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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
Jersey
    n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original
         13 colonies [syn: New Jersey, Jersey, Garden State,
         NJ]
    2: the largest of the Channel Islands [syn: Jersey, island of
       Jersey]
    3: a close-fitting pullover shirt [syn: jersey, T-shirt,
       tee shirt]
    4: a slightly elastic machine-knit fabric
    5: a breed of diary cattle developed on the island of Jersey

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Jersey \Jer"sey\, n.; pl. Jerseys. [From Jersey, the largest
   of the Channel Islands.]
   [1913 Webster]
   1. The finest of wool separated from the rest; combed wool;
      also, fine yarn of wool.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A kind of knitted jacket; hence, in general, a
      closefitting jacket or upper garment made of an elastic
      fabric (as stockinet).
      [1913 Webster]

   3. One of a breed of cattle in the Island of Jersey. Jerseys
      are noted for the richness of their milk.
      [1913 Webster]

3. CIA World Factbook 2002
Jersey

   Introduction Jersey
   -------------------
                             Background: The island of Jersey and the other
                                         Channel Islands represent the last
                                         remnants of the medieval Dukedom of
                                         Normandy that held sway in both
                                         France and England. These islands
                                         were the only British soil occupied
                                         by German troops in World War II.
  
   Geography Jersey
   ----------------
                              Location: Western Europe, island in the
                                        English Channel, northwest of France
                Geographic coordinates: 49 15 N, 2 10 W
                        Map references: Europe
                                  Area: total: 116 sq km
                                        water: 0 sq km
                                        land: 116 sq km
                    Area - comparative: about 0.7 times the size of
                                        Washington, DC
                       Land boundaries: 0 km
                             Coastline: 70 km
                       Maritime claims: exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM
                                        territorial sea: 3 NM
                               Climate: temperate; mild winters and cool
                                        summers
                               Terrain: gently rolling plain with low,
                                        rugged hills along north coast
                    Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
                                        highest point: unnamed location 143
                                        m
                     Natural resources: arable land
                              Land use: arable land: NEGL%
                                        permanent crops: 0%
                                        other: 100% (1998 est.)
                        Irrigated land: NA sq km
                       Natural hazards: NA
          Environment - current issues: NA
                      Geography - note: largest and southernmost of Channel
                                        Islands; about 30% of population
                                        concentrated in Saint Helier
  
   People Jersey
   -------------
                            Population: 89,775 (July 2002 est.)
                         Age structure: 0-14 years: 17.9% (male 8,287;
                                        female 7,729)
                                        15-64 years: 67.3% (male 30,099;
                                        female 30,347)
                                        65 years and over: 14.8% (male
                                        5,729; female 7,584) (2002 est.)
                Population growth rate: 0.44% (2002 est.)
                            Birth rate: 10.86 births/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                            Death rate: 9.22 deaths/1,000 population (2002
                                        est.)
                    Net migration rate: 2.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population
                                        (2002 est.)
                             Sex ratio: at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
                                        under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
                                        15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
                                        65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/
                                        female
                                        total population: 0.97 male(s)/
                                        female (2002 est.)
                 Infant mortality rate: 5.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2002
                                        est.)
              Life expectancy at birth: total population: 78.78 years
                                        female: 81.4 years (2002 est.)
                                        male: 76.34 years
                  Total fertility rate: 1.57 children born/woman (2002 est.)
      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA%
     HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ NA
                                  AIDS:
                     HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
                           Nationality: noun: Channel Islander(s)
                                        adjective: Channel Islander
                         Ethnic groups: UK and Norman-French descent
                             Religions: Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist,
                                        Congregational New Church,
                                        Methodist, Presbyterian
                             Languages: English (official), French
                                        (official), Norman-French dialect
                                        spoken in country districts
                              Literacy: definition: NA
                                        total population: NA
                                        male: NA
                                        female: NA
  
   Government Jersey
   -----------------
                          Country name: conventional long form: Bailiwick of
                                        Jersey
                                        conventional short form: Jersey
                     Dependency status: British crown dependency
                       Government type: NA
                               Capital: Saint Helier
              Administrative divisions: none (British crown dependency)
                          Independence: none (British crown dependency)
                      National holiday: Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
                          Constitution: unwritten; partly statutes, partly
                                        common law and practice
                          Legal system: English law and local statute
                              Suffrage: NA years of age; universal adult
                      Executive branch: 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
                    Legislative branch: unicameral Assembly of the States
                                        (55 voting members - 12 senators, 12
                                        constables or heads of parishes, 29
                                        deputies; all elected for six-year
                                        terms, half elected every third
                                        year; 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
                       Judicial branch: Royal Court (judges elected by an
                                        electoral college and the bailiff)
         Political parties and leaders: none; all independents
          Political pressure groups and none
                               leaders:
   Diplomatic representation in the US: none (British crown dependency)
     Diplomatic representation from the none (British crown dependency)
                                    US:
                      Flag description: white with a diagonal red cross
                                        extending to the corners of the flag
                                        and in the upper quadrant,
                                        surmounted by a yellow crown, a red
                                        shield holding the three lions of
                                        England in yellow
  
   Economy Jersey
   --------------
                    Economy - overview: The economy is based largely on
                                        international financial services,
                                        agriculture, and tourism. Potatoes,
                                        cauliflower, tomatoes, and
                                        especially flowers are important
                                        export crops, shipped mostly to the
                                        UK. The Jersey breed of dairy cattle
                                        is known worldwide and represents an
                                        important export income earner. Milk
                                        products go to the UK and other EU
                                        countries. In 1996 the finance
                                        sector accounted for about 60% of
                                        the island's output. Tourism,
                                        another mainstay of the economy,
                                        accounts for 24% of GDP. In recent
                                        years, the government has encouraged
                                        light industry to locate in Jersey,
                                        with the result that an electronics
                                        industry has developed alongside the
                                        traditional manufacturing of
                                        knitwear. All raw material and
                                        energy requirements are imported, as
                                        well as a large share of Jersey's
                                        food needs. Light taxes and death
                                        duties make the island a popular tax
                                        haven.
                                   GDP: purchasing power parity - $2.2
                                        billion (1999 est.)
                GDP - real growth rate: NA%
                      GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $24,800
                                        (1999 est.)
           GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 5%
                                        industry: 2%
                                        services: 93% (1996)
         Population below poverty line: NA%
     Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: NA%
                      percentage share: highest 10%: NA%
      Inflation rate (consumer prices): 4.7% (1998)
                           Labor force: 57,050 (1996)
                     Unemployment rate: 0.7% (1998 est.)
                                Budget: revenues: $601 million
                                        expenditures: $588 million,
                                        including capital expenditures of
                                        $98 million (2000 est.)
                            Industries: tourism, banking and finance, dairy
     Industrial production growth rate: NA%
                 Electricity - imports: NA kWh
                                        note: electricity supplied by France
                Agriculture - products: potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes;
                                        beef, dairy products
                               Exports: $NA
                 Exports - commodities: light industrial and electrical
                                        goods, foodstuffs, textiles
                    Exports - partners: UK
                               Imports: $NA
                 Imports - commodities: machinery and transport equipment,
                                        manufactured goods, foodstuffs,
                                        mineral fuels, chemicals
                    Imports - partners: UK
                       Debt - external: none
              Economic aid - recipient: none
                              Currency: British pound (GBP); note - there is
                                        also a Jersey pound
                         Currency code: GBP
                        Exchange rates: Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.6981
                                        (January 2002), 0.6944 (2001),
                                        0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037
                                        (1998), 0.6106 (1997); the Jersey
                                        pound is at par with the British
                                        pound
                           Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March
  
   Communications Jersey
   ---------------------
           Telephones - main lines in use: 65,500 (1997)
             Telephones - mobile cellular: 4,400 (1997)
                         Telephone system: general assessment: NA
                                           domestic: NA
                                           international: 3 submarine cables
                 Radio broadcast stations: AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
                                   Radios: NA
            Television broadcast stations: 1 (1997)
                              Televisions: NA
                    Internet country code: .je
        Internet Service Providers (ISPs): NA
                           Internet users: NA
  
   Transportation Jersey
   ---------------------
                                  Railways: 0 km
                                  Highways: total: 577 km (1995)
                                            paved: NA km
                                            unpaved: NA km
                                 Waterways: none
                         Ports and harbors: Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier
                           Merchant marine: none (2002 est.)
                                  Airports: 1 (2001)
             Airports - with paved runways: total: 1
                                            1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2001)
  
   Military Jersey
   ---------------
                       Military - note: defense is the responsibility of the
                                        UK
  
   Transnational Issues Jersey
   ---------------------------
                                              Disputes - international: none
  
                                       



4. U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000)
Jersey -- U.S. County in Illinois
   Population (2000):    21668
   Housing Units (2000): 8918
   Land area (2000):     369.157434 sq. miles (956.113325 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    7.861732 sq. miles (20.361792 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    377.019166 sq. miles (976.475117 sq. km)
   Located within:       Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
   Location:             39.083608 N, 90.342138 W
   Headwords:
    Jersey
    Jersey, IL
    Jersey County
    Jersey County, IL


5. U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000)
Jersey, GA -- U.S. town in Georgia
   Population (2000):    163
   Housing Units (2000): 65
   Land area (2000):     0.780110 sq. miles (2.020475 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    0.780110 sq. miles (2.020475 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            42184
   Located within:       Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
   Location:             33.716872 N, 83.803943 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):    
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Jersey, GA
    Jersey


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