Channel Islands

Although the Channel Islands are British Crown dependencies they are not part of the United Kingdom. The group of islands are situated in the English channel close to Normandy on the French coast. The channel islands have 2 separate self governing bailiwicks, Jersey and Guernsey with St Helier being the capital of Jersey and St Peter Port the capital of Guernsey.

The islands of Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou and Lihou are all inhabited islands within the Guernsey bailiwick as are the smaller uninhabited islands of Burhou and the Casquets. The bailiwick of Jersey includes the small unhabited islets of Minquiers, Écréhous, Les Dirouilles and Les Pierres de Lecq.

The Chausey islands, which are to the south of Jersey are generally defined as French Channel Islands because they are under French jurisdiction and not British Crown dependencies.

Although tourism is one of the major industries of the Channel Islands, financial services and the agricultural industry are strong on the islands.

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