Guernsey
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The Bailiwick o Guernsey (Inglis: Bailiwick o Guernsey; French: Bailliage de Guernesey) is a Breetish Croun Dependency in the Inglis Chainel aff the coast o Normandy.
Bailiwick o Guernsey Bailiwick of Guernsey Bailliage de Guernesey | |
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Location o the Guernsey (green) on the European continent (green & dark grey) | |
Status | Croun dependency o the Croun |
Offeecial leids |
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Jurisdictions | Guernsey Template:Kintra data Alderney Template:Kintra data Sark |
Leaders | |
Queen Elizabeth II | |
Vice Admiral Sir Ian Corder KBE CB | |
• Responsible Meenister (UK) | Sir Oliver Heald QC, Meenister o State for Coorts an Juistice |
Establishment | |
1204 | |
Aurie | |
• Total | 78 km2 (30 sq mi) (223rd) |
• Water (%) | 0 |
Population | |
• 2014 estimate | 65,849 (206t) |
• Density | 844/km2 (2,185.9/sq mi) (14t) |
GDP (PPP) | 2003 estimate |
• Total | $2.1 billion (176t) |
• Per capita | £33,123 (10t) |
HDI (2008) | 0.975[1] verra heich · 9t |
Currency | Poond sterling Guernsey poond (local issue)c (GBP) |
Time zone | UTC (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (Breetish Simmer Time) |
Drivin side | caur |
Cawin code | +44d |
ISO 3166 code | GG |
Internet TLD | .gg |
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The Bailiwick, as a govrenin entity, embraces no anerlie aw 10 parishes on the Island o Guernsey, but an aa the islands o Herm, Jethou, Burhou, an Lihou an their islet possessions. The Bailiwick o Guernsey an aa admeenisters some aspects o twa nearbi croun dependencies (Alderney an Sark), an the island o Brecqhou.
Although its defence is the responsibility o the Unitit Kinrick,[2] the Bailiwick o Guernsey is no pairt o the UK; an while it pairticipates in the Common Travel Aurie, it is no pairt o the European Union.
The Bailiwick o Guernsey is includit (alang wi the Bailiwick o Jersey) in the groupin kent as the Chainel Islands.
References
eedit- ↑ Filling Gaps in the Human Development Index Archived 2011-10-05 at the Wayback Machine, United Nations ESCAP, February 2009
- ↑ The Govrenment an Law o Guernsey, States o Guernsey publ. Ogier, Darryl (2005), ISBN 0954977505
Coordinates: 49°27′N 2°33′W / 49.450°N 2.550°W
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