Jersey49.22° N, 2.09° W
No land border at all — every neighbor is across water, along 70 km of coast, the 164th longest on Earth.
land borders 0 km · 164th/230 · coastline 70 km · 164th/229
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The name Jersey is of Old Norse origin: "-ey" means "island," while "Jer(s)" may derive from a person with the Scandinavian name Geirr, meaning "spear".
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Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Duchy of Normandy, which held sway in both France and England. They were the only British soil that Germany occupied during World War II.
The Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown dependency, not part of the UK but a self-governing possession of the British Crown. The UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation.
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An island in the English Channel, Jersey lies in Western Europe, northwest of France. Jersey is the largest and southernmost of the Channel Islands. The terrain is a gently rolling plain, with low, rugged hills along the north coast.
Arable land is a natural resource. Les Platons is the highest point. The English Channel is the lowest point.
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Mild winters and cool summers characterize Jersey's temperate climate.
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Ethnic groups include Jersey, British, Portuguese/Madeiran, Polish, Irish, and others. Religious affiliations include Christian, Baha'i, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim, atheist, and agnostic.
People have a fairly even distribution across the country.
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Its government is a parliamentary democracy, with the Assembly of the States of Jersey. The laws of the UK apply alongside local statutes. The constitution is unwritten, partly based on statutes and partly on common law and practice. Jersey has no independence and is a British Crown dependency. Its national holiday is Liberation Day, 9 May (1945).
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