Guernsey
Bailiwick of Guernsey conventional short form: Guernsey
NAIndependence none (British crown dependency)
Guernsey as the 2001 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 105 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
18 fieldsPer 1,000 population(2001 est.)
Age structure
0-14 years: 16.22% (male 5,285; female 5,151) 15-64 years: 66.67% (male 21,264; female 21,630) 65 years and over: 17.11% (male 4,546; female 6,466) (2001 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: 0.94 male(s)/female (2001 est.)
Life expectancy at birth
total population: 79.78 years male: 76.78 years female: 82.88 years (2001 est.)
Government
NA
19 fieldsAdministrative divisions
none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes including St. Peter Port, St. Sampson, Vale, Castel, St. Saviour, St. Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, St. Martin, St. Andrew
Executive branch
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Lieutenant Governor and Commander-in-Chief Lt. Gen. Sir John FOLEY (since NA 2000) 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;
- consists of the Bailiff, 10 Douzaine (parish council) representatives, 45 People's Deputies elected by popular franchise, 2 Alderney representatives, HM Procureur (Attorney General), HM Comptroller (Solicitor General) and HM Greffier (Court Recorder and Registrar General) elections: last held 12 April 2000 (next to be held NA 2006) 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.
31 fieldsEconomy - 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.
Budget
revenues: $381.3 million expenditures: $368.8 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (2000 est.)
Exchange rates
- Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.6764 (January 2001), 0.6596 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037 (1998), 0.6106 (1997), 0.6403 (1996);
- note - the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound
Communications
10 fieldsTransportation
7 fieldsMilitary
1 fieldTransnational Issues
1 fieldCite this entry
Central Intelligence Agency. “Guernsey.” The World Factbook 2001. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/guernsey/2001.