Isle of Jersey

Bailiwick of Jersey Bailliage de Jersey  (French) Bailliage dé Jèrri  (Norman)
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: God Save The Queen  (official) Island Home  (official) a
Location of  Jersey  (dark green)
Status	Crown dependency
Capital and largest city	Saint Helier 49°11.401′N 2°06.600′W / 49.190017°N 2.110000°W / 49.190017; -2.110000
Official languages	English French
Recognised regional languages	Jèrriais
Ethnic groups (2011)	46.4% Jersey 32.7% British 8.2% Portuguese 3.3% Polish 2.4% Irish 0.9% French 3.8% Other European 1.3% Asian 0.4% African 0.7% Mixed
Government	Parliamentary democracy under constitutional monarchy
• Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
• Lieutenant Governor	Stephen Dalton
• Bailiff	William Bailhache
• Chief Minister	Ian Gorst
Legislature	States of Jersey
Establishment
• Administrative separation from mainland Normandy	1204
• Liberation from German occupation	9 May 1945
Area
• Total	118.2 km2 (45.6 sq mi) (227th)
• Water (%)	0
Population
• 2014 estimate	100,080 (198th)
• Density	819/km2 (2,121.2/sq mi) (13thb)
GDP (PPP)	2015 estimate
• Total	$6.00 billion (£4.07 billion)
• Per capita	$60,000 (£40,667)
HDI (2008)	0.985 very high · not ranked
Currency	Pound sterlingc (GBP)
Time zone	GMTd
• Summer (DST)	GMT+1 (UTC+1)
Drives on the	left
Calling code	+44
Patron saint	St. Helier
ISO 3166 code	JE
Internet TLD	.je
by Gerard Le Feuvre; official for occasions when distinguishing anthem required. Rank based on population density of Channel Islands, i.e. including the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The States of Jersey issue their own sterling notes and coins (see Jersey pound). In a referendum on 16 October 2008, voters rejected a proposal to adopt Central European Time by 72.4%.

Jersey (/ˈdʒɜːrzi/, French: [ʒɛʁzɛ]; Jèrriais: Jèrri dʒɛri), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (French: Bailliage de Jersey; Jèrriais: Bailliage dé Jèrri), is a Crown dependency of the United Kingdom located near 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.

The bailiwick consists of the island of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands, along with surrounding uninhabited islands and rocks collectively named Les Dirouilles, Les Écréhous, Les Minquiers, Les Pierres de Lecq, and other reefs. Although the bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey are often referred to collectively as the Channel Islands, the "Channel Islands" are not a constitutional or political unit. Jersey has a separate relationship to the Crown from the other Crown dependencies of Guernsey and the Isle of Man, although all are held by the monarch of the United Kingdom.