orporated territory of the US administered by the Fish and
Wildlife Service of the US Department of the Interior as part of the
National Wildlife Refuge System
Capital:
none; administered from Washington, DC

@Jarvis Island, Economy

Overview:
no economic activity

@Jarvis Island, Communications

Ports:
none; offshore anchorage only - one boat landing area in the middle of
the west coast and another near the southwest corner of the island
Note:
there is a day beacon near the middle of the west coast

@Jarvis Island, Defense Forces

defense is the responsibility of the US; visited annually by the US
Coast Guard

@Jersey

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Affiliation:
(British crown dependency)

@Jersey, Geography

Location:
Western Europe, 27 km from France in the English Channel
Map references:
Europe
Area:
total area:
117 sq km
land area:
117 sq km
comparative area:
about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
0 km
Coastline:
70 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive fishing zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
3 nm
International disputes:
none
Climate:
temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Terrain:
gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
Natural resources:
agricultural land
Land use:
arable land:
57%
permanent crops:
NA%
meadows and pastures:
NA%
forest and woodland:
NA%
other:
NA%
Irrigated land:
NA sq km
Environment:
current issues:
NA
natural hazards:
NA
international agreements:
NA
Note:
largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population
concentrated in Saint Helier

@Jersey, People

Population:
86,048 (July 1994 est.)
Population growth rate:
0.7% (1994 est.)
Birth rate:
12.81 births/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Death rate:
10.1 deaths/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Net migration rate:
4.25 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
4.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
76.64 years
male:
73.54 years
female:
80.09 years (1994 est.)
Total fertility rate:
1.43 children born/woman (1994 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Channel Islander(s)
adjective:
Channel Islander
Ethnic divisions:
UK and Norman-French descent
Religions:
Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist, Congregational New Church,
Methodist, Presbyterian
Languages:
English (official), French (official), Norman-Fr