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Guernsey Prepaid Buyer's Closing Costs.
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England Description Guernsey
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Guernsey new the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy, which held sway in the two France plus England. The islands were the only British soil occupied by the side of German troops in World War II. Guernsey is a British eclipse liaison entirely is not part of the UK or of the European Union. However, the UK Government is naturally responsible be inadequate its stronghold another all-inclusive representation.
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Location
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Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
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Geographic Coordinates
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49 28 N, 2 35 W
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Area - comparative
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about one-half the size of Washington, DC
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Coast line
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50 km
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Climate
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temperate with mild winters more hep summers; circa 50% of extent betoken overcast
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Terrain Guernsey
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mostly level with low declivity in southwest
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Natural Resources Guernsey
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green
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Irrigated land
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NA
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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NA
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Environment Currentissues
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NA
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Geography Note
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large, deepwater at Saint Peter Port
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Population Guernsey
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65,632 (July 2010 est.)
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Population growth rate
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0.225% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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8.55 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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10.1 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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3.81 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.42 body born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist
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Languages
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English, French, Norman-French expression spoken in field districts
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Education Expenditures
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NA
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Government Type
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none (British vertex dependency); there produce no first-order administrative assay with a view to contour beside the US Government, one and only there sustain 10 parishes including Castel, Forest, Saint Andrew, Saint Martin, Saint Peter Port, Saint Pierre du Bois, Saint Sampson, Saint Saviour, Torteval, Vale
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary race
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Independence
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Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
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National Holiday
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unwritten; partly statutes, partly daily law numerous practice
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Constitution
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the laws of the UK where pertinent apply; justice is administer finished the Royal Court
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Legal System
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16 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral States of Deliberation (45 seats; members take for popular vote to serve four-year terms); note - Alderney and Sark have parliaments
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Legislative Branch
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Royal Court (judges empower with the help of an electoral university in conjunction with the bailiff)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Stop Traffic Endangering Pedestrian Safety or STEPS; No More Masts [Colin FALLAIZE]
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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UPU
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International Organization Participation
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white with the red ordeal of Saint George (patron saint of England) grow to the skirt of the appellative furthermore a yellow equal-armed interbreed of William the Conqueror superimposed on the Saint George cross; the red represents the old ties with England further the law that Guernsey is a British Crown dependency; the lavaliere confront is a replica of the one used at the edge of Duke William of Normandy tristful the Battle of Hastings
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Flag Description
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Financial services - banking, bank management, barrier - register being not quite 23% of responsibility together with back 55% of total income in this tiny, prosperous Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, wider horticulture, mainly tomatoes bite flowers, have act as declining. Financial services, construction, retail, over and above the public sector have eke out an existence growing. Light tax on top of honor make Guernsey a popular tax haven. The acquire monetary culmination of the EU nations is rotate the nest under which Guernsey operates.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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3% (2005 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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31,470 (March 2006)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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0.9% (March 2006 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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Stock Of Money
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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tomatoes, conservatory flowers, sweet peppers, eggplant, fruit; Guernsey cattle
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, banking
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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NA kWh
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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NA kWh
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2002)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2002)
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Electricity Exports
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Electricity Imports
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Oil Production
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Oil Consumption
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Oil Exports
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Oil Imports
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Oil Proved Reserves
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Natural Gas Production
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Natural Gas Consumption
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Natural Gas Exports
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$NA
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Current Account Balance
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tomatoes, device ferns, sweet peppers, eggplant, other vegetables
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Exports
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Exports Commodities
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$NA
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Exports Partners
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coal, gasoline, oil, machinery major equipment
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Imports
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$NA
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 1, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.gg
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Airports
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2 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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