nt issues:

NA

Geography - note:

largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population
concentrated in Saint Helier

People
Jersey

Population:

91,533 (July 2008 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 16.6% (male 7,851/female 7,298)
15-64 years: 67.5% (male 30,744/female 30,997)
65 years and over: 16% (male 6,499/female 8,144) (2008 est.)

Median age:

total: 42.3 years
male: 41.6 years
female: 43.1 years (2008 est.)

Population growth rate:

0.221% (2008 est.)

Birth rate:

8.84 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Death rate:

9.36 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

Net migration rate:

2.73 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 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: 0.8 male(s)/female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

Infant mortality rate:

total: 5.01 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 5.36 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 4.63 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 79.65 years
male: 77.15 years
female: 82.35 years (2008 est.)

Total fertility rate:

1.58 children born/woman (2008 est.)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

NA

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

NA

HIV/AIDS - deaths:

NA

Nationality:

noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander

Ethnic groups:

Jersey 51.1%, Britons 34.8%, Irish, French, and other white 6.6%,
Portuguese/Madeiran 6.4%, other 1.1% (2001 census)

Religions:

Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church,
Methodist, Presbyterian

Languages:

English 94.5% (official), Portuguese 4.6%, other 0.9% (2001 census)

Literacy:

NA

Education expenditures:

NA

Government
Jersey

Country name:

conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey
conventional short form: Jersey

Dependency status:

British crown dependency

Government type:

parliamentary democracy

Capital:

name: 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

Administrative divisions:

none (British crown dependency); there are no first-order
administrative divisions as defined by the US Government, but there
are 12 p