medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and
England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German
troops in World War II. Jersey is a British crown dependency, but is
not part of the UK. However, the UK Government is constitutionally
responsible for defense and international representation.
Geography Jersey
Location:
Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France
Geographic coordinates:
49 15 N, 2 10 W
Map references:
Europe
Area:
total: 116 sq km
land: 116 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative:
about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
70 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
Climate:
temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Terrain:
gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 143 m
Natural resources:
arable land
Land use:
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (2005)
Irrigated land:
NA
Natural hazards:
NA
Environment - current issues:
NA
Geography - note:
largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of
population concentrated in Saint Helier
People Jersey
Population:
91,084 (July 2006 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 17.2% (male 8,139/female 7,552)
15-64 years: 67.1% (male 30,407/female 30,691)
65 years and over: 15.7% (male 6,299/female 7,996) (2006 est.)
Median age:
total: 41.4 years
male: 40.7 years
female: 42.1 years (2006 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.28% (2006 est.)
Birth rate:
9.3 births/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Death rate:
9.28 deaths/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Net migration rate:
2.74 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2006 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.79 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2006 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
total: 5.16 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.52 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.78 deaths/1,000 live births (2006 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.38 years
male: 76.89 years
female: 82.05 years (2006 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.58 children born/woman (2006 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalen
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