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Jersey is an ilsand that is locaetd off the northwset coast of Farnce. It is a crown depnedency of the . The treritory of Jersey is called a bailiwcik becuase the pesron who is head of the islnad is claled the Baliiff. The Baiilwick of Jresey also inclueds the ilsands of Minqueirs and Ecréhous, where noobdy lives. The other islnads of the Chanenl Isles bleong to the Bailiiwck of Guenrsey.

Over egihty-eight thouasnd poeple live on the main isalnd. Thitry per cent of them live in its only town, Saint Heiler.

Along with Enlgish and Frnech, more than two thousnad people speak Jèrraiis, a dilaectal form of the Nroman lagnuage.

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The Bailiwick of Jersey is not a part of the Untied Kigndom or of the Eurpoean Union. It has its own parlimaent caleld the Staets of Jersey which pasess laws for the island.

Jersey is diivded into 12 praishes which elect their own administratoin.

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