: NA
domestic: NA
international: 1 submarine cable |
| Radio broadcast
stations: |
AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) |
| Television broadcast
stations: |
1 (1997) |
| Internet country
code: |
.gg |
| Internet hosts: |
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| Internet users: |
NA |
| TRANSPORT |
| Railways: |
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| Highways: |
total: NA km
paved: NA km
unpaved: NA km |
| Waterways: |
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| Pipelines: |
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| Ports and harbors: |
Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson |
| Merchant marine: |
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| Airports: |
2 (2004 est.) |
| Airports - with
paved runways: |
total: 2
914 to 1,523 m: 1
under 914 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
| Airports - with
unpaved runways: |
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| Heliports: |
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