]! ^! 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. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation. 
]" ^" Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France ^# 49 15 N, 2 10 W ^$ Europe ^% `! 116 sq km `" 116 sq km `# 0 sq km ^& about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC ^' 0 km ^( 70 km ^) `$ 3 nm `l 12 nm ^* temperate; mild winters and cool summers ^+ gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast ^, `% Atlantic Ocean 0 m `& unnamed location 143 m ^- arable land ^. `' 0% `( 0% `) 100% (2005) ^/ NA ^0 NA ^1 NA ^2 largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier 
]# ^3 91,321 (July 2007 est.) ^4 `+ 16.9% (male 8,003/female 7,428) `, 67.3% (male 30,586/female 30,853) `- 15.8% (male 6,388/female 8,063) (2007 est.) ^5 `! 41.9 years `. 41.1 years `/ 42.6 years (2007 est.) ^6 0.244% (2007 est.) ^7 9.02 births/1,000 population (2007 est.) ^8 9.32 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.) ^9 2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.) ^: `0 1.08 male(s)/female `1 1.077 male(s)/female `, 0.991 male(s)/female `- 0.792 male(s)/female `2 0.971 male(s)/female (2007 est.) ^; `! 5.08 deaths/1,000 live births `. 5.44 deaths/1,000 live births `/ 4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.) ^< `2 79.51 years `. 77.02 years `/ 82.2 years (2007 est.) ^= 1.58 children born/woman (2007 est.) ^> NA ^? NA ^@ NA ^A `3 Channel Islander(s) `4 Channel Islander ^B Jersey 51.1%, Britons 34.8%, Irish, French, and other white 6.6%, Portuguese/Madeiran 6.4%, other 1.1% (2001 census) ^C Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian ^D English 94.5% (official), Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census) ^E `5 NA `2 NA% `. NA% `/ NA% 
]$ ^F `6 Bailiwick of Jersey `7 Jersey ^G British crown dependency ^H parliamentary democracy ^I `8 Saint Helier `9 49 12 N, 2 07 W `: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) `p +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October ^J none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there are 12 parishes including Grouville, Saint Brelade, Saint Clement, Saint Helier, Saint John, Saint Lawrence, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, Saint Quen, Saint Peter, Saint Saviour, and Trinity ^K none (British crown dependency) ^L Liberation Day, 9 May (1945) ^M unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice ^N English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court ^O 18 years of age; universal ^P `; Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor Andrew RIDGEWAY (since 14 June 2006) `< Chief Minister Frank WALKER (since December 2005); Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since February 1995) `= Cabinet (since December 2005) `> ministers of the Cabinet including the chief minister are elected by the Assembly of States; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch ^Q unicameral Assembly of the States of Jersey (55 voting members - 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) `> last held 19 October 2005 for senators and 23 November 2005 for deputies (next to be held in 2008) `? percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 55 ^R Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff) ^S two declared parties: Centre Party; Jersey Democratic Alliance `* all senators and deputies elected in 2005 were independents ^T none ^V none (British crown dependency) ^W none (British crown dependency) ^X 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 the three lions of England in yellow 
]% ^Y Jersey's economy is based on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. In 2005 the finance sector accounted for about 50% 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 one-quarter 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. ^Z $5.1 billion (2005 est.) ^[ $5.1 billion (2005 est.) ^\ NA% ^] $57,000 (2005 est.) ^^ `@ 1% `A 2% `B 97% (2005) ^_ 53,560 (June 2006) ^a 2.2% (2006 est.) _! NA% _" `C NA% `D NA% _# 3.7% (December 2006) _$ `E $829 million `F $851 million; including capital expenditures of $78 million (2005 est.) _& potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products _' tourism, banking and finance, dairy, electronics _( NA% _* 630.1 million kWh (2004 est.) _, NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France _3 $NA _4 light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles _5 UK (2004) _6 $NA _7 machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals _8 UK (2004) _9 $NA _; British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound _< Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.5418 (2006), 0.5493 (2005), 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002) `* the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound _= 1 April - 31 March 
]& _> 73,900 (2001) _? 83,900 (2004) _@ `G NA `H NA `I 3 submarine cables _A AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) _B 2 (1997) _C .je _D 1,240 (2006) _E 27,000 (2005) 
]' _F 1 (2006) _G `! 1 `b 1 (2006) _H `! 577 km _I Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier 
]( _M defense is the responsibility of the UK 
]) _N none 