Guernsey

Bailiwick of Guernsey

British crown dependencyIndependence none (British crown dependency)

Guernsey as the 1993 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 69 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.

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CapitalSaint Peter Port
Area194 km2
Locationin the English Channel, 52 km west of France between UK and France
1993

Every edition of Guernsey

Populationas each edition published it
63,075 people July 1993 est. · 57,227 in 1990
Population growth% a year
1.02% 1993 est. · 0.19% in 2025
Median ageyears
Not in this edition 40.2 yrs in 2003
Life expectancyyears at birth
77.96 years 1993 est. · 83.6 yrs in 2025
Fertility ratechildren per woman
1.66 children per woman 1993 est. · 1.6 in 1990
Infant mortalitydeaths per 1,000 live births
6.7 deaths per 1,000 live births 1993 est. · 6 in 1990
GDP per capitaeach edition's own dollars
Not in this edition $18,100 in 2000
GDP real growth% a year
9% 1987 · 3.7% in 2025

Geography

In the English Channel, 52 km west of France between UK and France

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Area
194km2
land area: 194 km2comparative area: slightly larger than Washington, DCnote: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands
Coastline
50km
land boundaries: 0 kmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nmterritorial sea: 3 nm

Location

in the English Channel, 52 km west of France between UK and France

Climate

temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast

Terrain

mostly level with low hills in southwest

Land use

arable land:
NA%
permanent crops:
NA%
meadows and pastures:
NA%
forest and woodland:
NA%
other:
NA%

Environment

large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port

People

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Population
63,075
(July 1993 est.)growth rate: 1.02% (1993 est.)

Per 1,000 population(1993 est.)

Birth
13.1Death
10.08Net migration
7.23

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%

Government

British crown dependency

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Names

conventional long form:
Bailiwick of Guernsey
conventional short form:
Guernsey

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

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)

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

Economy

Tourism is a major source of revenue.

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Real growth rate
9%
(1987)industrial production growth: growth rate NA%

Budget

Revenues
$208.9 millionExpenditures
$173.9 million
expenditures, including capital expenditures of $NA (1988)

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.

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)

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

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

Communications

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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

Defense Forces

1 field

Note

defense is the responsibility of the UK

Central Intelligence Agency. “Guernsey.” The World Factbook 1993. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/guernsey/1993.

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