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Jersey, Channel Islands

Bailiwick of Jersey
  • Bailliage de Jersey  (French)
  • Bailliage dé Jèrri  (Norman)
Flag of Jersey
Coat of arms of Jersey
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: God Save The Queen  (official)
Island Home  (official) a
Location of  Jersey  (dark green)
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
Recognised regional languages Jèrriais
Ethnic groups (2011)
Government Parliamentary democracy under constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Stephen Dalton
• Bailiff
William Bailhache
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) Steady 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
  1. by Gerard Le Feuvre; official for occasions when distinguishing anthem required.
  2. Rank based on population density of Channel Islands, i.e. including the Bailiwick of Guernsey.
  3. The States of Jersey issue their own sterling notes and coins (see Jersey pound).
  4. In a referendum on 16 October 2008, voters rejected a proposal to adopt Central European Time by 72.4%.

Jersey (/ˈɜːrzi/, 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.


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