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Jersey

Jersey 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 Jersey. In the language of the place it is called Jèrri. The capital is Saint Helier.

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Key facts

Capital
Saint Helier
Region
Europe, Northern Europe
Population
90,812
Area
116 km²
Currency
British pound (GBP), Jersey pound (JEP)
Languages
English, French, Jèrriais
Calling code
+44-1534
Internet domain
.je
ISO codes
JE, JEY, 832
Time zone
UTC
United Nations
Not a member
Postal code pattern
@# #@@|@## #@@|@@# #@@|@@## #@@|@#@ #@@|@@#@ #@@|GIR0AA (# = digit, @ = letter)

Land and position

Jersey covers about 116 square kilometres. By area it ranks 229th among the 250 countries and territories on this site. It is a little smaller than Christmas Island and a little larger than Anguilla. It has no land border with any other country. Its centre lies at about 49° north, 2° west, in the northern hemisphere.

People

About 90,812 people live in Jersey (GeoNames figure, year not stated). That makes it the 202nd most populous of the 246 places on this site with a figure. On average there are 783 people to each square kilometre. Languages listed for it: English, French, Jèrriais. A person from Jersey is called Channel Islander.

Money and economy

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

Time

Jersey uses one time zone, UTC (Europe/Jersey). 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 Helier28,000

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, Guernsey, Iceland, Ireland, Isle of Man. 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.