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{
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"Introduction": {
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"Background": {
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"text": "Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. Jersey is a British crown dependency but is not part of the UK or of the European Union. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation."
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"text": "Jersey and the other Channel Islands represent the last remnants of the medieval Dukedom of Normandy that held sway in both France and England. These islands were the only British soil occupied by German troops in World War II. Jersey is a British Crown dependency but is not part of the UK or of the EU. However, the UK Government is constitutionally responsible for its defense and international representation."
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}
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},
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"Geography": {
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"Terrain": {
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"text": "gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast"
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},
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"Elevation extremes": {
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"lowest point": {
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"text": "Atlantic Ocean 0 m"
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"Elevation": {
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"mean elevation": {
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"text": "NA"
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},
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"highest point": {
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"text": "unnamed elevation 143 m"
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"elevation extremes": {
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"text": "lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m ++ highest point: unnamed elevation 143 m"
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}
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},
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"Natural resources": {
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"Irrigated land": {
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"text": "NA"
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},
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"Population - distribution": {
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"text": "fairly even distribution; no notable trends"
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},
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"Natural hazards": {
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"text": "NA"
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},
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}
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},
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"People and Society": {
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"Population": {
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"text": "98,069 (July 2016 est.)"
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},
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"Nationality": {
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"noun": {
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"text": "Channel Islander(s)"
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"Religions": {
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"text": "Protestant (Anglican, Baptist, Congregational New Church, Methodist, Presbyterian), Roman Catholic"
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},
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"Population": {
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"text": "97,294 (July 2015 est.)"
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},
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"Age structure": {
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"0-14 years": {
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"text": "16.02% (male 8,066/female 7,517)"
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"text": "16.1% (male 8,169/female 7,616)"
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},
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"15-24 years": {
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"text": "14.52% (male 7,241/female 6,883)"
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"text": "14.23% (male 7,187/female 6,768)"
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},
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"25-54 years": {
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"text": "41.31% (male 20,130/female 20,063)"
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"text": "41.18% (male 20,215/female 20,170)"
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},
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"55-64 years": {
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"text": "12.24% (male 5,797/female 6,109)"
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"text": "12.38% (male 5,931/female 6,209)"
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},
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"65 years and over": {
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"text": "15.92% (male 6,597/female 8,891) (2015 est.)"
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},
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"population pyramid": {
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"text": null
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"text": "16.12% (male 6,731/female 9,073) (2016 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Dependency ratios": {
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"text": "3.9%"
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},
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"note": {
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"text": "data represents the Channel Islands (2015 est.)"
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"text": "data represent the Channel Islands (2015 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Median age": {
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"total": {
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"text": "39 years"
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"text": "38.5 years"
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},
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"male": {
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"text": "36.6 years"
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"text": "36.2 years"
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},
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"female": {
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"text": "41.4 years (2015 est.)"
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"text": "41.2 years (2016 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Population growth rate": {
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"text": "0.8% (2015 est.)"
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"text": "0.79% (2016 est.)"
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},
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"Birth rate": {
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"text": "11.91 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
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"text": "12.1 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
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},
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"Death rate": {
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"text": "7.68 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
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"text": "7.7 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
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},
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"Net migration rate": {
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"text": "3.76 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
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"text": "3.5 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
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},
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"Population distribution": {
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"text": "fairly even distribution; no notable trends"
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},
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"Urbanization": {
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"urban population": {
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"text": "31.4% of total population (2014)"
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},
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"rate of urbanization": {
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"text": "0.76% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.) ++ data is for the Channel Islands"
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"text": "0.76% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)"
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},
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"note": {
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"text": "data are for the Channel Islands"
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}
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},
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"Sex ratio": {
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"text": "1.07 male(s)/female"
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},
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"15-24 years": {
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"text": "1.05 male(s)/female"
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"text": "1.06 male(s)/female"
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},
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"25-54 years": {
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"text": "1 male(s)/female"
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},
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"55-64 years": {
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"text": "0.95 male(s)/female"
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"text": "0.96 male(s)/female"
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},
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"65 years and over": {
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"text": "0.74 male(s)/female"
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},
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"total population": {
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"text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
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"text": "0.97 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Infant mortality rate": {
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"total": {
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"text": "3.82 deaths/1,000 live births"
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"text": "3.8 deaths/1,000 live births"
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},
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"male": {
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"text": "4.03 deaths/1,000 live births"
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"text": "4 deaths/1,000 live births"
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},
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"female": {
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"text": "3.59 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
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"text": "3.6 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Life expectancy at birth": {
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"total population": {
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"text": "81.76 years"
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"text": "81.9 years"
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},
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"male": {
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"text": "79.3 years"
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"text": "79.4 years"
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},
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"female": {
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"text": "84.37 years (2015 est.)"
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"text": "84.5 years (2016 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Total fertility rate": {
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"text": "1.66 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
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"text": "1.66 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
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},
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"HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate": {
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"text": "NA"
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},
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"conventional short form": {
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"text": "Jersey"
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},
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"etymology": {
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"text": "the name is of Old Norse origin, but the meaning of the root \"Jer(s)\" is uncertain; the \"-ey\" ending means \"island\""
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}
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},
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"Dependency status": {
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"text": "British crown dependency"
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},
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"Government type": {
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"text": "parliamentary democracy"
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"text": "parliamentary democracy (Assembly of the States of Jersey); a Crown dependency of the UK"
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},
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"Capital": {
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"name": {
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"text": "Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)"
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},
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"Constitution": {
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"text": "unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice (2015)"
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"text": "unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice"
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},
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"Legal system": {
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"text": "the laws of the UK, where applicable, apply; local statutes"
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},
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"Citizenship": {
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"text": "see United Kingdom"
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},
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"Suffrage": {
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"text": "16 years of age; universal"
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},
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"text": "Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); represented by Lieutenant Governor Sir John MCCOLL (since 26 September 2011)"
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},
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"head of government": {
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"text": "Chief Minister Ian GORST (18 December 2011); Bailiff Michael BIRT (since 9 July 2009)"
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"text": "Chief Minister Ian GORST (since 18 December 2011); Bailiff Michael BIRT (since 9 July 2009)"
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},
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"cabinet": {
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"text": "Council of Ministers appointed individually by the states"
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},
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"Legislative branch": {
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"description": {
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"text": "unicameral Assembly of the States of Jersey (58 seats; 53 voting members directly elected by simple majority vote include 12 senators to serve 6-year terms, and 29 deputies and 12 constables or heads of parishes to serve 3-year terms; 5 non-voting members appointed by the monarch include the bailiff, lieutenant governor, dean of Jersey, attorney general, and the solicitor general); note - the senator seats will be reduced to 8 in the October 2014 election"
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"text": "unicameral Assembly of the States of Jersey (54 seats; 49 voting members directly elected by simple majority vote include 8 senators to serve 6-year terms, and 29 deputies and 12 constables or heads of parishes to serve 3-year terms; 5 non-voting members appointed by the monarch include the bailiff, lieutenant governor, dean of Jersey, attorney general, and the solicitor general)"
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},
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"elections": {
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"text": "last held on 27 April 2011 (next to be held in 2014)"
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"text": "last held on 15 October 2014 (next to be held in 2017)"
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},
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"election results": {
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"text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 53; note - starting with the 2014 elections, the number of Senators will be reduced to 8"
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"text": "percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 49"
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"Judicial branch": {
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"text": " ++ Reform Jersey [Sam MEZEC] ++ "
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"note": {
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"text": "all senators and deputies elected in 2008 were independents"
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"text": "most senators and deputies sit as independents"
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},
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"Political pressure groups and leaders": {
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"text": "Institute of Directors, Jersey branch (provides business support) ++ Jersey Hospitality Association [Robert JONES] (trade association) ++ Jersey Rights Association [David ROTHERHAM] (human rights) ++ La Societe Jersiaise (education and conservation group) ++ Progress Jersey [Daren O'TOOLE, Gino RISOLI] (human rights) ++ Royal Jersey Agriculture and Horticultural Society or RJA&HS (development and management of the Jersey breed of cattle) ++ Save Jersey's Heritage (protects heritage through building preservation)"
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"text": "Institute of Directors, Jersey branch (provides business support) ++ Jersey Hospitality Association [Ian BARNES] (trade association) ++ Jersey Rights Association [David ROTHERHAM] (human rights) ++ La Societe Jersiaise (education and conservation group) ++ Progress Jersey [Daren O'TOOLE, Gino RISOLI] (human rights) ++ Royal Jersey Agriculture and Horticultural Society or RJA&HS (development and management of the Jersey breed of cattle) ++ Save Jersey's Heritage (protects heritage through building preservation)"
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"Diplomatic representation in the US": {
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"text": "none (British crown dependency)"
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"text": "none (British Crown dependency)"
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},
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"Diplomatic representation from the US": {
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"text": "none (British crown dependency)"
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"text": "none (British Crown dependency)"
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"Flag description": {
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"text": "white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag; in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield with three lions in yellow; according to tradition, the ships of Jersey - in an attempt to differentiate themselves from English ships flying the horizontal cross of St. George - rotated the cross to the \"X\" (saltire) configuration; because this arrangement still resembled the Irish cross of St. Patrick, the yellow Plantagenet crown and Jersey coat of arms were added"
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"text": "Gerard LE FEUVRE"
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"note": {
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"text": "adopted 2008; serves as a local anthem; as a British crown dependency, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)"
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"text": "adopted 2008; serves as a local anthem; as a British Crown dependency, \"God Save the Queen\" is official (see United Kingdom)"
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"Economy": {
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"Economy - overview": {
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"text": "Jersey's economy is based on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. In 2010 the financial services sector accounted for about 50% of the island's output. Potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, and especially flowers are important export crops, shipped mostly to the UK. The Jersey breed of dairy cattle is known worldwide and represents an important export income earner. Tourism accounts for one-quarter of GDP. Living standards come close to those of the UK. In recent years, the government has encouraged light industry to locate in Jersey with the result that an electronics industry has developed, displacing more traditional industries. All raw material and energy requirements are imported as well as a large share of Jersey's food needs. Light taxes and death duties make the island a popular tax haven. In October 2014, Jersey signed an OECD agreement to automatically exchange some financial account information to limit tax avoidance and evasion."
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"text": "Jersey's economy is based on international financial services, agriculture, and tourism. In 2010, the financial services sector accounted for about 50% of the island's output. Potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes, and especially flowers are important export crops, shipped mostly to the UK. The Jersey breed of dairy cattle is known worldwide and represents an important export income earner. Tourism accounts for one-quarter of GDP. Living standards come close to those of the UK. In recent years, the government has encouraged light industry to locate in Jersey with the result that an electronics industry has developed, displacing more traditional industries. All raw material and energy requirements are imported as well as a large share of Jersey's food needs. Light taxes and death duties make the island a popular tax haven. In October 2014, Jersey signed an OECD agreement to automatically exchange some financial account information to limit tax avoidance and evasion."
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"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
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"text": "$5.771 billion (FY 2012/13 est.) ++ $5.786 billion (FY 2011/12)",
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"text": "$5.771 billion (FY12/13 est.) ++ $5.786 billion (FY11/12)",
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"note": {
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"text": "$5.771 billion (FY 2012/13 est.)"
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"GDP - real growth rate": {
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"text": "-0.3% (FY 2012/13 est.)"
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"text": "-0.3% (FY12/13 est.)"
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"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
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"text": "$57,000 (2005 est.)"
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"Exchange rates": {
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"text": "Jersey pounds (JEP) per US dollar ++ 0.607 (2012) ++ 0.607 (2013) ++ 0.6391 (2011 est.) ++ 0.6472 (2010 est)"
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"text": "Jersey pounds (JEP) per US dollar ++ 0.6542 (2012) ++ 0.607 (2014) ++ 0.607 (2013) ++ 0.6391 (2011 est.)"
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"Energy": {
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"Electricity access": {
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"electrification - total population": {
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"text": "100% (2016)"
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"Electricity - consumption": {
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"text": "630.1 million kWh (2004 est.)"
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"Communications": {
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"Telephones - fixed lines": {
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"total subscriptions": {
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"text": "83,900"
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"text": "73,800"
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "95 (2014 est.)"
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"text": "80 (July 2010 est.)"
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"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
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"total": {
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"text": "83,900"
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"text": "112,400"
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"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
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"text": "105 (2004)"
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"text": "117 (July 2013 est.)"
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"Telephone system": {
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"general assessment": {
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"text": "increasingly modern system, with broadband access"
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"text": "modern system with broadband access"
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"domestic": {
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"text": "digital telephone system launch announced in 2006 now implemented; fixed-line and mobile-cellular services widely available; combined fixed-line and mobile-cellular density exceeds 100 per 100 persons"
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"text": "fixed-line and mobile-cellular services widely available"
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"international": {
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"text": "country code - 44; submarine cable connectivity to Guernsey, the UK, and France (2010)"
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"text": "country code - 44; submarine cable connectivity to Guernsey, the UK, and France (2015)"
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"Broadcast media": {
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"text": "multiple UK terrestrial television broadcasts are received via a transmitter in Jersey; satellite packages available; BBC Radio Jersey and 1 other radio station operating (2009)"
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"Radio broadcast stations": {
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"text": "AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (UK radio broadcasts carried via local relays) (2008)"
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"Television broadcast stations": {
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"text": "2 (UK television carried by local relays with a switch to digital broadcasts scheduled for 2010) (2008)"
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"text": "multiple UK terrestrial TV broadcasts are received via a transmitter in Jersey; satellite packages available; BBC Radio Jersey and 1 other radio station operating (2009)"
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"Internet country code": {
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"text": ".je"
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"Internet users": {
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"total": {
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"text": "29,500"
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"text": "58,000"
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"percent of population": {
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"text": "31.9% (2009)"
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"text": "59.6% (July 2015 est.)"
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"Transportation": {
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"National air transport system": {
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"number of registered air carriers": {
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"text": "2 (registered in UK)"
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"inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": {
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"text": "11 (registered in UK) (2015)"
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"Airports": {
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"text": "1 (2013)"
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"Military": {
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"Manpower fit for military service": {
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"males age 16-49": {
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"text": "18,688"
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"females age 16-49": {
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"text": "18,615 (2010 est.)"
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"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
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"male": {
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"text": "664"
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"female": {
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"text": "590 (2010 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Military and Security": {
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"Military - note": {
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"text": "defense is the responsibility of the UK"
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}
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