Country
|
Bailiwick
of Guernsey
|
Capital
|
Saint
Peter Port
|
Independence
|
none
(British crown dependency)
|
National holiday
|
Liberation
Day, 9 May (1945)
|
Population
|
65,605
(July 2013 est.)
|
Sex ratio
|
1.05
male(s)/female
0-14 years: 1.08 male(s)/female 15-24 years: 1.03 male(s)/female 25-54 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 55-64 years: 1 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.81 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2013 est.) |
Nationality
|
Channel
Islander(s)
|
Religions
|
Protestant
(Anglican, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist), Roman Catholic
|
Languages
|
English,
French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
|
Location
|
Western
Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
|
Geographic coordinates
|
49
28 N, 2 35 W
|
Map references
|
Europe
|
Area
|
total:
78
sq km
land: 78 sq km water: 0 sq km note: includes Alderney, Guernsey, Herm, Sark, and some other smaller islands |
Area - comparative
|
about
one-half the size of Washington, DC
|
Land boundaries
|
0
km
|
Coastline
|
50
km
|
Maritime claims
|
territorial
sea: 3
nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm |
Climate
|
temperate
with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
|
Terrain
|
mostly
level with low hills in southwest
|
Elevation extremes
|
lowest
point: Atlantic
Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed elevation on Sark 114 m |
Industries
|
tourism,
banking
|
Exports - commodities
|
tomatoes,
flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables
|
Imports - commodities
|
coal,
gasoline, oil, machinery and equipment
|
Natural resources
|
cropland
|
Geography - note
|
large,
deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
|
Guernsey
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