from
CIA World Factbook 2006
Jersey
Introduction
Background: Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last
remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held
sway in both France and England. These islands were the
only British soil occupied by German troops in World
War II. Jersey is a British crown dependency, but is
not part of the UK.
Geography
Location: Western Europe, island in the English Channel,
northwest of France
Geographic 49 15 N, 2 10 W
coordinates:
Map Europe
references:
Area: total: 116 sq km
land: 116 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area - about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC
comparative:
Land 0 km
boundaries:
Coastline: 70 km
Maritime territorial sea: 3 nm
claims: exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Climate: temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Terrain: gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north
coast
Elevation lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
extremes: highest point: unnamed location 143 m
Natural arable land
resources:
Land use: arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2005)
Irrigated NA
land:
Natural NA
hazards:
Environment - NA
current
issues:
Geography - largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30%
note: of population concentrated in Saint Helier
People
Population: 91,084 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 17.2% (male 8,139/female 7,552)
15-64 years: 67.1% (male 30,407/female 30,691)
65 years and over: 15.7% (male 6,299/female 7,996)
(2006 est.)
Median age: total: 41.4 years
male: 40.7 years
female: 42.1 years (2006 est.)
Population 0.28% (2006 est.)
growth rate:
Birth rate: 9.3 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate: 9.28 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration 2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
rate:
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant total: 5.16 deaths/1,000 live births
mortality male: 5.52 deaths/1,000 live births
rate: female: 4.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life total population: 79.38 years
expectancy at male: 76.89 years
birth: female: 82.05 years (2006 est.)
Total 1.58 children born/woman (2006 est.)
fertility
rate:
HIV/AIDS - NA
adult
prevalence
rate:
HIV/AIDS - NA
people living
with HIV/AIDS:
HIV/AIDS - NA
deaths:
Nationality: noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander
Ethnic groups: Jersey 51.1%, British 34.8%, Irish, French, and other
white 6.6%, Portuguese/Madeiran 6.4%, other 1.1% (2001
census)
Religions: Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New
Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
Languages: English 94.5% (official), Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9%
(2001 census)
Literacy: definition: NA
total population: NA%
male: NA%
female: NA%
Government
Country name: conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey
conventional short form: Jersey
Dependency British crown dependency
status:
Government NA
type:
Capital: name: Saint Helier
geographic coordinates: 49 12 N, 2 07 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
Administrative none (British crown dependency)
divisions:
Independence: none (British crown dependency)
National Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
holiday:
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 chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February
branch: 1952)
head of government: Lieutenant Governor Andrew RIDGEWAY
(since 14 June 2006); Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE
(since 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 unicameral Assembly of the States (55 voting members -
branch: 12 senators (elected for six-year terms), 12 constables
or heads of parishes (elected for three-year terms), 29
deputies (elected for three-year terms); the bailiff
and the deputy bailiff; and three 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); note - on
23 November 2005, 29 deputies, independents, were
elected
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats -
independents 55
Judicial Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and
branch: the bailiff)
Political none; all independents
parties and
leaders:
Political none
pressure
groups and
leaders:
Diplomatic none (British crown dependency)
representation
in the US:
Diplomatic none (British crown dependency)
representation
from the US:
Flag white with a diagonal red cross extending to the
description: corners of the flag; in the upper quadrant, surmounted
by a yellow crown, a red shield with the three lions of
England in yellow
Economy
Economy - Jersey's economy is based on international financial
overview: services, agriculture, and tourism. In 1996, the
finance sector accounted for about 60% of the island's
output. 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 income
earner. Milk products go to the UK and other EU
countries. Tourism accounts for 24% of GDP. 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. Light taxes and death duties make
the island a popular tax haven. Living standards come
close to those of the UK.
GDP $3.6 billion (2003 est.)
(purchasing
power parity):
GDP (official NA
exchange
rate):
GDP - real NA%
growth rate:
GDP - per $40,000 (2003 est.)
capita (PPP):
GDP - agriculture: 5%
composition by industry: 2%
sector: services: 93% (1996)
Labor force: 52,790 (2004)
Unemployment 0.9% (2004 est.)
rate:
Population NA%
below poverty
line:
Household lowest 10%: NA%
income or highest 10%: NA%
consumption by
percentage
share:
Inflation rate 5.3% (2004)
(consumer
prices):
Budget: revenues: $601 million
expenditures: $588 million; including capital
expenditures of $98 million (2000 est.)
Agriculture - potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products
products:
Industries: tourism, banking and finance, dairy
Industrial NA%
production
growth rate:
Electricity - 630.1 million kWh (2004 est.)
consumption:
Electricity - NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France
imports:
Exports: $NA
Exports - light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs,
commodities: textiles
Exports - UK (2004)
partners:
Imports: $NA
Imports - machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods,
commodities: foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals
Imports - UK (2004)
partners:
Debt - $NA
external:
Economic aid - $0
recipient:
Currency British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey
(code): pound
Currency code: GBP
Exchange Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.55 (2005), 0.5462
rates: (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001)
note: the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound
Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March
Communications
Telephones - 73,900 (2001)
main lines in
use:
Telephones - 83,900 (2004)
mobile
cellular:
Telephone general assessment: NA
system: domestic: NA
international: 3 submarine cables
Radio AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
broadcast
stations:
Radios: NA
Television 2 (1997)
broadcast
stations:
Televisions: NA
Internet .je
country code:
Internet 1,240 (2006)
hosts:
Internet NA
Service
Providers
(ISPs):
Internet 27,000 (2005)
users:
Transportation
Airports: 1 (2006)
Airports - total: 1
with paved 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2006)
runways:
Roadways: total: 577 km
Ports and Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier
terminals:
Military
Military - defense is the responsibility of the UK
note:
Transnational
Issues
Disputes - none
international: