STATISTICS: Jersey


Jersey

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Jersey: Environment
Environment - current issuesNA
Environment - international agreementsNA


Jersey: Land use / Resources
Land use (%)arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2001)
Natural resourcesarable land


Jersey: Economy
Economy - overview:The Channel Island economy is based on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. In 1996 the finance sector accounted for about 60% of the island's output. 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 income earner. Milk products go to the UK and other EU countries. Tourism accounts for 24% of GDP. 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. Light taxes and death duties make the island a popular tax haven. Living standards come close to those of the UK.
GDP - per capita$40,000 (2003 est.)
GDP - real growth rate (%)NA%
Agriculture - productspotatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products
GDP - composition by sector (%)agriculture: 5%, industry: 2%, services: 93% (1996)
Industries tourism, banking and finance, dairy
Economic aid - recipientnone
Debt - externalnone
Population below poverty line (%)NA


Jersey: Population / Demographics
Population (July 2005)90,812
Population growth rate (%) (2005)0.32%
Population density (people/sq km) (2005)782.9
Median age (years)total: 40.89 years
Total fertility rate (children born/woman)1.57 (2005 est.)
Ethnic groups (%)Jersey 51.1%, British 34.8%, Irish, French, and other white 6.6%, Portuguese/Madeiran 6.4%, other 1.1% (2001 census)


[an error occurred while processing this directive] Jersey: Infrastructure
Telephones - main lines in use73,900 (2001)
Telephones - mobile cellular61,400 (2001)
Roadways (km)


Jersey: Health
Life expectancy at birth (years)total population: 79.24 years
male: 76.77 years
female: 81.91 years (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate5.24 deaths/1,000 live births
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate (%)NA%

Jersey : References & Data Sources


 Environment, Land use / Resources, Economy, Population / Demographics, Infrastructure, Health -- CIA World Factbook, 2005
 Forest Cover, Forest types, Breakdown of forest types, Change in Forest Cover, Primary forests, Forest designation, Disturbances affecting forest land, Value of forests, Production, trade and consumption of forest products -- The FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS's Global Forest Resources Assessment (2005) and the State of the World�s Forests (2005, 2003, 2001)
 Protected Areas, Plant and animal biodiversity -- United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). 2004. World Database on Protected Areas.
 Biosphere reservers -- United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - Man and Biosphere Program. 2004. UNESCO - MAB Biosphere Reserves Directory.
 RAMSAR sites -- The Bureau of the Convention on Wetlands . 2005. The Ramsar List of Wetlands of International Importance.
 World Resources Institute's EarthTrends web site
 The 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
 Population Data -- United Nations Population Fund
 With additional analysis by Rhett Butler of mongabay.com



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