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CountryJersey
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Capitalname: 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
Population91,321 (July 2007 est.)
GMTGMT
LocationWestern Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France

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Areatotal: 116 sq km
land: 116 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Ethnic groupsJersey 51.1%, Britons 34.8%, Irish, French, and other white 6.6%, Portuguese/Madeiran 6.4%, other 1.1% (2001 census)
ReligionsAnglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian
LanguagesEnglish 94.5% (official), Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)
Government typeparliamentary democracy
National holidayLiberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Constitutionunwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Legal systemEnglish law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
BackgroundJersey 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. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation.
Internet
country code
.je
LAST UPDATED ON 17 JUNE 2007