Bailiwick of Jersey
Bailliage de Jersey |
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Anthem: "God Save the Queen" (official)
"Ma Normandie" ("My Normandy") (official for occasions when distinguishing anthem required)
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Location of Jersey (Dark Green) |
Capital
(and largest city) | Saint Helier
49°11.401′N2°06.600′W / 49.190017°N 2.11°W / 49.190017; -2.11 |
| Official language(s) | English, French |
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| Recognised regional languages | Jèrriais[1] |
| Ethnic groups | 51.1% Jersey, 34.8% Britons, 6.4% Portuguese, 2.6% Irish, 1.7% French, 2.3% other white, 1.1% other[2] |
| Government | Parliamentary system, Constitutional monarchy and Crown dependency |
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| - | Chief of state | Elizabeth II, Duke of Normandy |
| - | Lieutenant Governor | Lt. Gen. Andrew Ridgway |
| - | Bailiff | Michael Birt[3] |
| - | Chief Minister | Senator Terry Le Sueur |
| Status | British Crown dependency |
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| - | Separation from mainland Normandy |
1204 |
| - | Liberation from German occupation |
9 May 1945 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 116 km2 (219th)
45 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 0 |
| Population |
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| - | July 2009 estimate | 91,626[4] (190th) |
| - | Density | 790/km2 (12th²)
2,034/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2003 estimate |
| - | Total | £3.6 billion (167th) |
| - | Per capita | £40,000 (2003 estimate) (6th) |
| HDI (n/a) | n/a (n/a) (n/a) |
| Currency | Pound sterling³ (GBP) |
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| Time zone | GMT4 |
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| - | Summer (DST) | (UTC+1) |
| Drives on the | left |
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| ISO 3166 code | JE |
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| Internet TLD | .je |
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| Calling code | +44 spec.
+44-1534
(landline)
+44-7797, +44-7937, +44-7509
(Jersey Telecom mobile)
+44-7700
(Sure mobile)
+44-7829
(Airtel-Vodafone mobile) |
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| Patron saint | St. Helier |
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| 1 | Jersey’s Resident Population 2007 |
| 2 | Rank based on population density of Channel Islands including Guernsey. |
| 3 | The States of Jersey issue their own sterling notes and coins (see Jersey pound). |
| 4 | In a referendum on October 16, 2008, voters rejected a proposal to adopt Central European Time, by 72.4%.[5] |
