none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 10 parishes including St. Peter Port, St. Sampson, Vale, Castel, St. Saviour, St. Pierre du Bois, Torteval, Forest, St. Martin, St. Andrew.
Population:
64,342 (July 2001 est.)
Currency:
British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound
Languages:
English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Elevation:
highest point: unnamed location on Sark 114 m
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Climate:
temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
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 rules of the game under which Guernsey operates.
