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  2.                                          JERSEY 
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  4.                                            GJ 
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  8.         OFFICIAL NAME:Bailiwick of Jersey.
  9.         LOCATION:islands south of Main British Isles.
  10.         LAT/LONG:49.15N/2.1W
  11.         CONTINENT:Europe.
  12.         ZONES-ITU:27  CQ:14
  13.         TIME:UTC. (+1 Hr.during summer).
  14.         AREA:45 Sq.M.  117 Sq.Km.
  15.         POPULATION:80,511  DENSITY:1,789/Sq.M.  (691/Sq.Km.)  AAGR:0.91%
  16.         LITERACY RATE:probably high.
  17.         TYPE OF GOVERNMENT:British crown dependency.
  18.         CAPITAL:St.Helier.
  19.         LANGUAGES:English and French are official; Norman-French dialect spoken
  20.         in country districts.
  21.         RELIGIONS:Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, 
  22.         Methodist, Presbyterian.
  23.         CURRENCY:Jersey pound and British pound sterling.
  24.         MAJOR INDUSTRIES:tourism, banking, finance.
  25.         AGRICULTURE:potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, dairy and cattle farming.
  26.         EXPORTS:light industry, electrical manufacturing, textiles.  
  27.         ($19.8 million).
  28.         TELECOMMUNICATIONS:61,400 telephones; 1 radio station, 1 TV station 
  29.         with 4 channels.
  30.         NATIONAL HOLIDAY:16 June (birthday of the Queen).
  31.         MISC:Jersey is the largest and southernmost of the Channel Islands. Its
  32.         climate is temperate; mild winters and cool summers. Its terrain is 
  33.         gently rolling plain, with low rugged hills along the north coast. It 
  34.         has a negligible amount of arable land. Electric power is supplied by 
  35.         France. The Ecrehous and Minquiers are part of the bailiwick of Jersey. 
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  37.         (FOR US OPS-3rd party:no)
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