Bailiwick of Jersey |
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Location of Jersey (dark green)
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Status | Crown dependency | ||||
Capital and largest city |
Saint Helier 49°11.401′N 2°06.600′W / 49.190017°N 2.110000°W |
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Official languages | |||||
Recognised regional languages | Jèrriais | ||||
Ethnic groups (2011) | |||||
Government | Parliamentary democracy under constitutional monarchy | ||||
• Monarch
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Queen Elizabeth II | ||||
John McColl | |||||
• Bailiff
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William Bailhache | ||||
Ian Gorst | |||||
Establishment | |||||
• Administrative separation from mainland Normandy
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1204 |
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• Liberation from German occupation
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9 May 1945 |
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Area | |||||
• Total
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118.2 km2 (45.6 sq mi) (227th) | ||||
• Water (%)
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0 | ||||
Population | |||||
• 2014 estimate
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100,080 (198th) | ||||
• Density
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819/km2 (2,121.2/sq mi) (13thb) | ||||
GDP (PPP) | 2015 estimate | ||||
• Total
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$6.00 billion (£4.07 billion) | ||||
• Per capita
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$60,000 (£40,667) | ||||
HDI (2008) |
0.985 very high · not ranked |
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Currency | Pound sterlingc (GBP) | ||||
Time zone | GMTd | ||||
• Summer (DST)
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GMT+1 (UTC+1) | ||||
Drives on the | left | ||||
Calling code | +44 | ||||
Patron saint | St. Helier | ||||
ISO 3166 code | JE | ||||
Internet TLD | .je | ||||
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Jersey (/ˈdʒɜːrzi/, French: [ʒɛʁzɛ]; Jèrriais: Jèrri [ʒɛri]), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (French: Bailliage de Jersey; Jèrriais: Bailliage dé Jèrri), is a Crown dependency of the United Kingdom, ruled by the Crown in right of Jersey, off the coast of Normandy, France. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes went on to become kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey and the other Channel Islands remained attached to the English crown.
Jersey is a self-governing parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy, with its own financial, legal and judicial systems, and the power of self-determination. The Lieutenant Governor on the island is the personal representative of the Queen. British cultural influence on the island can also be seen with the main language being English, British pound currency, driving on the left, BBC and ITV regions, school curriculum following that of England, and the popularity of British sports, including football, cricket and rugby.