Jersey Country Info - Europe

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.

Jersey is a self-governing British crown dependency and is not administered by the United Kingdom. High earnings, zero inheritance tax rates and a mild climate make the island a popular offshore finance centre. Tourism, banking and finance, and agriculture, particular dairying, are mainstays of the economy. Produce includes potatoes (Jersey Royals), cauliflower, tomatoes, flowers, beef and dairy products as well as light industrial and electrical goods, and textiles.

Pictures from Capital (Saint Helier)

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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 Jersey 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 following list are the 1 regions/states in Jersey we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Channel Islander population grew at a rate of 0.2% (or by 180 citizens). With 856 deaths and 786 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at -0.08%. 250 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of 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.

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.