lish Channel, 52 km west of France between UK and France
Map references:
Europe
Area:
total area:
194 km2
land area:
194 km2
comparative area:
slightly larger than Washington, DC
note:
includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
50 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
3 nm
International disputes:
none
Climate:
temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Terrain:
mostly level with low hills in southwest
Natural resources:
cropland
Land use:
arable land:
NA%
permanent crops:
NA%
meadows and pastures:
NA%
forest and woodland:
NA%
other:
NA%
Irrigated land:
NA km2
Environment:
large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port

*Guernsey, People

Population:
63,075 (July 1993 est.)
Population growth rate:
1.02% (1993 est.)
Birth rate:
13.1 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate:
10.08 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Net migration rate:
7.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
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%
Labor force:
NA

*Guernsey, Government

Names:
conventional long form:
Bailiwick of Guernsey
conventional short form:
Guernsey
Digraph:
GK
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
Legal system:
English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
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