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Guernsey

Introduction to Guernsey

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.

Government

Capital:

Saint Peter Port

National holiday:

Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) 

Economy

Economy overview:

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.

GDP:

purchasing power parity -$3 billion (1999 est.)

GDP - composition by sector:

agriculture: 3%
industry: 10%
services: 87% (2000)

Agriculture products:

tomatoes, greenhouse flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle

Industries:

tourism, banking 

Transportation

Ports and harbors:

Saint Peter Port, Saint Sampson

Airports:

2 (2003 est.)