: English (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect
spoken in country districts

Literacy: definition: NA total population: NA male: NA female: NA

Government Jersey

Country name: Bailiwick of Jersey conventional short form: Dependency
status: British crown dependency

Government type: NA

Capital: Saint Helier

Administrative divisions: none (British crown dependency)

Independence: none (British crown dependency)

National holiday: Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)

Constitution: unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice

Legal system: English law and local statute

Suffrage: NA years of age; universal adult

Executive branch: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952) elections:
by the monarch head of government: Lieutenant Governor and Commander
in Chief Air Chief Marshall Sir John CHESHIRE (since 24 January 2001)
and Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since NA February 1995) cabinet:
Legislative branch: unicameral Assembly of the States (55 voting members
- 12 senators, 12 constables or heads of parishes, 29 deputies; all
elected for six-year terms, half elected every third year; the bailiff
and the deputy bailiff; and 3 non-voting members - the Dean of Jersey,
the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General all appointed by the
monarch elections: last held NA (next to be held NA) election results:
percent of vote - NA%; seats - independents 52

Judicial branch: Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college
and the bailiff)

Political parties and leaders: none; all independents

Political pressure groups and leaders: none

Diplomatic representation in the US: none (British crown dependency)

Diplomatic representation from the US: none (British crown dependency)

Flag description: white with a diagonal red cross extending to the
corners of the flag and in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow
crown, a red shield holding the three lions of England in yellow

Economy Jersey

Economy - overview: The economy is based largely on international
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 income earner. Milk products go to
the UK and other EU countries. In 1996 the finance sector accounted
for about 60% of the island's output. Tourism, another mainst