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Jersey is an island off the coast of Normandy, France. It’s a British Crown Dependancy and is officially called the Balliwick of Jersey, which also encompasses two groups of small islands that aren’t inhabited. Alsong with the Balliwick of Guernsey they make up the Channel Islands. Jersey isn’t part of the United Kingdom and is separate, having its own international identity and political system. As well as these Jersey has its own currency, the Jersey Pound, which isn’t legal tender outside of Jersey but is considered acceptable in the United Kingdom.

Jersey has been inhabited since the Bronze and Iron Ages, with evidence of Viking settlements being found. Jersey was invaded by the Vikings in the 9th century and was eventually given to the Normans, once William the Conquerer conquered England in 1066. King John lost all territory in Normandy in 1204 to King Philip II Augustus and ever since then the Channel Islands have been internally self-governed.

Jersey has an incredibly high economic output per capita, one that’s only surpassed by two other small countries, Bermuda and Luxembourg. The GDP per capita estimate stands at $57,000. However, this is because Jersey’s economy is based on financial services, tourism and electronic commerce, in reality the standard of living in Jersey is comparable to the rest of the United Kingdom.

Another large part of the economy is agriculture and one of the main aspects of this sector is the Jersey cow, which is a small breed of cow that’s well known for its quality meat, along with its rich milk and cream. In fact the “Jersey Cow” is a well distributed brand of milk, cream and fudge throughout the UK. Along with this the Jersey Royal potato is a local variety of new potato that is famous throughout France and the UK.

You can hire a car in Jersey and travel across the island if you so wish. Car hire in Jersey is made much easier when using AnyCarHire.com. We locate all of the companies that offer hire cars on the island and find you the best deals from them on our website.

 
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