Guernsey Travel Overview

Important facts

Capital: St. Peter Port

Official language: English

Continent: Europe

The Channel Island of Guernsey

When it comes to Guernsey, some think of the beef of the same name, others of the selection of the best football players in the Channel Islands.

Nature

Guernsey is characterized by horticulture and is located in the English Channel, within sight of mainland France, in the Bay of Saint Malo, just like Jersey. Three islands form Guernsey, two smaller ones and the main island St. Peters Port. Not only does the soccer team play on the main island, they also come from Guernsey cattle. This breed of cattle is mostly traded from the island to France and is found on some pastures in the USA.

Sightseeing in Guernsey

One attraction of the main island is Castle Cornet, which stands on a rock in front of the port of St. Peter (Port Saint Peter). Once this fortress could only be reached by land at low tide, now there is a bridge.

Currency

Geography

Continent: Europe

Geo coordinates: N 49 ° 27 ‘56.5 ” W -2 ° -35’ -7″

Highest mountain: unnamed (114 m)

Total area: 78 km²

Mainland: 78 km²

Coastline: 50 km

Politics

Dependency: Great Britain since 1066

Economy

Demographic data

Residents: 65,400

Average age: 41.3 years

0-14 years: 15%

15-64 years: 67.1%

> 65 years: 17.9%

Population growth: 0.26%

Birth rate: 8.81 / 1,000 residents

Death rate: 10.1 / 1,000 residents

Migration: 3.82 / 1,000 residents

Ratio men / women: 0.94

Fertility: 1.39 children / woman

Infant mortality: 4.65 ‰

Life expectancy men: 77.41 years

Life expectancy women: 83.53 years

Country codes and abbreviations

ISO 3166 Alpha 2: GG

ISO 3166 Alpha 3: GGY

ISO 3166 numeric: 831

Top Level Domain: gg

Source: Abbreviationfinder

Communication

Computer: 18,000

Internet users: 22,000

Health

Number of doctors: 100

Daily food intake: 3,460 kcal / resident

Education

Religion

Main religious group: Christians