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| - Removed | $ |
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| + Added | Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text |
— | 37 (2020 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Broadband - fixed subscriptions.total.text |
— | 39,699 (2020 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Broadcast media.text |
— | multiple UK terrestrial TV broadcasts are received via a transmitter in Jersey; satellite packages available; BBC Radio Jersey and 1 other radio station operating |
| + Added | Communications.Internet country code.text |
— | .je |
| + Added | Communications.Internet users.percent of population.text |
— | 41% (2012 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text |
— | 47 (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - fixed lines.total subscriptions.text |
— | 48,223 (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.subscriptions per 100 inhabitants.text |
— | 125 (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Communications.Telephones - mobile cellular.total subscriptions.text |
— | 129,368 (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Agricultural products.text |
— | potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes; beef, dairy products |
| + Added | Economy.Economic overview.text |
— | British territorial island economy; strong offshore banking and finance sectors; low asset taxation; strong tourism sector prior to COVID-19 and Brexit; one of the most expensive places to live; minimal welfare system; … |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Currency.text |
— | Jersey pounds (JEP) per US dollar |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2020.text |
— | 0.78 (2020 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2021.text |
— | 0.727 (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2022.text |
— | 0.811 (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2023.text |
— | 0.805 (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exchange rates.Exchange rates 2024.text |
— | 0.782 (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - commodities.note |
— | top five export commodities based on value in dollars |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - commodities.text |
— | refined petroleum, beverages, ships, jewelry, artwork (2022) |
| + Added | Economy.Exports - partners.text |
— | almost entirely United Kingdom (2022) |
| + Added | Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).note |
— | note: data in current dollars at official exchange rate; entry includes Jersey and Guernsey |
| + Added | Economy.GDP (official exchange rate).text |
— | $12.508 billion (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.agriculture.text |
— | 0.6% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.industry.text |
— | 8.2% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.note |
— | note: figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data |
| + Added | Economy.GDP - composition, by sector of origin.services.text |
— | 91.2% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - commodities.text |
— | artwork, ships, vegetables, fruits, jewelry (2022) |
| + Added | Economy.Imports - partners.text |
— | almost entirely United Kingdom (2022) |
| + Added | Economy.Industrial production growth rate.note |
— | note: annual % change in industrial value added based on constant local currency; entry includes Jersey and Guernsey |
| + Added | Economy.Industrial production growth rate.text |
— | 1.3% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Industries.text |
— | tourism, banking and finance, dairy, electronics |
| + Added | Economy.Labor force.note |
— | note: number of people ages 15 or older who are employed or seeking work;entry includes Jersey and Guernsey |
| + Added | Economy.Labor force.text |
— | 82,400 (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2014.text |
— | $4.98 billion (2014 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2015.text |
— | $5.514 billion (2015 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).Real GDP (purchasing power parity) 2016.text |
— | $5.569 billion (2016 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP (purchasing power parity).note |
— | note: data are in 2015 dollars |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2021.text |
— | 9.9% (2021 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2022.text |
— | 5.3% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP growth rate.Real GDP growth rate 2023.text |
— | 3.7% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Real GDP growth rate.note |
— | note: annual GDP % growth based on constant local currency; entry includes Jersey and Guernsey |
| + Added | Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2022.text |
— | 6.2% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2023.text |
— | 6.2% (2023 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Unemployment rate.Unemployment rate 2024.text |
— | 6.3% (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Unemployment rate.note |
— | note: % of labor force seeking employment; entry includes Jersey and Guernsey |
| + Added | Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).female.text |
— | 13.9% (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).male.text |
— | 14.2% (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).note |
— | note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment |
| + Added | Economy.Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24).total.text |
— | 14.1% (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity access.electrification - total population.text |
— | 100% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Energy.Electricity access.note |
— | note: includes Guernsey and Jersey |
| + Added | Environment.Climate.text |
— | temperate; mild winters and cool summers |
| + Added | Environment.Environmental issues.text |
— | habitat and species loss; water pollution; improper solid-waste disposal |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 43.3% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text |
— | arable land: 18.3% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text |
— | permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text |
— | permanent pasture: 24.9% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.forest.text |
— | 5.2% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Land use.other.text |
— | 51.6% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Urbanization.note |
— | note: data include Guernsey and Jersey |
| + Added | Environment.Urbanization.rate of urbanization.text |
— | 0.68% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Urbanization.urban population.text |
— | 31.2% of total population (2023) |
| + Added | Environment.Waste and recycling.municipal solid waste generated annually.text |
— | 178,900 tons (2024 est.) |
| + Added | Environment.Waste and recycling.note |
— | note: data include combined totals for Guernsey and Jersey. |
| + Added | Environment.Waste and recycling.percent of municipal solid waste recycled.text |
— | 28.4% (2016 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Area - comparative.text |
— | about two-thirds the size of Washington, D.C. |
| + Added | Geography.Area.land.text |
— | 116 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.total .text |
— | 116 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Area.water.text |
— | 0 sq km |
| + Added | Geography.Climate.text |
— | temperate; mild winters and cool summers |
| + Added | Geography.Coastline.text |
— | 70 km |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.highest point.text |
— | Les Platons 136 m |
| + Added | Geography.Elevation.lowest point.text |
— | English Channel 0 m |
| + Added | Geography.Geographic coordinates.text |
— | 49 15 N, 2 10 W |
| + Added | Geography.Geography - note.text |
— | largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier |
| + Added | Geography.Irrigated land.text |
— | NA |
| + Added | Geography.Land boundaries.total.text |
— | 0 km |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land.text |
— | 43.3% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land: arable land.text |
— | arable land: 18.3% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent crops.text |
— | permanent crops: 0% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.agricultural land: permanent pasture.text |
— | permanent pasture: 24.9% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.forest.text |
— | 5.2% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Land use.other.text |
— | 51.6% (2022 est.) |
| + Added | Geography.Location.text |
— | Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France |
| + Added | Geography.Map references.text |
— | Europe |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.exclusive fishing zone.text |
— | 12 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Maritime claims.territorial sea.text |
— | 12 nm |
| + Added | Geography.Natural hazards.text |
— | very large tidal variation can be hazardous to navigation |
| + Added | Geography.Natural resources.text |
— | arable land |
| + Added | Geography.Population distribution.text |
— | fairly even distribution |
| + Added | Geography.Terrain.text |
— | gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast |
| + Added | Government.Administrative divisions.text |
— | no first-order administrative divisions as defined by the US government, but 12 parishes; Grouville, Saint Brelade, Saint Clement, Saint Helier, Saint John, Saint Lawrence, Saint Martin, Saint Mary, Saint Ouen, Saint Pe… |
| + Added | Government.Capital.daylight saving time.text |
— | +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| + Added | Government.Capital.etymology.text |
— | named after Saint HELIER, the patron saint of Jersey, who was reputedly martyred on the island in A.D. 555 |
| + Added | Government.Capital.geographic coordinates.text |
— | 49 11 N, 2 06 W |
| + Added | Government.Capital.name.text |
— | Saint Helier |
| + Added | Government.Capital.time difference.text |
— | UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
| + Added | Government.Citizenship.text |
— | see United Kingdom |
| + Added | Government.Constitution.amendment process.text |
— | proposed by a government minister to the Assembly of the States of Jersey, by an Assembly member, or by an elected parish head; passage requires several Assembly readings, a majority vote by the Assembly, review by the … |
| + Added | Government.Constitution.history.text |
— | unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional long form.text |
— | Bailiwick of Jersey |
| + Added | Government.Country name.conventional short form.text |
— | Jersey |
| + Added | Government.Country name.etymology.text |
— | the name is of Old Norse origin, with -ey meaning "island;" "Jer(s)" may derive from a person with the Scandinavian name Geirr, meaning "spear" |
| + Added | Government.Country name.former.text |
— | Norman Isles |
| + Added | Government.Dependency status.text |
— | British crown dependency |
| + Added | Government.Diplomatic representation from the US.embassy.text |
— | none (British Crown dependency) |
| + Added | Government.Diplomatic representation in the US.text |
— | none (British Crown dependency) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.cabinet.text |
— | Council of Ministers appointed individually by the states |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.chief of state.text |
— | King CHARLES III (since 8 September 2022); represented by Lieutenant Governor Jerry KYD (since 8 October 2022) |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.election/appointment process.text |
— | the monarchy is hereditary; Council of Ministers, including the chief minister, indirectly elected by the Assembly of States; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch |
| + Added | Government.Executive branch.head of government.text |
— | Chief Minister Lyndon FARNHAM (since 25 January 2024); Bailiff Timothy Le COCQ (since 17 October 2019) |
| + Added | Government.Flag.text |
— | description: white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag; a red shield with three lions in yellow is in the upper triangle, with a yellow crown above history: according to tradition, Jersey ship… |
| + Added | Government.Government type.text |
— | parliamentary democracy (Assembly of the States of Jersey) |
| + Added | Government.Independence.text |
— | none (British Crown dependency) |
| + Added | Government.International organization participation.text |
— | UPU |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.highest court(s).text |
— | Jersey Court of Appeal (consists of the bailiff, deputy bailiff, and 12 judges); Royal Court (consists of the bailiff, deputy bailiff, 6 commissioners and lay people referred to as jurats, and is organized into Heritage… |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.judge selection and term of office.text |
— | Jersey Court of Appeal bailiffs and judges appointed by the Crown upon the advice of the Secretary of State for Justice; bailiffs and judges appointed for "extent of good behavior;" Royal Court bailiffs appointed by the… |
| + Added | Government.Judicial branch.subordinate courts.text |
— | Magistrate's Court; Youth Court; Petty Debts Court; Parish Hall Enquiries (a process of preliminary investigation into youth and minor adult offenses to determine need for presentation before a court) |
| + Added | Government.Legal system.text |
— | the laws of the UK apply, as well as local statutes |