Jersey
Jersey is an island off the northwest coast of France. It is a crown dependency of the British monarchy. Jersey is called a bailiwick because the person who is the head of law for the island is called the Bailiff. The Bailiwick of Jersey also includes the islands of the Minquiers and Ecréhous, where nobody lives. The other islands of the Channel Islands belong to the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The country code (also used for internet) is JE.
Bailiwick of Jersey | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: "God Save the Queen" | |
| Regional anthem: "Island Home"[1] | |
 Location of Jersey (green) on the European continent (dark grey) | |
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| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Separation from the Duchy of Normandy | 1204 |
| Capital and largest city | Saint Helier 49°11.4′N 2°6.6′W / 49.1900°N 2.1100°W |
| Official languages | English |
| Recognised regional languages | |
| 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% multiracial[2] |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Government | Parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Stephen Dalton | |
• Bailiff | Tim Le Cocq[3] |
| John Le Fondré Jr | |
| Legislature | States Assembly |
| Area | |
• Total | 118.2 km2 (45.6 sq mi) (unranked) |
• Water (%) | 0 |
| Highest elevation | 469 ft (143 m) |
| Population | |
• 2019 estimate | 106,800[4] (198th) |
• Density | 819/km2 (2,121.2/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2015 estimate |
• Total | $6.0 billion (£4.57 billion)[5] (not ranked) |
• Per capita | $60,000 (£45,783) (not ranked) |
| HDI (2008) |  0.985[6]very high · not ranked |
| Currency | Pound sterling Jersey pound (£) (GBP) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (BST) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Mains electricity | 230 V–50 Hz |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +44 |
| UK postcode | |
| ISO 3166 code | JE |
| Internet TLD | .je |
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jersey. |
Over one hundred and six thousand people live on the main island. Thirty per cent of them live in its only town, Saint Helier.
Along with English and French, more than two thousand people speak Jèrriais, a dialectal form of the Norman language.
PoliticsEdit
The Bailiwick of Jersey is not a part of the United Kingdom or of the European Union. It has its own parliament called the States of Jersey which passes laws for the island.
Jersey is divided into 12 parishes which elect their own administration.
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Anthem for Jersey". www.gov.je."Anthem for Jersey". www.gov.je.
- ↑ "Bulletin 2: Place of birth, ethnicity, length of residency, marital status" (PDF). Retrieved 12 September 2013.
- ↑ "Members". statesassembly.gov.je. Retrieved 2020-01-14.
- ↑ "Jersey facts and figures".
- ↑ "Measuring Jersey's Economy" (PDF). 28 September 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- ↑ Filling Gaps in the Human Development Index Archived 5 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine, United Nations ESCAP, February 2009
Other websitesEdit
- About Jersey (Visitors' guide)
- Les Pâraîsses d'Jèrri en Jèrriais (map of parishes, coat-of-arms, and history)
- States of Jersey (Jersey government's website)
- BBC Jersey
- Jersey History
- This is Jersey (Local Portal)
- Jersey Insight (Local Portal)
- CIA World Factbook information about Jersey
- Map of Jersey