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Capital:
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Saint Helier
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Country name:
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conventional long form: Bailiwick of Jersey
conventional short form: Jersey
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Dependency status:
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British crown dependency
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Government type:
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NA
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Administrative divisions:
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none (British crown dependency)
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Independence:
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none (British crown dependency)
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National holiday:
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Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
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Constitution:
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unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice
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Legal system:
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English law and local statute; justice is administered by the Royal Court
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Suffrage:
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NA years of age; universal adult
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Executive branch:
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chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
elections: none; the monarch is hereditary; lieutenant governor and bailiff appointed by the monarch
head of government: Lieutenant Governor and Commander in Chief Air Chief Marshall Sir John CHESHIRE (since 24 January 2001) and Bailiff Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since NA February 1995)
cabinet: committees appointed by the Assembly of the States
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Legislative branch:
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unicameral Assembly of the States (55 voting members - 12 senators (elected for 6-year terms), 12 constables or heads of parishes (elected for 3-year terms), 29 deputies (elected for 3-year terms); the bailiff and the deputy bailiff; and 3 non-voting members - the Dean of Jersey, the Attorney General, and the Solicitor General all appointed by the monarch)
elections: last held NA (next to be held NA)
election results: percent of vote - NA; seats - independents 52
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Judicial branch:
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Royal Court (judges elected by an electoral college and the bailiff)
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Political parties and leaders:
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none; all independents
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Political pressure groups and leaders:
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none
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Diplomatic representation in the US:
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none (British crown dependency)
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Diplomatic representation from the US:
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none (British crown dependency)
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Flag description:
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white with a diagonal red cross extending to the corners of the flag; in the upper quadrant, surmounted by a yellow crown, a red shield with the three lions of england in yellow
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