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The island of 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. Western Europe, islands in the English
Channel, northwest of France 49 28 N, 2 35 W total: 78 sq
km temperate with mild winters and cool
summers; about 50% of days are overcast mostly level with low hills in southwest
lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m cropland large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter
Port 65,031 (July 2004 est.) UK and Norman-French descent Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian,
Baptist, Congregational, Methodist English, French, Norman-French dialect
spoken in country districts conventional long form:
Bailiwick of Guernsey British crown dependency Saint Peter Port Financial services - banking, fund
management, insurance, etc. - account for about 55% of total income in this
tiny Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture,
mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. 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.
tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet
peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle tourism, banking tomatoes, flowers and ferns, sweet
peppers, eggplant, other vegetables coal, gasoline, oil, machinery and
equipment UK (regarded as internal trade)
British pound (GBP); and Guernsey pound 55,000 (2001) 31,500 (2001) Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson
none 2 (2003 est.) total: 2 defense is the responsibility of the UK
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