Jersey

• habitat and species depletion due to human encroachment;
• water pollution;
• improper solid waste disposal

noun:

Channel Islander(s)

adjective:

Channel Islander

0-14 years:

16.37% (male 8,430 /female 7,870)

15-24 years:

13.63% (male 7,004 /female 6,572)

25-54 years:

40.71% (male 20,392 /female 20,160)

55-64 years:

12.73% (male 6,187 /female 6,497)

65 years and over:

16.56% (male 7,015 /female 9,475) (2018 est.)

total dependency ratio:

47.1 (2015 est.)

youth dependency ratio:

21.6 (2015 est.)

elderly dependency ratio:

25.4 (2015 est.)

potential support ratio:

3.9 (2015 est.)

note: data represent the Guernsey and Jersey

at birth:

1.06 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

0-14 years:

1.07 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

15-24 years:

1.06 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

25-54 years:

1 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

55-64 years:

0.96 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

65 years and over:

0.74 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

total population:

0.97 male(s)/female (2017 est.)

conventional long form:

Bailiwick of Jersey

conventional short form:

Jersey

former:

Norman Isles

etymology:

the name is of Old Norse origin, but the meaning of the root "Jer(s)" is uncertain; the "-ey" ending means "island"

name:

Saint Helier

geographic coordinates:

49 11 N, 2 06 W

time difference:

UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

daylight saving time:

+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October

• none (British crown dependency);
• there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 12 parishes;
• Grouville, Saint Brelade, Saint Clement, Saint Helier, Saint John, Saint Lawrence, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, Saint Ouen, Saint Peter, Saint Saviour, and Trinity

history:

unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice (2016)

amendments:

• proposed by a government minister to the Assembly of the States of Jersey, by an Assembly member, or by an elected parish head;
• passage requires several Assembly readings, a majority vote by the Assembly, review by the UK Ministry of Justice, and approval by the British monarch (Royal Assent) (2016)

highest courts:

• Jersey Court of Appeal (consists of the bailiff, deputy bailiff, and 12 judges);
• Royal Court (consists of the bailiff, deputy bailiff, 6 commissioners and lay people referred to as jurats, and is organized into Heritage, Family, Probate, and Samedi Divisions);
• appeals beyond the Court of Appeal are heard by the Judicial Committe of the Priviy Council in London

judge selection and term of office:

• Jersey Court of Appeal bailiffs and judges appointed by the Crown upon the advice of the Secretary of State for Justice;
• bailiffs and judges appointed for extent of good behavior;
• Royal Court bailiffs appointed by the Crown upon the advice of the Secretary of State for Justice;
• commissioners appointed by the bailiff;
• jurats appointed by the Electoral College;
• bailiffs and commissioners appointed for extent of good behavior;
• jurats appointed until retirement at age 72

subordinate courts:

• Magistrate's Court;
• Youth Court;
• Petty Debts Court;
• Parish Hall Enquires (a process of preliminary investigation into youth and minor adult offenses to determine need for presentation before a court)

chief of state:

Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor Sir Stephen DALTON (since 13 March 2017)

head of government:

Chief Minister John LE FONDRE (since 8 June 2018); Bailiff William BAILHACHE (since 29 January 2015)

cabinet:

Council of Ministers appointed individually by the states

elections/appointments:

• the monarchy is hereditary;
• Council of Ministers, including the chief minister, indirectly elected by the Assembly of States;
• lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch

description:

unicameral Assembly of the States of Jersey (49 elected members; 8 senators to serve 4-year terms, and 29 deputies and 12 connetables, or heads of parishes, to serve 4-year terms; 5 non-voting members appointed by the monarch include the bailiff, lieutenant governor, dean of Jersey, attorney general, and the solicitor general)

elections:

last held on 16 May 2018 (next to be held on 16 May 2022)

election results:

• percent of vote - NA;
• seats - independents 49;
• composition - men 36, women 13, percent of 26.5%

• white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag;
• in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield with three lions in yellow;
• according to tradition, the ships of Jersey - in an attempt to differentiate themselves from English ships flying the horizontal cross of St. George - rotated the cross to the "X" (saltire) configuration;
• because this arrangement still resembled the Irish cross of St. Patrick, the yellow Plantagenet crown and Jersey coat of arms were added

name:

"Isle de Siez Nous" (Island Home)

lyrics/music:

Gerard LE FEUVRE

note: adopted 2008; serves as a local anthem; as a British Crown dependency, "God Save the Queen" is official (see United Kingdom)

agriculture:

3%

industry:

12%

services:

85% (2014 est.)

lowest 10%:

NA

highest 10%:

NA

general assessment:

modern system with broadband access (2017)

domestic:

fixed-line and mobile-cellular services widely available; fixed-line 58 per 100 and mobile-cellular 119 per 100 subscriptions (2017)

international:

country code - 44; submarine cable connectivity to Guernsey, the UK, and France (2017)

• multiple UK terrestrial TV broadcasts are received via a transmitter in Jersey;
• satellite packages available;
• BBC Radio Jersey and 1 other radio station operating (2009)