| GEOGRAPHY |
| Country name: |
conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey
conventional short form: Jersey |
| Capital: |
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| Location: |
Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France |
| Geographic
Coordinates: |
49 15 N, 2 10 W |
| Area: |
total: 116 sq km
land: 116 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
| Area
Comparative: |
about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC |
| Land
Boundaries: |
0 km |
| Coastline: |
70 km |
| Maritime
Claims: |
territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm |
| Climate: |
temperate; mild winters and cool summers |
| Terrain: |
gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast |
| Elavation
Extremes: |
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 143 m |
| Natural
Resources: |
arable land |
| GOVERNEMENT |
| Governement
Type: |
NA |
| Administratives
Divisions: |
none (British crown dependency) |
| Independence |
none (British crown dependency) |
| National
Holiday: |
Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) |
| Constitution: |
unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice |
| Legal
System; |
English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court |
| Suffrage |
NA years of age; universal adult |
| Executive
Branch: |
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
head of government: Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Air Chief Marshall Sir John CHESHIRE (since 24 January 2001) and Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since NA February 1995)
cabinet: committees appointed by the Assembly of the States
elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch |
| Legislative
Branch: |
unicameral Assembly of the States (55 voting members - 12 senators (elected for 6-year terms), 12 constables or heads of parishes (elected for 3-year terms), 29 deputies (elected for 3-year terms); the bailiff and the deputy bailiff; and 3 non-voting members - the Dean of Jersey, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General all appointed by the monarch)
elections: last held NA (next to be held NA)
election results: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 53 |
| Judicial
Branch: |
Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff) |
| Political
parties and Leaders: |
none; all independents |
| PEOPLE |
| Population: |
90,812 (July 2005 est.) |
| Age structure: |
0-14 years: 17.5% (male 8,222/female 7,658)
15-64 years: 67% (male 30,296/female 30,561)
65 years and over: 15.5% (male 6,176/female 7,899) (2005 est.) |
| Median age: |
total: 40.89 years
male: 40.13 years
female: 41.63 years (2005 est.) |
| Nationality: |
noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander |
| Ethnic groups: |
UK and Norman-French descent |
| Religions: |
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian |
| Languages: |
English (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts |
| COMUNICATIONS |
| Telephones - main
lines in use: |
73,900 (2001) |
| Telephones - mobile
cellular: |
61,400 (2001) |
| Telephone system: |
general assessment: NA
domestic: NA
international: 3 submarine cables |
| Radio broadcast
stations: |
AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) |
| Television broadcast
stations: |
2 (1997) |
| Internet country
code: |
.je |
| Internet hosts: |
NA |
| Internet users: |
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| TRANSPORT |
| Railways: |
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| Highways: |
total: 577 km
paved: NA km
unpaved: NA km |
| Waterways: |
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| Pipelines: |
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| Ports and harbors: |
Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier |
| Merchant marine: |
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| Airports: |
1 (2004 est.) |
| Airports - with
paved runways: |
total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2004 est.) |
| Airports - with
unpaved runways: |
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| Heliports: |
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