Explore Jersey in Europe - Jersey Tourism Info
Description and Basic Information
Jersey with its capital Saint Helier is located in Europe (Western Europe, island in the English Channel). It covers some 117 square kilometres (about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC) with 90,812 citizens. English and Portuguese are the the official languages used in Jersey.
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Boats at Low Tide
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About Jersey
The landscape features gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast. The average density of population is about 782 per km². The climate in can be described as temperate with mild winters and cool summers. Potential threats by nature are NA.
To reach someone in Jersey dial +44-1534 prior to a number. There are 73,900 installed telephones. And there are 83,900 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".je". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 230V - 50Hz.
The country consists of 1 regions/states which are listed below.
Regions/States of Jersey
Tourism Information
Official Tourism Office
Website: Jersey Tourism
Demographic Information
Age Distribution in Jersey
Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.
Birthrate
The number of people born in Jersey has declined over the last 10 years by 2.6 births per thousand from 11.2 in 2001 to 8.6 in 2010. Currently, 786 children are born each year.
Natural Deathrate
The number of people naturally dying in Jersey has rised over the last 10 years by 0.3 deaths per thousand from 9.1 in 2001 to 9.3 in 2010. Currently, 856 people die each year.
Natural Population Growth
Population, Migration and Growth: The population in Jersey is growing at an rate of 0.2% (or by 180 citizens). Each year 250 people enter this country (or 2.70 per thousand citizens) - making it an immigration country. This leads to an absolute natural increase rate of the population of -0.08%. Or an total decrease of 70 citizens.
Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.
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