Far cry from other regions of United Kingdom, Jersey has its unique history. Jersey officially known as bailiwick of Jersey is run under the administration of The Crown. The coast of Normandy i.e France is located near to it. Earlier the dukes of the France has control over the jersey and ultimately became kings of England. In the deadly war, Normandy was lost by the kings. The ball was in the court of the jersey, either to choose association with the UK or not. It comes under the jurisdiction of the crown prince of the United Kingdom but still, it is not considered to be a part of the United Kingdom. Jersey is a self-governed parliamentary form of Democracy under the monarchy system.
This has own financial, legal and judicial systems. It has an international identity separate from the United Kingdom. The queen of the United Kingdom appoints lieutenant governor on her behalf to see the administration work of the jersey. All the responsibilities of the development work being done by the United Kingdom government. With regard to the defence of the sovereignty of the territory, the United Kingdom government is responsible for it. The 28 countries group of the Europe known as the European Union has a special relationship with it. Because of its closeness to the English people, the preferred language of this region is English and currency is Pound. The 2014 population index shows 1 lakh people in this region.
History
Because of its strategic location between the northern coast of France and the southern coast of England, it has shown a great impact on the inner politics of the region. The jersey history is very old nearly a large number of iron coins were found some years ago by two people with their modern equipment. The presence of Roman Empire is also found here. Various fortifications had been constructed during 1939-1945 by the Germans.
Politics and law
There is only single house assembly with total 51 members. Since many years, there has not seen many enthusiasts among voters. The elected council of ministers chose its chief minister. The lieutenant governor acts as a conduit between the government and the United Kingdom.The law follows in the United Kingdom is not from one country but mixed of various countries such as the United Kingdom, France, and Norman.
International relations
The government of the country is very active in its territory interests and trying to develop good relations with various countries. There have been numerous discussions over the independence within the assembly but no concrete solution has come so far. A number of leaders emerge out of its course.
Geography and Climate
Jersey is an island including Intertidal zone and reclaimed land. It is also the southernmost and largest Channel Islands. The climate is temperate with not many severe winters as well as not many severe summers. There has an impact on the weather condition due to the Atlantic Ocean. It makes the process of heating and cooling very slowly throughout the year. In winter, there is a warming influence on the coastal region and cooling influence in summer. The official met office kept records of yearly pattern of climate and which would be used for future reference.
Economy
The services sector is the prominent sector in the economy of the region. It includes financial services such as tourism and hospitality which further adds hotels, motels, restaurants, bars, transport and Communications and a few more. Other prominent businesses are retail and wholesale, construction and Agriculture. At purchasing power parity, Jersey pulled a rabbit out of a hat and ahead of all the world’s major advanced economies.
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