Jersey: Flag and Facts
Jersey's flag is white with a red diagonal cross running corner to corner, plus a red shield with three yellow lions and a yellow crown above it at the top.
- Official name
- Bailiwick of Jersey
- Capital
- Saint Helier
- Region
- Northern Europe
- Population
- 103,944 (2025)
- Languages
- English, French, Jèrriais
- Currency
- British pound, Jersey pound
- Area
- 116 km² (45 sq mi)
- People
- Channel Islander
- Calling code
- +44
- Highest point
- Les Platons 136 m
- Independence
- none (British Crown dependency)
- National symbols
- Jersey cow
- Borders
- No land borders
- Status
- Territory (not a sovereign country)
About Jersey
Tradition says Jersey sailors turned the upright English cross of St. George on its side to make their ships stand out. That X resembled the Irish saltire of St. Patrick, which is why the island's coat of arms and the Plantagenet crown were added to tell them apart.
Jersey and the rest of the Channel Islands are what remain of the medieval Duchy of Normandy, which once held land in both France and England. During World War II, Germany occupied these islands and no other British soil, and Liberation Day on 9 May marks the end of that occupation in 1945. Today the Bailiwick of Jersey runs its own affairs as a British Crown dependency, though it sits outside the UK. Gently rolling farmland covers most of the island, with low, rocky hills along the north coast.
Did you know?
- The Jersey cow serves as the island's national symbol.
- Les Platons, the highest point, is only 136 m above sea level.
- Islanders speak English and French, plus a local language called Jerriais.
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Questions about Jersey
What is the capital of Jersey?
Saint Helier is the capital, with about 34,000 residents as of 2018.
What money is used in Jersey?
Both the British pound and the Jersey pound are used on the island.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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