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3 definitions found From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Guernsey n : breed of dairy cattle from the island of Guernsey [syn: {Guernsey}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Guernsey, IA (city, FIPS 33285) Location: 41.64925 N, 92.34309 W Population (1990): 70 (36 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50172 Guernsey, OH Zip code(s): 43749 Guernsey, WY (town, FIPS 34320) Location: 42.26631 N, 104.74433 W Population (1990): 1155 (574 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 82214 From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]: Guernsey (British crown dependency) Guernsey:Geography Location: Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France Map references: Europe Area: total area: 194 sq km land area: 194 sq km 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 sq km Environment: current issues: NA natural hazards: NA international agreements: NA Note: large deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port Guernsey:People Population: 64,353 (July 1995 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 18% (female 5,664; male 5,892) 15-64 years: 66% (female 21,574; male 21,030) 65 years and over: 16% (female 6,059; male 4,134) (July 1995 est.) Population growth rate: 0.98% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 13.29 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 9.93 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: 6.4 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) Infant mortality rate: 6.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 78.34 years male: 75.63 years female: 81.07 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.7 children born/woman (1995 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: 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) National holiday: Liberation Day 9 May (1945) Constitution: unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice Legal system: English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) head of government: Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Vice-Admiral Sir John COWARD (since NA 1994); Bailiff Mr Graham Martyn DOREY (since February 1992) cabinet: Advisory and Finance Committee (other committees); appointed by the States Legislative branch: unicameral Assembly of the States: elections last held NA (next to be held NA); results - no percent of vote by party since all are independents; seats - (60 total, 33 elected), all independents Judicial branch: Royal Court Political parties and leaders: none; all independents Member of: none Diplomatic representation in US: none (British crown dependency) US diplomatic representation: none (British crown dependency) Flag: white with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) extending to the edges of the flag Economy Overview: Financial services account for more than 50% of total income. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Bank profits (1992) registered a record 26% growth. Fund management and insurance are the two other major income generators. Per capita output and living standards are somewhat lower than the levels of the less affluent EU countries. National product: GDP $NA National product real growth rate: 9% (1987) National product per capita: $NA Inflation rate (consumer prices): 7% (1988) Unemployment rate: NA% Budget: revenues: $208.9 million expenditures: $173.9 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1988) Exports: $NA commodities: tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables partners: UK (regarded as internal trade) Imports: $NA commodities: coal, gasoline, and oil partners: UK (regarded as internal trade) External debt: $NA Industrial production: growth rate NA% Electricity: capacity: 173,000 kW production: 525 million kWh consumption per capita: 9,060 kWh (1992) Industries: tourism, banking Agriculture: tomatoes, flowers (mostly grown in greenhouses), sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables, fruit; Guernsey cattle Economic aid: none Currency: 1 Guernsey (#G) pound = 100 pence Exchange rates: Guernsey pounds (#G) per US$1 - 0.6350 (January 1995), 0.6529 (1994), 0.6658 (1993), 0.5664 (1992), 0.5652 (1991), 0.5603 (1990); note - the Guernsey pound is at par with the British pound Fiscal year: calendar year Guernsey:Transportation Railroads: 0 km Highways: total: NA paved: NA unpaved: NA Ports: Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson Merchant marine: none Airports: total: 2 with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1 with paved runways under 914 m: 1 Guernsey:Communications Telephone system: 41,900 telephones local: NA intercity: NA international: 1 submarine cable Radio: broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 0, shortwave 0 radios: NA Television: broadcast stations: 1 televisions: NA Guernsey:Defense Forces Note: defense is the responsibility of the UK
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