]! ^! The island of 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. 
]" ^" 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 `a 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% (2001) ^/ NA sq km ^0 NA ^1 NA ^2 largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier 
]# ^3 90,812 (July 2005 est.) ^4 `* 17.5% (male 8,222/female 7,658) `+ 67% (male 30,296/female 30,561) `, 15.5% (male 6,176/female 7,899) (2005 est.) ^5 `! 40.89 years `- 40.13 years `. 41.63 years (2005 est.) ^6 0.32% (2005 est.) ^7 9.66 births/1,000 population (2005 est.) ^8 9.19 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.) ^9 2.75 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.) ^: `/ 1.08 male(s)/female `0 1.07 male(s)/female `+ 0.99 male(s)/female `, 0.78 male(s)/female `1 0.97 male(s)/female (2005 est.) ^; `! 5.24 deaths/1,000 live births `- 5.6 deaths/1,000 live births `. 4.85 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.) ^< `1 79.24 years `- 76.77 years `. 81.91 years (2005 est.) ^= 1.57 children born/woman (2005 est.) ^> NA% ^? NA ^@ NA ^A `2 Channel Islander(s) `3 Channel Islander ^B Jersey 51.1%, British 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 `M NA `1 NA% `- NA% `. NA% 
]$ ^F `4 Bailiwick of Jersey `5 Jersey ^G British crown dependency ^H NA ^I Saint Helier ^J none (British crown dependency) ^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 NA years of age; universal adult ^P `6 Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) `7 Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Air Chief Marshall Sir John CHESHIRE (since 24 January 2001) and Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since NA February 1995) `8 committees appointed by the Assembly of the States `9 none; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch ^Q unicameral Assembly of the States (55 voting members - 12 senators (elected for 6-year terms), 12 constables or heads of parishes (elected for 3-year terms), 29 deputies (elected for 3-year terms); the bailiff and the deputy bailiff; and 3 non-voting members - the Dean of Jersey, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General all appointed by the monarch) `9 last held NA (next to be held NA) `: percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 53 ^R Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff) ^S none; all 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 The Channel Island economy is based on international financial 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. ^Z $3.6 billion (2003 est.) ^[ NA% ^\ purchasing power parity - $40,000 (2003 est.) ^] `; 5% `< 2% `= 93% (1996) ^^ 52,790 (2004) ^` 0.9% (2004 est.) ^a NA% _! `> NA% `? NA% _" 5.3% (2004) _# `@ $601 million `A $588 million, including capital expenditures of $98 million (2000 est.) _$ potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products _% tourism, banking and finance, dairy _& NA% _( 630.1 million kWh (2004 est.) _* NA kWh; note - electricity supplied by France _/ $NA _0 light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles _1 UK _2 $NA _3 machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals _4 UK _5 none _6 none _7 British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound _8 Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.5462 (2004), 0.6125 (2003), 0.6672 (2002), 0.6947 (2001), 0.6609 (2000) note: the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound _9 1 April - 31 March 
]& _: 73,900 (2001) _; 61,400 (2001) _< `B NA `C NA `D 3 submarine cables _= AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998) _> 2 (1997) _? .je _A NA 
]' _B `! 577 km `E NA km `F NA km _C Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier _D 1 (2004 est.) _E `! 1 `^ 1 (2004 est.) 
]( _G defense is the responsibility of the UK 
]) _H none 