1989 Edition

Agriculture

potatoes, cauliflowers, tomatoes; dairy and cattle farming

Aid

none

Budget

revenues S308.0 million; expenditures $284.4 million, including capital expenditures of NA (1985)

Climate

temperate; mild winters and cool summers

Coastline

70 km

Comparative area

about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC

Continental shelf

200 meters or to depth of exploitation

Currency

Jersey pound (plural — pounds); 1 Jersey pound (£J) = 100 pence

Electricity

50,000 kW standby capacity (1989); power supplied by France

Environment

about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier

Exchange rates

Jersey pounds (£J) per US$1— 0.6055 (January 1990), 0.6099 (1989), 0.5614 (1988), 0.6102 (1987), 0.6817 (1986), 0.7714 (1985); the Jersey pound is at par with the British pound

Exclusive fishing zone

200 nm

Exports

SNA; commodities — light industrial and electrical goods, foodstuffs, textiles; partners — UK

External debt

SNA

Fiscal year

1 April-3 1 March

GDP

SNA, per capita SNA; real growth rate8%(1987est.)

Imports

SNA; commodities — machinery and transport equipment, manufactured goods, foodstuffs, mineral fuels, chemicals; partners — UK

Industrial production

growth rate NA%

Industries

tourism, banking and finance, dairy

Inflation rate (consumer prices)

8% (1988 est.)

Land boundaries

none

Land use

NA% arable land; NA% permanent crops; NA% meadows and pastures; NA% forest and woodland; NA% other; about 58% of land under cultivation

Natural resources

agricultural land

Note

largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; 27 km from France

Terrain

gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast

Territorial sea

3 nm

Total area

1 17 km2; land area: 1 17 km2

Unemployment rate

NA%

Birth rate

1 2 births/ 1 ,000 population (1990)

Death rate

10 deaths/ 1,000 population (1990)

Ethnic divisions

UK and Norman-French descent

Infant mortality rate

6 deaths/ 1,000 live births (1990)

Labor force

NA Organized labor none

Language

English and French (official), with the Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts

Life expectancy at birth

72 years male, 78 years female (1990)

Literacy

NA%, but probably high

Nationality

noun — Channel Islanders); adjective — Channel Islander

Net migration rate

7 migrants/ 1 ,000 population (1990)

Population

83,609 (July 1990), growth rate 0.9% (1990)

Religion

Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian

Total fertility rate

1.3 children born/ woman (1990)

Administrative divisions

none (British crown dependency)

Capital

Saint Helier

Communists

probably none

Constitution

unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice

Diplomatic representation

none (British crown dependency)

Elections

Assembly of the States — last held NA (next to be held NA); resultspercent of vote NA; seats — (56 total, 52 elected) 52 independents

Executive branch

British monarch, lieutenant governor, bailiff

Flag

white with the diagonal red cross of St. Patrick (patron saint of Ireland) extending to the corners of the flag

Independence

none (British crown dependency)

Judicial branch

Royal Court

Leaders

Chief of State— Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); Head of Government — Lieutenant Governor Adm. Sir William PILLAR (since NA 1985); Bailiff Peter CRILL (since NA) Political parties and leaders: none; all independents

Legal system

English law and local statute

Legislative branch

unicameral Assembly of the States

Long-form name

none (territory of the US)

Bailiwick of Jersey

National holiday

Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)

Suffrage

universal adult at age NA

Type

unincorporated territory of the US administered by the Fish and Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the National Wildlife Refuge System

British crown dependency

Overview

no economic activity

The economy is based largely on financial services, agriculture, and tourism. 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 earner. Milk products go to the UK and other EC countries. In 1986 the finance sector overtook tourism as the main contributor to GDP, accounting for 40% of the island's output. In recent years the

Airports

1 with permanent-surface runway 1,220-2,439 m (St. Peter)

Note

there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast Defense Forces

defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US Coast Guard 5 km English Channel English Channel

defense is the responsibility of the UK

Ports

none; offshore anchorage only — one boat landing area in the middle of the west coast and another near the southwest corner of the island

Saint Helier, Gorey, St. Aubin

Telecommunications

63,700 telephones; stations— 1 AM, no FM, 1 TV; 3 submarine cables Defense Forces