Jersey

Bailiwick of Jersey

British crown dependencyIndependence none (British crown dependency)

Jersey as the 1995 edition of the CIA World Factbook published it: 76 fields, one of 36 editions from 1990 to 2025.

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CapitalSaint Helier

Area117 sq km

LocationWestern Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of

Populationas each edition published it

86,649 people July 1995 est. · 83,609 in 1990

Population growth% a year

0.7% 1995 est. · 0.7% in 1993

Median ageyears

Not in this edition 39.8 yrs in 2003

Life expectancyyears at birth

76.9 years 1995 est. · 76.4 yrs in 1993

Fertility ratechildren per woman

1.44 children per woman 1995 est. · 1.3 in 1990

Infant mortalitydeaths per 1,000 live births

4.6 deaths per 1,000 live births 1995 est. · 6 in 1990

GDP per capitaeach edition's own dollars

Not in this edition $24,800 in 2000

GDP real growth% a year

8% 1987 est. · 8% in 1993

Geography

Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of | France

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Area

117sq km

land area: 117 sq kmcomparative area: about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC

Coastline

70km

land boundaries: 0 kmexclusive fishing zone: 200 nmterritorial sea: 3 nm

Location

Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France

Climate

temperate; mild winters and cool summers

Terrain

gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast

Land use

arable land:: 57%
permanent crops:: NA%
meadows and pastures:: NA%
forest and woodland:: NA%
other:: NA%

Environment

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

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Population

86,649

(July 1995 est.)growth rate: 0.7% (1995 est.)

Per 1,000 population(1995 est.)

Birth

12.83Death

9.97Net migration

4.11

Age structure

0-14 years:: 17% (female 7,029; male 7,450)
15-64 years:: 69% (female 30,156; male 29,916)
65 years and over:: 14% (female 7,202; male 4,896) (July 1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate

4.6 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth

total population:: 76.9 years
male:: 73.81 years
female:: 80.32 years (1995 est.)

Nationality

noun:: Channel Islander(s)
adjective:: Channel Islander

Religions

Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian

Languages

English (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts

Government

British crown dependency

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Names

conventional long form:: Bailiwick of Jersey
conventional short form:: Jersey

Constitution

unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice

Chief of State

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)

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

Diplomatic representation in US

none (British crown dependency)

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.

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Real growth rate

(1987 est.)industrial production growth: growth rate NA%

Inflation, consumer prices

(1988 est.)

Budget

Revenues

$308 millionExpenditures

$284.4 million (1985)

expenditures including capital expenditures of $NA

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.

commodities:: light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles
partners:: UK

Imports

$NA

commodities:: machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals
partners:: UK

External debt

$NA

Electricity

capacity:: 50,000 kW standby
production:: power supplied by France
consumption per capita:: NA kWh (1992)

Jersey pounds (#J) per US$1 - 0.6250 (January 1995), 0.6529 (1994), 0.6658 (1993), 0.5664 (1992), 0.5652 (1991), 0.5603 (1990);
the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound