Jersey




                                  Header


Affiliation:
     (British crown dependency)


                                 Geography


Location:
     Western Europe, 27 km from France in the English Channel
Map references:
     Europe
Area:
total area:
     117 sq km
land area:
     117 sq km
comparative area:
     about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
     0 km
Coastline:
     70 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone:
     200 nm
territorial sea:
     3 nm
International disputes:
     none
Climate:
     temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Terrain:
     gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
Natural resources:
     agricultural land
Land use:
arable land:
     57%
permanent crops:
     NA%
meadows and pastures:
     NA%
forest and woodland:
     NA%
other:
     NA%
Irrigated land:
     NA sq km
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


Population:
     86,048 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
     0.7% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
     12.81 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
     10.1 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
     4.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
     4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
     76.64 years
male:
     73.54 years
female:
     80.09 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
     1.43 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
     Channel Islander(s)
adjective:
     Channel Islander
Ethnic divisions:
     UK and Norman-French descent
Religions:
     Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church,
     Methodist, Presbyterian
Languages:
     English (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken in
     country districts
Literacy:
total population:
     NA%
male:
     NA%
female:
     NA%
Labor force:
     NA


                                Government




Names:
conventional long form:
     Bailiwick of Jersey
conventional short form:
Digraph:
     JE
Type:
     British crown dependency
Capital:
     Saint Helier
Administrative divisions:
     none (British crown dependency)
Independence:
     none (British crown dependency)
National holiday:
     Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Constitution:
     unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
Legal system:
     English law and local statute
Suffrage:
     universal adult at age NA
Executive branch:
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
Legislative branch:
     unicameral
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
Judicial branch:
     Royal Court
Political parties and leaders:
     none; all independents
Member of:
     none
Diplomatic representation in US:
     none (British crown dependency)
US diplomatic representation:
     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




Overview:
     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.
National product:
     GDP $NA
National product real growth rate:
     8% (1987 est.)
National product per capita:
     $NA
Inflation rate (consumer prices):
     8% (1988 est.)
Unemployment rate:
     NA%
Budget:
revenues:
     $308 million
expenditures:
     $284.4 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1985)
Exports:
     $NA
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
Industrial production:
     growth rate NA%
Electricity:
capacity:
     50,000 kW standby
production:
     power supplied by France
consumption per capita:
     NA (1992)
Industries:
     tourism, banking and finance, dairy




Agriculture:
     potatoes, cauliflowers, tomatoes; dairy and cattle farming
Economic aid:
     none
Currency:
     1 Jersey pound (#J) = 100 pence
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
Fiscal year:
     1 April - 31 March


                              Communications


Highways:
total:
     NA
paved:
     NA
unpaved:
     NA
Ports:
     Saint Helier, Gorey, Saint Aubin
Airports:
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
Telecommunications:
     63,700 telephones; broadcast stations - 1 AM, no FM, 1 TV; 3 submarine
     cables


                              Defense Forces


Note:
     defense is the responsibility of the UK