FACTS

Location: Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France

Area (only Total) total: 116 sq km

Climate: temperate; mild winters and cool summers

Terrain: gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast

Population: 91,533 (July 2008 est.)

Main Language (only first): English 94.5% (official)

Government type: parliamentary democracy

Capital (Name): Saint Helier

Capital (Time Difference): UTC 0

Independence: none (British crown dependency)

National holiday: Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)