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Guernsey

Guernsey is in Northern Europe. It is not a member state of the United Nations. It is listed here because it has its own country code. Its official name is Bailiwick of Guernsey. In the languages of the place it is called Guernesey, Dgèrnésiais. The capital is St. Peter Port.

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Key facts

Capital
St. Peter Port
Region
Europe, Northern Europe
Population
65,228
Area
78 km²
Currency
British pound (GBP), Guernsey pound (GGP)
Languages
English, Jèrriais
Calling code
+44-1481
Internet domain
.gg
ISO codes
GG, GGY, 831
Time zone
UTC
United Nations
Not a member
Postal code pattern
@# #@@|@## #@@|@@# #@@|@@## #@@|@#@ #@@|@@#@ #@@|GIR0AA (# = digit, @ = letter)

Land and position

Guernsey covers about 78 square kilometres. By area it ranks 232nd among the 250 countries and territories on this site. It is a little smaller than Montserrat and a little larger than San Marino. It has no land border with any other country. Its centre lies at about 49° north, 3° west, in the northern hemisphere.

People

About 65,228 people live in Guernsey (GeoNames figure, year not stated). That makes it the 207th most populous of the 246 places on this site with a figure. On average there are 836 people to each square kilometre. Languages listed for it: English, Jèrriais. A person from Guernsey is called Channel Islander.

Money and economy

The currency is the British pound (code GBP, symbol £). It is also the main currency of Isle of Man, Jersey, United Kingdom. Also listed as used here: Guernsey pound (GGP).

Time

Guernsey uses one time zone, UTC (Europe/Guernsey). Clocks are moved for daylight saving time in part of the year.

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Offsets are for January 2026. See Time Zones for a converter.

Largest cities

CityPeople
Saint Peter Port16,488

City figures are from GeoNames and count the city itself, not the wider urban area. They can be some years old, so use them to see the order of size.

More in Northern Europe

Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey. See the whole region.

Figures were collected on 11 November 2026 from the World Bank, GeoNames and the open countries data set. See About and data sources. Borders and names follow those sources and do not express any view on disputed territory.