Guernsey
Bailiwick of Guernsey
NAIndependence none (British crown dependency)
Guernsey as the 2000 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 98 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.
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Introduction
1 fieldBackground
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
Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
17 fieldsPeople
15 fieldsPer 1,000 population(2000 est.)
Age structure
- 0-14 years:
- 16% (male 5,302; female 5,167)
- 15-64 years:
- 67% (male 21,171; female 21,523)
- 65 years and over:
- 17% (male 4,480; female 6,437) (2000 est.)
Sex ratio
- at birth:
- 1.04 male(s)/female
- under 15 years:
- 1.03 male(s)/female
- 15-64 years:
- 0.98 male(s)/female
- 65 years and over:
- 0.7 male(s)/female
- total population:
- 0.93 male(s)/female (2000 est.)
Government
NA; Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); Lieutenant Governor Sir John COWARD (since NA 1994) and Bailiff De Vic G. CAREY (since NA)
19 fieldsExecutive branch
- chief of state:
- Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
- head of government:
- Lieutenant Governor Sir John COWARD (since NA 1994) and Bailiff De Vic G. CAREY (since NA)
- cabinet:
- Advisory and Finance Committee appointed by the Assembly of the States
- elections:
- none;
- the monarch is hereditary;
- lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch;
- bailiff appointed by the monarch
Legislative branch
unicameral Assembly of the States (59 voting members - 12 councilors serving six-year terms, half elected every three years; 33 deputies elected from multi- or single-member districts every four years; 10 representatives from parish authorities; 2 representatives from Aldenay; the bailiff and deputy bailiff; and 2 non-voting members - the Attorney General and the Solicitor General both appointed by the monarch
- elections:
- last held 20 April 1994 (next to be held NA 2000)
- election results:
- percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents
Flag description
white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag and a yellow equal-armed cross of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross
Economy
Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance, etc. - account for about 55% of total income in this tiny Channel Island economy.
30 fieldsGDP - composition by sector(1999 est.)
Economy - overview
Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance, etc. - account for about 55% of total income in this tiny Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Light tax and death duties make Guernsey a popular tax haven. The evolving economic integration of the EU nations is changing the rules of the game under which Guernsey operates.
Exchange rates
- Guernsey pounds per US$1 - 0.6092 (January 2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997), 0.6403 (1996), 0.6335 (1995);
- note - the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound
Communications
8 fieldsTransportation
6 fieldsAirports by runway lengthpaved only
Military
1 fieldTransnational Issues
1 fieldCite this entry
Central Intelligence Agency. “Guernsey.” The World Factbook 2000. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/guernsey/2000.