Channel Islands (crown dependencies)

E4428
British Crown dependency group of islands overseas territory grouping

The Channel Islands are a group of self-governing British Crown dependencies in the English Channel, known for their unique blend of British and French cultural influences and distinct legal and tax systems.

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Observed surface forms (20)

Surface form Occurrences
Channel Islands 47
Jersey 36
Guernsey 26

Statements (59)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British Crown dependency ⓘ
group of islands ⓘ
overseas territory grouping ⓘ
capital Saint Helier ⓘ
Saint Peter Port ⓘ
climate oceanic climate ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalInfluence British culture ⓘ
French culture ⓘ
currency Guernsey pound ⓘ
Jersey pound ⓘ
Pound sterling ⓘ
defenceResponsibility United Kingdom ⓘ
europeanUnionStatus not part of European Union ⓘ
foreignRelationsResponsibility United Kingdom ⓘ
governmentType self-governing parliamentary democracy ⓘ
hasPart Channel Islands (crown dependencies) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Alderney

Channel Islands (crown dependencies) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Bailiwick of Guernsey

Channel Islands (crown dependencies) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Bailiwick of Jersey

Brecqhou ⓘ
Chausey (historically associated) ⓘ
Channel Islands (crown dependencies) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Guernsey

Herm ⓘ
Channel Islands (crown dependencies) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Jersey

Jethou ⓘ
Les Minquiers ⓘ
Les Écréhous ⓘ
Lihou ⓘ
Sark ⓘ
headOfState Charles III, King of Canada ⓘ
surface form: Charles III
historicalAffiliation Normandy ⓘ
surface form: Duchy of Normandy
historicalEvent occupied by Germany during World War II ⓘ
historicalLanguage Anglo-Norman ⓘ
surface form: Norman language
importantEconomicSector agriculture ⓘ
tourism ⓘ
internationalOrganizationStatus not a member state of United Nations ⓘ
legalSystem based on Norman customary law ⓘ
separate from United Kingdom legal system ⓘ
locatedIn English Channel ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
locatedNear Normandy ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf France ⓘ
monarch Charles III, King of Canada ⓘ
surface form: Charles III
notPartOf United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom parliamentary constituencies ⓘ
officialLanguage English ⓘ
partOf British Isles ⓘ
postalCodeFormat GY and JE prefixes ⓘ
primaryEconomicSector financial services ⓘ
regionalLanguage Guernésiais ⓘ
Jèrriais ⓘ
Sercquiais ⓘ
religionMajority Christianity ⓘ
representationInUKParliament none ⓘ
sovereignState United Kingdom ⓘ
taxStatus low-tax jurisdiction ⓘ
not part of United Kingdom for tax purposes ⓘ
timeZone UTC+0 ⓘ
timeZoneDST UTC+1 ⓘ

Referenced by (162)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Duke of Normandy → territorialExtentModern → Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Channel Islands only
Jersey pound → territory → Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bailiwick of Jersey
Europe/London → timeZoneOf → Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Channel Islands
Jèrriais → traditionalLanguageOf → Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jersey
Anglo-Norman → usedIn → Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Channel Islands
British Isles English → usedIn → Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Channel Islands
Guernsey Legal French → usedIn → Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bailiwick of Guernsey
Guernsey pound → usedIn → Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Guernsey
Guernsey pound → usedIn → Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Alderney
British Summer Time → usedInRegion → Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Channel Islands
Guernsey pound → usedPrimarilyOn → Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
this entity surface form: island of Guernsey
Victor Hugo → wasExiledTo → Channel Islands (crown dependencies) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Jersey