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Introduction: GUERNESEY
The island of Guernsey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy, which held sway in both France and England. The islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II.
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:  
Internet users: NA
TRANSPORT
Railways:  
Highways: total: NA km
paved: NA km
unpaved: NA km
Waterways:  
Pipelines:  
Ports and harbors: Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson
Merchant marine:  
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:  
Heliports:  
 
 
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