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Flag of Jersey La Corbiere Lighthouse stands on a rocky outcrop surrounded by blue sea, connected to Jersey, Channel Islands, by a narrow causeway visible at low tide. Map showing the location of Jersey in the English Channel, situated off the northwest coast of France and south of the United Kingdom, with nearby countries including Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Spain labeled for reference. Jersey: Urban-rural Jersey: Religious affiliation Historical map from 1902 showing the Channel Islands of Guernsey and Jersey in the English Channel, with surrounding smaller islands and parts of the nearby French coast. Major towns, bays, and coastal features are labeled, and the map includes part of the United Kingdom and France for geographic context. Jersey: Age breakdown Jersey: Population by place of birth Jersey cow Stone steps lead up to the medieval chapel atop the rocky Saint Helier hermitage site, with a German World War II bunker visible near the shoreline in the background.
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Type Description Contributor Date
Country Profile: Updated Head of state and Head of government. Sep 02, 2026
Add new Web site: CRW Flags - Flag of Bailiwick of Jersey. May 07, 2024
Country Profile: Updated head of state. Sep 08, 2022
Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Bailiwick of Jersey, Channel Islands, English Channel. Aug 26, 2022
Country Profile: Updated Head of government. Nov 30, 2020
Country Profile: Updated Head of state. Aug 23, 2017
Country Profile: Updated political status. Mar 01, 2017
Clarified that the Ecrehous rocks are northeast not northwest of Jersey and that the States Assembly has 8 Senators not 10. May 05, 2016
Country Profile: Updated official language with footnote; revised footnote. Mar 09, 2016
Country Profile: Noted that French, along with English, is an official language. Sep 09, 2015
Add new Web site: Lonely Planet - Jersey, United Kingdom. Jul 29, 2013
Country Profile: Updated political status; footnote revised for political status. Mar 15, 2013
Changed number of senators from 12 to 10 and added new description of the makeup of the Royal Court. Mar 15, 2013
Country Profile: Added name of head of state and head of government, along with urban-rural, life expectancy, literacy, and GNI per capita statistics. Mar 13, 2012
Country Profile: Changed Political status. Feb 03, 2011
Country Profile: Updated area and population figures. Mar 12, 2010
Population data updated. Mar 12, 2010
Population data updated. Aug 29, 2007
Added new Web site: Central Intelligence Agency - The World Factbook - Jersey. Jul 27, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 28, 1999
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