On 2006-03-29, the ISO 3166-1 Maintenance Agency issued an update. Jersey has a new country code assigned to it.
| Short name | Jersey |
| ISO code | JE |
| FIPS code | JE |
| Language | English (en), French (fr) |
| Time zone | 0 |
| Capital | Saint Helier |
The Channel Islands, consisting of the bailiwicks of Guernsey and Jersey, have been dependencies of the British crown since 1066. They constitute the only part of the Duchy of Normandy that still belongs to the crown. They were occupied by Germany from 1940 to 1945.
Jersey: corruption of Latin Cæsarea (dedicated to Caesar)
Jersey is divided into twelve parishes.
| Parish | HASC | Population | Area(km.²) | Area(mi.²) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grouville | JE.GR | 4,702 | 8 | 3 | |
| Saint Brelade | JE.BR | 10,134 | 13 | 5 | |
| Saint Clement | JE.CL | 8,196 | 4 | 2 | |
| Saint Helier | JE.HE | 28,310 | 9 | 3 | |
| Saint John | JE.JO | 2,618 | 9 | 3 | |
| Saint Lawrence | JE.LA | 4,702 | 10 | 4 | |
| Saint Martin | JE.MT | 3,628 | 10 | 4 | |
| Saint Mary | JE.MY | 1,591 | 7 | 3 | |
| Saint Ouen | JE.OU | 3,803 | 15 | 6 | |
| Saint Peter | JE.PE | 4,293 | 12 | 4 | |
| Saint Saviour | JE.SA | 12,491 | 9 | 4 | |
| Trinity | JE.TR | 2,718 | 12 | 5 | |
| 12 parishes | 87,186 | 116 | 45 | ||
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Jersey consists of the island of Jersey and the tiny Îles Ecréhou and Minquiers.
Although there has been no change in the political geography of Jersey, on 2006-03-29 it was
given a new ISO country code. Before that time it had been lumped in with the United Kingdom.
Its HASC code at that time was GB.JE; its ISO code, JSY. Its conventional
abbreviation is Jer.
| Parish | 1991 | 1996 | 2001 |
| Grouville | 4,297 | 4,658 | 4,702 |
| Saint Brelade | 9,331 | 9,560 | 10,134 |
| Saint Clement | 7,393 | 7,986 | 8,196 |
| Saint Helier | 28,123 | 27,523 | 28,310 |
| Saint John | 2,440 | 2,520 | 2,618 |
| Saint Lawrence | 4,561 | 4,773 | 4,702 |
| Saint Martin | 3,258 | 3,423 | 3,628 |
| Saint Mary | 1,449 | 1,475 | 1,591 |
| Saint Ouen | 3,612 | 3,685 | 3,803 |
| Saint Peter | 4,231 | 4,228 | 4,293 |
| Saint Saviour | 12,747 | 12,680 | 12,491 |
| Trinity | 2,640 | 2,639 | 2,718 |
| Total | 84,082 | 85,150 | 87,186 |
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1901 | 52,636 |
| 1911 | 51,898 |
| 1921 | 49,701 |
| 1931 | 50,462 |
| 1951 | 57,310 |
| 1961 | 57,200 |
| 1971 | 72,691 |
| 1991 | 84,082 |
| 2001 | 87,186 |
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