Jersey
British crown dependencyIndependence none (British crown dependency)
Jersey as the 1994 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 102 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.
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Geography
Western Europe, 27 km from France in the English Channel
23 fieldstotal area
117 sq km
land area
117 sq km
comparative area
about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
exclusive fishing zone
200 nm
territorial sea
3 nm
arable land
57%
permanent crops
NA%
meadows and pastures
NA%
forest and woodland
NA%
other
NA%
current issues
NA
natural hazards
NA
international agreements
NA
Note
largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
People
19 fieldsPer 1,000 population(1994 est.)
total population
76.64 years
male
73.54 years
female
80.09 years (1994 est.)
noun
Channel Islander(s)
adjective
Channel Islander
total population
NA%
male
NA%
female
NA%
Government
British crown dependency
22 fieldsconventional long form
Bailiwick of Jersey
conventional short form
Jersey
Head of Government
Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Air Marshal Sir John SUTTON (since NA 1990); Bailiff Sir Peter L. CRILL (since NA)
cabinet
committees; appointed by the States
Assembly of the States
- elections last held NA (next to be held NA);
- results - no percent of vote by party since all are independents;
- seats - (56 total, 52 elected) 52 independents
Flag
white with the diagonal red cross of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland) extending to the corners of the flag
Economy
The economy is based largely on financial services, agriculture, and | tourism.
25 fieldsOverview
The economy is based largely on financial services, agriculture, and tourism. 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 earner.
Milk products go to the UK and other EU countries. In 1986 the finance sector overtook tourism as the main contributor to GDP, accounting for 40% of the island's output. 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.
revenues
$308 million
expenditures
$284.4 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1985)
commodities
light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles
partners
UK
commodities
machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals
partners
UK
capacity
50,000 kW standby
production
power supplied by France
consumption per capita
NA (1992)
Exchange rates
- Jersey pounds (#J) per US$1 - 0.6699 (January 1994), 0.6658 (1993), 0.5664 (1992), 0.5652 (1991), 0.5603 (1990), 0.6099 (1989);
- the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound
Communications
11 fieldstotal
NA
paved
NA
unpaved
NA
total
1
usable
1
with permanent-surface runways
1
with runways over 3,659 m
0
with runways 2,440-3,659 m
0
with runways 1,220-2,439 m
1
Defense Forces
2 fieldsCite this entry
Central Intelligence Agency. “Jersey.” The World Factbook 1994. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/jersey/1994.