gk.json

{"code":"gk","name":"Guernsey","region":"Europe","background":"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. Guernsey is a British crown dependency but is not part of the UK or of the European Union. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation.","geo":{"Location":"Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France","Geographic coordinates":{"N":{"deg":49,"min":28},"W":{"deg":2,"min":35}},"Map references":{},"Area":{"total":{"quantity":78,"unit":"sq km"},"country comparison to the world":"","land":{"quantity":78,"unit":"sq km"},"water":{"quantity":0,"unit":"sq km"}},"Area - comparative":"about one-half the size of Washington, DC","Land boundaries":{"quantity":0,"unit":"km"},"Coastline":{"quantity":50,"unit":"km"},"Maritime claims":{"territorial sea":{"quantity":3,"unit":"nm"},"exclusive fishing zone":{"quantity":12,"unit":"nm"}},"Terrain":"mostly level with low hills in southwest","Elevation extremes":{"lowest point":"Atlantic Ocean 0 m","highest point":"unnamed elevation on Sark 114 m"},"Land use":{"arable land":"NA","permanent crops":"NA","other":"NA"},"Irrigated land":"NA","Natural hazards":"NA","naturalResources":["cropland"],"environmentalIssues":["NA"],"climate":["temperate with mild winters and cool summers","about 50% of days are overcast"],"geographyNote":["large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port"]},"people":{"Population":65068,"Age structure":{"0-14 years":{"quantity":14.9,"unit":"%"},"15-64 years":{"quantity":68,"unit":"%"},"65 years and over":"17.1% (male 4,952/female 6,166) (2011 est.)"},"Median age":{"total":{"quantity":42.2,"unit":"years"},"male":{"quantity":41.1,"unit":"years"},"female":{"quantity":43.2,"unit":"years"}},"Population growth rate":{"quantity":0.438,"unit":"%"},"Birth rate":{"quantity":10.13,"unit":"births/1,000 population"},"Death rate":{"quantity":8.44,"unit":"deaths/1,000 population"},"Net migration rate":{"quantity":2.69,"unit":"migrant(s)/1,000 population"},"Urbanization":{"urban population":{"quantity":31,"unit":"% of total population"},"rate of urbanization":{"quantity":0.8,"unit":"% annual rate of change"}},"Sex ratio":{"at birth":{"quantity":1.05,"unit":"male(s)/female"},"under 15 years":{"quantity":1.03,"unit":"male(s)/female"},"15-64 years":{"quantity":0.98,"unit":"male(s)/female"},"65 years and over":{"quantity":0.77,"unit":"male(s)/female"},"total population":{"quantity":0.95,"unit":"male(s)/female"}},"Infant mortality rate":{"total":{"quantity":3.55,"unit":"deaths/1,000 live births"},"country comparison to the world":"","male":{"quantity":3.87,"unit":"deaths/1,000 live births"},"female":{"quantity":3.21,"unit":"deaths/1,000 live births"}},"Life expectancy at birth":{"total population":{"quantity":82.16,"unit":"years"},"country comparison to the world":"","male":{"quantity":79.5,"unit":"years"},"female":{"quantity":84.95,"unit":"years"}},"Total fertility rate":{"quantity":1.54,"unit":"children born/woman"},"HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate":"NA","HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS":"NA","HIV/AIDS - deaths":"NA","Nationality":{"noun":"Channel Islander(s)","adjective":"Channel Islander"},"Literacy":"NA","School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education)":"NA","Education expenditures":"NA","ethnicGroups":["British and Norman-French descent with small percentages from other European countries"],"religions":["Anglican","Roman Catholic","Presbyterian","Baptist","Congregational","Methodist"],"languages":["English","French","Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts"]},"government":{"Country name":{"conventional long form":"Bailiwick of Guernsey","conventional short form":"Guernsey"},"Dependency status":"British crown dependency","Government type":"parliamentary democracy","Capital":{"name":"Saint Peter Port","geographic coordinates":{"N":{"deg":49,"min":27},"W":{"deg":2,"min":32}},"time difference":"UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)","daylight saving time":"+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; 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the red cross represents the old ties with England and the fact that Guernsey is a British Crown dependency; the gold cross is a replica of the one used by Duke William of Normandy at the Battle of Hastings","National anthem":{"name":"\"Sarnia Cherie\" (Guernsey Dear)","lyrics/music":"George DEIGHTON/Domencio SANTANGELO"},"internationalOrganizations":["UPU"],"administrativeDivisions":["none (British crown dependency)","there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government","but there are 10 parishes: Castel","Forest","Saint Andrew","Saint Martin","Saint Peter Port","Saint Pierre du Bois","Saint Sampson","Saint Saviour","Torteval","Vale"]},"economy":{"Economy - overview":"Financial services - banking, fund management, insurance - account for about 23% of employment and about 55% of total income in this tiny, prosperous Channel Island economy. Tourism, manufacturing, and horticulture, mainly tomatoes and cut flowers, have been declining. Financial services, construction, retail, and the public sector have been growing. Light tax and death duties make Guernsey a popular tax haven. 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