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

Data code JE

Dependency status British crown dependency

Government type NA

National capital Saint Helier

Administrative divisions none (British crown dependency)

Independence none (British crown dependency)

National holiday Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)

Constitution unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice

Legal system English law and local statute

Suffrage NA years of age; universal adult

Executive branch
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II of the UK (since 6 February 1952)
head of government: Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Sir Michael WILKES (since NA 1995) and Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since NA 1995)
cabinet: committees appointed by the Assembly of the States
elections: none; the queen is a hereditary monarch; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the queen

Legislative branch unicameral Assembly of the States (57 seats, 53 elected including 12 senators popularly elected for six-year terms, half retiring every third year, 12 constables popularly elected triennially, and 29 deputies popularly elected triennially)
elections: last held NA (next to be held NA)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 52

Judicial branch Royal Court, judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff

Political parties and leaders none; all independents

International organization participation none

Diplomatic representation in the US none (British crown dependency)

Diplomatic representation from the US none (British crown dependency)

Flag description white with the diagonal red cross of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland) extending to the corners of the flag

NOTE: The information regarding Jersey on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Jersey Government 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Jersey Government 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.