Country name: conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey
conventional short form: Jersey
Capital:: Saint Helier
geographic coordinates: 49 11 N, 2 06 W
time difference: UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC
during Standard Time)
daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in
March; ends last Sunday in October
Government type: parliamentary democracy
Location
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Western Europe, island in the
English Channel, northwest of France
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Geographic coordinates
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49 15 N, 2 10 W
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Map references
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Europe
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Area
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total: 116 sq km
land: 116 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative
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about two-thirds the size of
Washington, DC
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Land boundaries
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0 km
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Coastline
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70 km
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Maritime claims
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territorial sea: 3 nm
exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm |
Climate
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temperate; mild winters and cool
summers
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Terrain
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gently rolling plain with low,
rugged hills along north coast
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Elevation extremes
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lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed elevation 143 m |
Natural resources
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arable land
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Land use
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arable land: NA
permanent crops: NA other: NA (2005) |
Irrigated land
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NA
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Natural hazards
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NA
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Environment - current issues
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NA
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Geography - note
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largest and southernmost of
Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
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