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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.
Western Europe,
island in the English Channel, northwest of France 49 15 N, 2 10 W
total: 116 sq
km 0 km 70 km territorial sea:
3 nm temperate; mild
winters and cool summers gently rolling plain
with low, rugged hills along north coast lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m arable land
arable land:
0% largest and
southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population
concentrated in St. Helier 91,084 (July 2006
est.) 0-14 years:
17.2% (male 8,139/female 7,552) total: 41.4
years 0.28% (2006 est.)
9.3 births/1,000
population (2006 est.) 9.28 deaths/1,000
population (2006 est.) 2.74 migrant(s)/1,000
population (2006 est.) at birth:
1.08 male(s)/female total: 5.16
deaths/1,000 live births total population:
79.38 years 1.58 children
born/woman (2006 est.) noun: Channel
Islander(s) Jersey 51.1%,
British 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) conventional long
form: Bailiwick of Jersey British crown
dependency Saint Helier
none (British crown
dependency) none (British crown
dependency) Liberation Day, 9
May (1945) unwritten; partly
statutes, partly common law and practice English law and
local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
NA years of age;
universal adult unicameral Assembly
of the States (55 voting members - 12 senators (elected for six-year
terms), 12 constables or heads of parishes (elected for three-year
terms), 29 deputies (elected for three-year terms); the bailiff and
the deputy bailiff; and three non-voting members - the Dean of
Jersey, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General all
appointed by the monarch) Royal Court (judges
elected by an electoral college and the bailiff) none; all
independents Jersey's economy is
based on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism.
In 1996, the finance sector accounted for about 60% 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 24% 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. $3.6 billion (2003
est.) $40,000 (2003 est.)
agriculture:
5% 52,790 (2004)
0.9% (2004 est.)
5.3% (2004)
revenues:
$601 million potatoes,
cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products tourism, banking and
finance, dairy 630.1 million kWh
(2004 est.) NA kWh; note -
electricity supplied by France light industrial and
electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles UK (2004)
machinery and
transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels,
chemicals UK (2004)
British pound (GBP);
or Jersey pound which is also legal currency in the UK 1 April - 31 March
73,900 (2001)
81,200 (2003)
general
assessment: NA AM NA, FM 1,
shortwave 0 (1998) 2 (1997)
.je 1,162 (2005)
27,000 (2005)
1 (2005)
total: 1 total: 577 km
Gorey, Saint Aubin,
Saint Helier defense is the
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