Bailiwick of Jersey Bailliage de Jersey; Bailliage dé Jèrri Timeline: Scotland says "Yes"
OTL equivalent: Jersey | |||||
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Anthem: Island Home Royal anthem: God Save the Queen |
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Capital (and largest city) | Saint Helier | ||||
Official languages | English, French | ||||
Regional languages | Jèrriais | ||||
Ethnic groups (2011) | 46.4% Jersey
32.7% British 8.2% Portuguese 3.3% Polish 2.4% Irish 0.9% French 3.8% Other White 1.3% Asian 0.4% Black 0.7% Mixed |
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Government | British Crown dependency | ||||
- | Monarch (informally Duke) | Elizabeth II | |||
- | Lieutenant Governor | John McColl | |||
- | Bailiff | William Bailhache | |||
- | Chief Minister | Ian Gorst | |||
Establishment | |||||
- | Administrative separation from mainland Normandy | 1204 | |||
- | Liberation from Nazi Germany | 9 May 1945 | |||
Area | |||||
- | Total | 20,779 118.2 km2 8,022 sq mi |
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Population | |||||
- | 2014 estimate | 100,080 | |||
Drives on the | Left |
Jersey (Jèrriais: Jèrri), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (French: Bailliage de Jersey; Jèrriais: Bailliage dé Jèrri), is a Crown Dependency of the United Kingdom. Created over 700 years ago, the Bailiwick comprises a number of islands in the English Channel which are in separate jurisdictions : Guernsey, Alderney and Sark.
The Baliwick is administered by the Bailiff, the civil head.