The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British

British Isles (terminology)

Various terms are used to describe the different geographical and political areas of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, and surrounding islands. The terminology is often a source of confusion, partly owing to the similarity between some of the actual words used, but also because they are often...

 Crown dependency

Crown dependency

The Crown Dependencies are British possessions of the Crown, as opposed to overseas territories of the United Kingdom. They comprise the Channel Island Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey in the English Channel, and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea....

 located in the Channel Islands

Channel Islands

The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...

 off the coast of Normandy

Normandy

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As well as the Isle of Guernsey, the bailiwick

Bailiwick

A bailiwick is usually the area of jurisdiction of a bailiff, and may also apply to a territory in which the sheriff's functions were exercised by a privately appointed bailiff under a royal or imperial writ. The word is now more generally used in a metaphorical sense, to indicate a sphere of...

 also comprises Alderney

Alderney

Alderney is the most northerly of the Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency. It is long and wide. The area is , making it the third-largest island of the Channel Islands, and the second largest in the Bailiwick...

, Sark

Sark

Sark is a small island in the Channel Islands in southwestern English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. It is a royal fief, geographically located in the Channel Islands in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, with its own set of laws based on Norman law and its own parliament. It has a population...

, Herm

Herm

Herm is the smallest of the Channel Islands that is open to the public and is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Cars are banned from the small island just like its Channel Island neighbour, Sark. Unlike Sark, bicycles are also banned...

, Jethou

Jethou

Jethou is a small island that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands. It is privately leased, and not open to the public.It is immediately south of Herm and has an area of approximately .-History:...

, Brecqhou

Brecqhou

Brecqhou is one of the Channel Islands and part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. It is located just west of Sark and has a surface area of approximately...

, Burhou

Burhou

Burhou is a small island approximately 1.4 miles northwest of Alderney that is part of the Channel Islands. It has no permanent residents, and is a bird sanctuary, so landing there is banned from March 15 to July 27...

, Lihou

Lihou

Not to be confused with Lihou Reef National Nature ReserveLihou is a small tidal island that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, Channel Islands. It lies off the west coast of Guernsey and is the most westerly point in the Channel Islands. Coordinates: . The island was bought by the States of...

 and other islet

Islet

An islet is a very small island.- Types :As suggested by its origin as islette, an Old French diminutive of "isle", use of the term implies small size, but little attention is given to drawing an upper limit on its applicability....

s. Although the defence of all these islands is the responsibility of the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

, Guernsey is not part of the UK but rather a separate possession of the Crown, comparable to the Isle of Man

Isle of Man

The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...

. Guernsey is also not part of the European Union

European Union

The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...

. The island of Guernsey is divided into ten parishes

Parishes of Guernsey

The Bailiwick of Guernsey includes the island of Guernsey and other islands such as Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou, and Lihou.-Parishes:The island of Guernsey is divided into ten parishes The Bailiwick of Guernsey includes the island of Guernsey and other islands such as Alderney, Sark,...

. Together with the Bailiwick of Jersey, it is included in the collective grouping known as the Channel Islands

Channel Islands

The Channel Islands are an archipelago of British Crown Dependencies in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...

. Guernsey belongs to the Common Travel Area

Common Travel Area

The Common Travel Area is a passport-free zone that comprises the islands of Ireland, Great Britain, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. The area's internal borders are subject to minimal or non-existent border controls and can normally be crossed by Irish and British citizens with only...

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The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Guernsey:

General reference

• Pronunciation: ˈɡɜrnzi
• Common English country name: Guernsey
  Guernsey
  Guernsey, officially the Bailiwick of Guernsey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.The Bailiwick, as a governing entity, embraces not only all 10 parishes on the Island of Guernsey, but also the islands of Herm, Jethou, Burhou, and Lihou and their islet...
  
  
• Official English country name: The Bailiwick of Guernsey
• Common endonym(s):
• Official endonym(s):
• Adjectival(s):
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology
  Etymology
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  : Name of Guernsey
• ISO country codes: GG, GGY, 831
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GG
  ISO 3166-2:GG
  ISO 3166-2:GG is the entry for Guernsey in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently no ISO 3166-2 codes are defined in...
  
  
• Internet
  Internet
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   country code top-level domain
  Country code top-level domain
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  : .gg
  .gg
  .gg is the country code top-level domain for Guernsey. It is administered by Island Networks.-Second-level domains:Since 2000, names have been registered principally directly at second level....
  
  

Geography of Guernsey

• Guernsey is: A UK Crown dependency
  Crown dependency
  The Crown Dependencies are British possessions of the Crown, as opposed to overseas territories of the United Kingdom. They comprise the Channel Island Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey in the English Channel, and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea....
  
  
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere
    Northern Hemisphere
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     and Western Hemisphere
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    • Europe
      Europe
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      • Northern Europe
        Northern Europe
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  • Atlantic Ocean
    Atlantic Ocean
    The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
    
    
    • English Channel
      English Channel
      The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
      
      
  • Time zone
    Time zone
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    : Western European Time
    Western European Time
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     or Greenwich Mean Time
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     (UTC+00), Western European Summer Time or British Summer Time
    British Summer Time
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     (UTC+01)
  • Extreme points of Guernsey
    • High: Le Moulin
      Le Moulin
      Le Moulin is the highest point in Sark and is also the highest point of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy, with an altitude of 114 metres ....
      
       on Sark
      Sark
      Sark is a small island in the Channel Islands in southwestern English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. It is a royal fief, geographically located in the Channel Islands in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, with its own set of laws based on Norman law and its own parliament. It has a population...
      
       114 m (374 ft)
    • Low: English Channel
      English Channel
      The English Channel , often referred to simply as the Channel, is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that separates southern England from northern France, and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. It is about long and varies in width from at its widest to in the Strait of Dover...
      
       0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: 50 km
• Population of Guernsey: 65,726 (July 2008) - 197th most populous country
• Area of Guernsey: 78 km²
• Atlas of Guernsey

Municipalities of Guernsey

• Capital of Guernsey: St Peter Port
• Cities of Guernsey

Government and politics of Guernsey

Main article: Government of Guernsey and Politics of Guernsey

• Form of government
  Form of government
  A form of government, or form of state governance, refers to the set of political institutions by which a government of a state is organized. Synonyms include "regime type" and "system of government".-Empirical and conceptual problems:...
  
  : parliamentary
  Parliamentary system
  A parliamentary system is a system of government in which the ministers of the executive branch get their democratic legitimacy from the legislature and are accountable to that body, such that the executive and legislative branches are intertwined....
  
   representative democratic
  Representative democracy
  Representative democracy is a form of government founded on the principle of elected individuals representing the people, as opposed to autocracy and direct democracy...
  
   British Crown dependency
  Crown dependency
  The Crown Dependencies are British possessions of the Crown, as opposed to overseas territories of the United Kingdom. They comprise the Channel Island Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey in the English Channel, and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea....
  
  
• Capital of Guernsey: St Peter Port

• Elections in Guernsey
  Elections in Guernsey
  Elections in Guernsey gives information on election and election results in Guernsey.Guernsey elects on national level a legislature. The Guernsey States of Deliberation consists of 45 elected members and 2 representatives of Alderney with the Bailiff acting as Presiding Officer with neither a...
  
  
  • (specific elections)
• Political parties in Guernsey
• Political scandals of Guernsey
• Taxation in Guernsey

Executive branch of the government of Guernsey

• Head of state
  Head of State
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  : President of Guernsey,
• Head of government
  Head of government
  Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...
  
  : Prime Minister of Guernsey,
• Cabinet of Guernsey

Legislative branch of the government of Guernsey

• Parliament of Guernsey (bicameral)
  • Upper house
    Upper house
    An upper house, often called a senate, is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the lower house; a legislature composed of only one house is described as unicameral.- Possible specific characteristics :...
    
    : Senate of Guernsey
  • Lower house
    Lower house
    A lower house is one of two chambers of a bicameral legislature, the other chamber being the upper house.Despite its official position "below" the upper house, in many legislatures worldwide the lower house has come to wield more power...
    
    : House of Commons of Guernsey

Judicial branch of the government of Guernsey

• Supreme Court of Guernsey

Foreign relations of Guernsey

• Diplomatic missions in Guernsey
• Diplomatic missions of Guernsey

International organization membership

The Bailiwick of Guernsey is a member of:

• British-Irish Council
  British-Irish Council
  The British–Irish Council is an international organisation established under the Belfast Agreement in 1998, and formally established on 2 December 1999 on the entry into force of the consequent legislation...
  
   (BIC)
• Universal Postal Union
  Universal Postal Union
  The Universal Postal Union is an international organization that coordinates postal policies among member nations, in addition to the worldwide postal system. The UPU contains four bodies consisting of the Congress, the Council of Administration , the Postal Operations Council and the...
  
   (UPU)

Law and order in Guernsey

Main article: Law of Guernsey

• Capital punishment in Guernsey
• Constitution of Guernsey
• Crime in Guernsey
• Human rights in Guernsey
  • LGBT rights in Guernsey
  • Freedom of religion in Guernsey
• Law enforcement in Guernsey

Military of Guernsey

Main article: Military of Guernsey

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief
    Commander-in-Chief
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    :
    • Ministry of Defence of Guernsey
• Forces
  • Army of Guernsey
  • Navy of Guernsey
  • Air Force of Guernsey
  • Special forces of Guernsey
• Military history of Guernsey
• Military ranks of Guernsey

History of Guernsey

Main article: History of Guernsey, Timeline of the history of Guernsey, and Current events of Guernsey

• Economic history of Guernsey
• Military history of Guernsey

Culture of Guernsey

Main article: Culture of Guernsey

Culture of Guernsey

The culture of Guernsey is the culture of the island of Guernsey which has been shaped by its indigenous Norman language and traditions as well as French and British cultural influences, to which have been added cultural trends from immigrant communities such as the Portuguese.-Symbols:The...

• Architecture of Guernsey
• Cuisine of Guernsey
• Ethnic minorities in Guernsey
• Festivals in Guernsey
• Humor in Guernsey
• Languages of Guernsey
• Media in Guernsey
• National symbols of Guernsey
  • Coat of arms of Guernsey
    Coat of arms of Guernsey
    The coat of arms of Guernsey is the official symbol of the Channel Island of Guernsey. It is a red shield with three gold lions passant guardant surmounted by a small branch of leaves. It is very similar to the arms of Normandy, Jersey and England.-See also:...
    
    
  • Flag of Guernsey
    Flag of Guernsey
    The present flag of Guernsey was adopted in 1985 and consists of the red cross of St. George with an additional gold cross within it. The change was prompted by confusion at international sporting events over competitors from Guernsey and England using the same flag...
    
    
  • National anthem of Guernsey
• People of Guernsey
• Prostitution in Guernsey
• Public holidays in Guernsey
• Records of Guernsey
• Religion in Guernsey
• World Heritage Sites in Guernsey: None

Art in Guernsey

• Art in Guernsey
• Cinema of Guernsey
• Literature of Guernsey
• Music of Guernsey
• Television in Guernsey
• Theatre in Guernsey

Sports in Guernsey

Main article: Sports in Guernsey

• Football in Guernsey
• Guernsey at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Guernsey

Main article: Economy of Guernsey

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 151st (one hundred and fifty first)

• Agriculture in Guernsey
• Banking in Guernsey
  • National Bank of Guernsey
• Communications in Guernsey
  • Internet in Guernsey
• Companies of Guernsey
• Currency of Guernsey
  Currency
  In economics, currency refers to a generally accepted medium of exchange. These are usually the coins and banknotes of a particular government, which comprise the physical aspects of a nation's money supply...
  
  : Pound
  Guernsey pound
  The pound is the currency of Guernsey. Since 1921, Guernsey has been in currency union with the United Kingdom and the Guernsey pound is not a separate currency but is a local issue of banknotes and coins denominated in pound sterling, in a similar way to the banknotes issued in Scotland and...
  
  
  • ISO 4217
    ISO 4217
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    : n/a (informally GGP)
• Economic history of Guernsey
• Energy in Guernsey
  • Energy policy of Guernsey
  • Oil industry in Guernsey
• Health care in Guernsey
• Mining in Guernsey
• Guernsey Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Guernsey
• Transport in Guernsey
  Transport in Guernsey
  Guernsey is the second largest of the Channel Islands. It is part of the Common Travel Area, allowing passport-free travel to and from the United Kingdom.-Air:Guernsey Airport is located 3 miles south-west of St Peter Port, the island’s capital...
  
  
  • Airports in Guernsey
  • Rail transport in Guernsey
    Rail transport in Guernsey
    There have been two railways within the state territories of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency consisting of eight islands.*The Guernsey Railway operated from 1879 to 1934 on the principal island, Guernsey....
    
    
  • Roads in Guernsey
• Water supply and sanitation in Guernsey

See also

• Crown dependency
  Crown dependency
  The Crown Dependencies are British possessions of the Crown, as opposed to overseas territories of the United Kingdom. They comprise the Channel Island Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey in the English Channel, and the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea....
  
  
• Index of Guernsey-related articles
• List of Guernsey-related topics
• List of international rankings
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography
  Outline of geography
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• Outline of the United Kingdom
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External links

• States of Guernsey - official government site
• VisitGuernsey/ Guernsey Tourism
• BBC Guernsey - local features and news
• This Is Guernsey - information and news from the Guernsey Press and Star
• The Guille-Allès Library - public library
• The Priaulx Library - local studies library
• La Société Guernesiaise
• The Guernsey Society - a network for Guernsey people worldwide
• Donkipedia - a wiki dedicated to the Bailiwick of Guernsey, its people, places and history
• Map of Guernsey