Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. Jersey is a British crown dependency, but is not part of the UK. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation.

Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France
49 15 N, 2 10 W
Europe
total: 116 sq km ; land: 116 sq km ; water: 0 sq km
about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC
0 km
70 km
territorial sea: 3 nm ; exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
temperate; mild winters and cool summers
gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ; highest point: unnamed location 143 m
arable land
arable land: 0% ; permanent crops: 0% ; other: 100% (2005)
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largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
91,321 (July 2007 est.)
0-14 years: 16.9% (male 8,003/female 7,428) ; 15-64 years: 67.3% (male 30,586/female 30,853) ; 65 years and over: 15.8% (male 6,388/female 8,063) (2007 est.)
total: 41.9 years ; male: 41.1 years ; female: 42.6 years (2007 est.)
0.244% (2007 est.)
9.02 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
9.32 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female ; under 15 years: 1.077 male(s)/female ; 15-64 years: 0.991 male(s)/female ; 65 years and over: 0.792 male(s)/female ; total population: 0.971 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
total: 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births ; male: 5.44 deaths/1,000 live births ; female: 4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
total population: 79.51 years ; male: 77.02 years ; female: 82.2 years (2007 est.)
1.58 children born/woman (2007 est.)
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noun: Channel Islander(s) ; adjective: Channel Islander
Jersey 51.1%, Britons 34.8%, Irish, French, and other white 6.6%, Portuguese/Madeiran 6.4%, other 1.1% (2001 census)
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
English 94.5% (official), Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)
definition: NA ; total population: NA% ; male: NA% ; female: NA%


conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey ; conventional short form: Jersey
parliamentary democracy
name: Saint Helier ; geographic coordinates: 49 11 N, 2 06 W ; time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) ; daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 12 parishes including Grouville, Saint Brelade, Saint Clement, Saint Helier, Saint John, Saint Lawrence, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, Saint Quen, Saint Peter, Saint Saviour, and Trinity

none (British crown dependency)
Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply and local statutes; justice is administered by the Royal Court
18 years of age; universal
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor Andrew RIDGEWAY (since 14 June 2006) ; head of government: Chief Minister Frank WALKER (since December 2005); Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since February 1995) ; cabinet: Cabinet (since December 2005) ; elections: ministers of the Cabinet including the chief minister are elected by the Assembly of States; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch
unicameral Assembly of the States of Jersey (58 seats; 55 are voting members, of which 12 are senators elected for six-year terms, 12 are constables or heads of parishes elected for three-year terms, 29 are deputies elected for three-year terms, the bailiff and the deputy bailiff, and 3 non-voting members includes the Dean of Jersey, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General appointed by the monarch) ; elections: last held 19 October 2005 for senators and 23 November 2005 for deputies (next to be held in 2008) ; election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 55
Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff)
two declared parties: Centre Party; Jersey Democratic Alliance ; note: all senators and deputies elected in 2005 were independents
none

white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag; in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield with the three lions of England in yellow
none (British crown dependency)
none (British crown dependency)
British crown dependency




Jersey's economy is based on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. In 2005 the finance sector accounted for about 50% of the island's output. Potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, and especially flowers are important export crops, shipped mostly to the UK. The Jersey breed of dairy cattle is known worldwide and represents an important export income earner. Milk products go to the UK and other EU countries. Tourism accounts for one-quarter of GDP. In recent years, the government has encouraged light industry to locate in Jersey, with the result that an electronics industry has developed alongside the traditional manufacturing of knitwear. All raw material and energy requirements are imported, as well as a large share of Jersey's food needs. Light taxes and death duties make the island a popular tax haven. Living standards come close to those of the UK.
$5.1 billion (2005 est.)
$5.1 billion (2005 est.)
NA%
$57,000 (2005 est.)
agriculture: 1% ; industry: 2% ; services: 97% (2005)
53,560 (June 2006)

2.2% (2006 est.)
NA%
lowest 10%: NA% ; highest 10%: NA%

3.7% (December 2006)

revenues: $829 million ; expenditures: $851 million (2005)

potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products
tourism, banking and finance, dairy, electronics
NA%


630.1 million kWh (2004 est.)

NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France











$NA
light industrial and electrical goods, dairy cattle, foodstuffs, textiles
UK (2006)
$NA
UK (2006)


$NA


$NA
British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound
GBP
Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.4993 (2007), 0.5418 (2006), 0.5493 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003) ; note: the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound
1 April - 31 March

73,900 (2001)
83,900 (2004)
general assessment: NA ; domestic: NA ; international: submarine cable connectivity to Guernsey and UK
AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
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2 (1997)
NA
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2,219 (2007)
NA
27,000 (2005)

1 (2007)
total: 1 ; 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2007)




total: 577 km


Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier







defense is the responsibility of the UK
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