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Channel Islands
Area: 212.2 sq km
Population: 172 125 inhab. (estimate 2018)
Density: 811.15 inhab./sq km
Coordinates: lat. 49° N; long. 2° W
Capital: Saint Helier (capital) 34 386 inhab. (2018); ; Saint Peter Port/Saint-Pierre-Port (capital) 16 271 inhab. (2018);
Channel Islands
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DST duration (start-end) late March-late October
Politics and current affairsNot technically a part of the United Kingdom, they are British Crown Dependencies with their own legislatures and do not belong to the European Union. Their special tax laws have turned them into thriving financial centres.
Geography.
The Channel Islands are an archipelago in the English Channel lying between the French peninsulas of Cotentin to the east and Brittany to the south-west.
They include the islands of Jersey, Guernsey (Guernesey), Alderney (Aurigny), Sark (Sercq), Herm and other small islands and rocks, as well as Les Minquiers.
Administrative division
| Island | AREA | INHABITANTS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alderney/Aurign | 8 sq km | 2 020 inhab. | 2016 |
| Brechou | 0.3 sq km | - | - |
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Helier | 34 386 | inhab. | 2018 |
| Saint Peter Port/Saint-Pierre-Port | 16 271 | inhab. | 2018 |
Population
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth rate | 9.3 | ‰ | 2017 |
| Death rate | 9 | ‰ | 2017 |
| DESCRIPTION |
|---|
| English (official) |
| French (official) |
Forests-Livestock-Fishing
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| crustaceans and molluscs | 3 837.2 | t | 2017 |
| marine fishes | 271 | t | 2017 |
Social and welfare
| DESCRIPTION | VALUE | UNITS | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Access to electricity | 100 | % | 2016 |
| Forests | 4.21 | % | 2015 |
