Aminet 6/Aminet 6 - June 1995.iso/Aminet/docs/misc/wfbook93_texi.lha/texi/123.data

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@node Header (Jersey)
@section Header (Jersey)

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Affiliation:
  (British crown dependency)



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@node Geography (Jersey)
@section Geography (Jersey)

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Location:
  Western Europe, 27 km from France in the English Channel
Map references:
  Europe
Area:
 total area:
  117 km2
 land area:
  117 km2
 comparative area:
  about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
  0 km
Coastline:
  70 km
Maritime claims:
 exclusive fishing zone:
  200 nm
 territorial sea:
  3 nm
International disputes:
  none
Climate:
  temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Terrain:
  gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
Natural resources:
  agricultural land
Land use:
 arable land:
  57%
 permanent crops:
  NA%
 meadows and pastures:
  NA%
 forest and woodland:
  NA%
 other:   NA%
Environment:
  about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
Note:
  largest and southernmost of Channel Islands



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@node People (Jersey)
@section People (Jersey)

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Population:
  85,450 (July 1993 est.)
Population growth rate:
  0.7% (1993 est.)
Birth rate:
  12.79 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate:
  10.23 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Net migration rate:
  4.42 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
  4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
 total population:
  76.4 years
 male:
  73.28 years
 female:
  79.86 years (1993 est.)
Total fertility rate:
  1.42 children born/woman (1993 est.)
Nationality:
 noun:
  Channel Islander(s)
 adjective:
  Channel Islander
Ethnic divisions:
  UK and Norman-French descent
Religions:
  Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist,
  Presbyterian
Languages:
  English (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken in
  country districts
Literacy:
 total population:
  NA%
 male:
  NA%
 female:
  NA%
Labor force:
  NA



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@node Government (Jersey)
@section Government (Jersey)

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Names:
 conventional long form:
  Bailiwick of Jersey
 conventional short form:
  Jersey
Digraph:
  JE
Type:
  British crown dependency
Capital:
  Saint Helier
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
National holiday:
  Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Political parties and leaders:
  none; all independents
Suffrage:
  universal adult at age NA
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 - (56 total, 52 elected) 52 independents
Executive branch:
  British monarch, lieutenant governor, 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 Air Marshal Sir John SUTTON
  (since NA 1990); Bailiff Sir Peter J. CRILL (since NA)
Member of:
  none
Diplomatic representation in US:
  none (British crown dependency)
US diplomatic representation:
  none (British crown dependency)
Flag:
  white with the diagonal red cross of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland)
  extending to the corners of the flag



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@node Economy (Jersey)
@section Economy (Jersey)

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Overview:
  The economy is based largely on financial services, agriculture, and
  tourism. Potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, and especially flowers are
  important export crops, shipped mostly to the UK. The Jersey breed of dairy
  cattle is known worldwide and represents an important export earner. Milk
  products go to the UK and other EC countries. In 1986 the finance sector
  overtook tourism as the main contributor to GDP, accounting for 40% of the
  island's output. In recent years the government has encouraged light
  industry to locate in Jersey, with the result that an electronics industry
  has developed alongside the traditional manufacturing of knitwear. All raw
  material and energy requirements are imported, as well as a large share of
  Jersey's food needs.
National product:
  GDP $NA
National product real growth rate:
  8% (1987 est.)
National product per capita:
  $NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
  8% (1988 est.)
Unemployment rate:
  NA%
Budget:
  revenues $308.0 million; expenditures $284.4 million, including capital
  expenditures of $NA (1985)
Exports:
  $NA
 commodities:
  light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles
 partners:
  UK
Imports:
  $NA
 commodities:
  machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral
  fuels, chemicals
 partners:
  UK
External debt:
  $NA
Industrial production:
  growth rate NA%
Electricity:
  50,000 kW standby capacity (1992); power supplied by France
Industries:
  tourism, banking and finance, dairy
Agriculture:
  potatoes, cauliflowers, tomatoes; dairy and cattle farming
Economic aid:
  none
Currency:
  1 Jersey pound (#J) = 100 pence
Exchange rates:
  Jersey pounds (#J) per US$1 - 0.6527 (January 1993), 0.5664 (1992), 0.5652
  (1991), 0.5603 (1990), 0.6099 (1989), 0.5614 (1988); the Jersey pound is at
  par with the British pound
Fiscal year:
  1 April - 31 March



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@node Communications (Jersey)
@section Communications (Jersey)

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Ports:
  Saint Helier, Gorey, Saint Aubin
Airports:
 total:
  1
 useable:
  1
 with permanent-surface runways:
  1
 with runways over 3,659 m:
  0
 with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
  0
 with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
  1
Telecommunications:
  63,700 telephones; broadcast stations - 1 AM, no FM, 1 TV; 3 submarine
  cables



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@node Defense Forces (Jersey)
@section Defense Forces (Jersey)

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Note:
  defense is the responsibility of the UK



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