Guernesey

Guernsey
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: God Save The Queen (official) Sarnia Cheriea
Location of  Guernsey  (circled) in the Bailiwick of Guernsey  (red)
Location of Guernsey in the Bailiwick of Guernsey
Status	Jurisdiction
Capital and largest city	St Peter Port (Saint-Pierre-Port) Template:49.4728
Official languages	Englishb
Recognised regional languages	Guernésiais Sercquiais Auregnais c
Religion	Church of England
Part of	Bailiwick of Guernsey
Leaders
• Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
• Lieutenant Governor	Vice Admiral Sir Ian Corder KBE, CB
• Bailiff	Sir Richard Collas
• President of Policy & Resources Committee	Gavin St Pier
Establishment
• Administrative separation from mainland Normandy	1204
• Liberation from Nazi Germany	9 May 1945
Area
• Total	65 km2 (25 sq mi)
• Water (%)	0
Population
• 2016 estimate	63,026
• Density	965/km2 (2,499.3/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)	2015 estimate
• Total	$3.473 billion
• Per capita	$55,186
Currency	Guernsey Pound, Pound sterlingd (GGP, GBP)
Time zone	GMT
• Summer (DST)	British Summer Time (UTC+1)
Drives on the	left
Calling code	+44e
ISO 3166 code	GG
Internet TLD	.gg
For occasions when regional distinguishing anthem required. English is the only official language. French sometimes used for legislative purposes. Now extinct. The States of Guernsey issue their own sterling coins and banknotes (see Guernsey pound). +44 1481 (landline) +44 7781 (Sure Guernsey Ltd) +44 7839 (Guernsey Airtel) +44 7911 (Jersey Telecom / 24 Seven Communications Ltd)

in the Bailiwick of Guernsey  (red)

Guernsey (/ˈɡɜːrnzi/) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. It lies roughly north of St Malo and to the west of the Cotentin Peninsula. With several smaller nearby islands, it forms a jurisdiction within the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a Crown dependency. The jurisdiction is made up of ten parishes on the island of Guernsey, three other inhabited islands (Herm, Jethou and Lihou), and many small islets and rocks. The jurisdiction is not part of the United Kingdom, although defence and most foreign relations are handled by the British Government.

The entire jurisdiction lies within the Common Travel Area of the British Isles and is not a member of the European Union, but has a special relationship with it, being treated as part of the European Community with access to the single market for the purposes of free trade in goods. Taken together with the separate jurisdictions of Alderney and Sark it forms the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The two Bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey together form the geographical grouping known as the Channel Islands.