]! ^! 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. Guernsey is a British crown dependency, but is not part of the UK. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation. 
]" ^" Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France ^# 49 28 N, 2 35 W ^$ Europe ^% `! 78 sq km `" 78 sq km `# 0 sq km `* includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands ^& about one-half the size of Washington, DC ^' 0 km ^( 50 km ^) `$ 3 nm `l 12 nm ^* temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast ^+ mostly level with low hills in southwest ^, `% Atlantic Ocean 0 m `& unnamed location on Sark 114 m ^- cropland ^. `' NA% `( NA% `) NA% ^/ NA ^0 NA ^1 NA ^2 large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port 
]# ^3 65,573 (July 2007 est.) ^4 `+ 14.8% (male 4,914/female 4,784) `, 67.4% (male 21,897/female 22,298) `- 17.8% (male 4,955/female 6,725) (2007 est.) ^5 `! 41.7 years `. 40.7 years `/ 42.6 years (2007 est.) ^6 0.239% (2007 est.) ^7 8.65 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) ^8 10.07 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) ^9 3.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) ^: `0 1.03 male(s)/female `1 1.027 male(s)/female `, 0.982 male(s)/female `- 0.737 male(s)/female `2 0.94 male(s)/female (2007 est.) ^; `! 4.59 deaths/1,000 live births `. 5.12 deaths/1,000 live births `/ 4.03 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) ^< `2 80.53 years `. 77.53 years `/ 83.64 years (2007 est.) ^= 1.4 children born/woman (2007 est.) ^> NA ^? NA ^@ NA ^A `3 Channel Islander(s) `4 Channel Islander ^B UK and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries ^C Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist ^D English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts ^E `5 NA `2 NA% `. NA% `/ NA% 
]$ ^F `6 Bailiwick of Guernsey `7 Guernsey ^G British crown dependency ^H parliamentary democracy ^I `8 Saint Peter Port `9 49 27 N, 2 32 W `: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) `p +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October ^J none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes including Castel, Forest, Saint Andrew, Saint Martin, Saint Peter Port, Saint Pierre du Bois, Saint Sampson, Saint Saviour, Torteval, Vale ^K none (British crown dependency) ^L Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) ^M unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice ^N English law and local statutes; justice is administered by the Royal Court ^O 18 years of age; universal ^P `; Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952), represented by Lieutenant Governor Sir Fabian MALBON (since 28 October 2005) `< Chief Minister Laurie MORGAN (since 1 May 2004) `= Policy Council elected by the States of Deliberation `> the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor appointed by the monarch; chief minister is elected by States of Deliberation `? Laurie MORGAN elected chief minister, percent of vote of the States of Deliberation NA ^Q unicameral States of Deliberation (45 seats; members are elected by popular vote for four years); note - Alderney and Sark have parliaments `> last held 21 April 2004 (next to be held in 2008) `? percent of vote - NA; seats - all independents ^R Royal Court ^S none; all independents ^T none ^U UPU ^V none (British crown dependency) ^W none (British crown dependency) ^X 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 
]% ^Y Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance - account for about 23% of employment and 32% of total income in this tiny, prosperous Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Financial services, construction, retail, and the public sector have been growing. Light tax and death duties make Guernsey a popular tax haven. The evolving economic integration of the EU nations is changing the environment under which Guernsey operates. ^Z $2.742 billion (2005) ^[ $2.742 billion (2005) ^\ 3% (2005 est.) ^] $44,600 (2005) ^^ `@ 3% `A 10% `B 87% (2000) ^_ 31,470 (March 2006) ^a 0.9% (March 2006 est.) _! NA% _" `C NA% `D NA% _# 3.4% (June 2006) _$ `E $563.6 million `F $530.9 million; including capital expenditures of $NA (2005 est.) _& tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle _' tourism, banking _( NA% _) NA kWh _* NA kWh _+ 0 kWh (2002) _, 0 kWh (2002) _3 $NA _4 tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables _5 UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2004) _6 $NA _7 coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment _8 UK; note - regarded as internal trade (2004) _9 $NA _: $NA _; British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound _< Guernsey pounds per US dollar - 0.5418 (2006), 0.5493 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002) `* the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound _= calendar year 
]& _> 55,100 (2004) _? 43,800 (2004) _@ `G NA `H NA `I 1 submarine cable _A AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) _B 1 (1997) _C .gg _D 1,245 (2006) _E 36,000 (2005) 
]' _F 2 (one on Alderney) (2006) _G `! 2 `c 1 `W 1 (2006) _H `! NA _I Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson 
]( _M defense is the responsibility of the UK 
]) _N none 