[syn: jersey, T-shirt, tee shirt]
4. a slightly elastic machine-knit fabric;
5. a breed of diary cattle developed on the island of Jersey;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Jersey \Jer"sey\, n.; pl. Jerseys. [From Jersey, the largest
of the Channel Islands.]
[1913 Webster]
1. The finest of wool separated from the rest; combed wool;
also, fine yarn of wool.
[1913 Webster]
2. A kind of knitted jacket; hence, in general, a
closefitting jacket or upper garment made of an elastic
fabric (as stockinet).
[1913 Webster]
3. One of a breed of cattle in the Island of Jersey. Jerseys
are noted for the richness of their milk.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Jersey
n 1: a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original
13 colonies [syn: New Jersey, Jersey, Garden State,
NJ]
2: the largest of the Channel Islands [syn: Jersey, island of
Jersey]
3: a close-fitting pullover shirt [syn: jersey, T-shirt,
tee shirt]
4: a slightly elastic machine-knit fabric
5: a breed of diary cattle developed on the island of Jersey
CIA World Factbook 2002:
Jersey
Introduction Jersey
-------------------
Background: The island of Jersey and the other
Channel Islands represent the last
remnants of the medieval Dukedom of
Normandy that held sway in both
France and England. These islands
were the only British soil occupied
by German troops in World War II.
Geography Jersey
----------------
Location: Western Europe, island in the
English Channel, northwest of France
Geographic coordinates: 49 15 N, 2 10 W
Map references: Europe
Area: total: 116 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 116 sq km
Area - comparative: about 0.7 times the size of
Washington, DC
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 70 km
Maritime claims: exclusive fishing zone: 12 NM
territorial sea: 3 NM
Climate: temperate; mild winters and cool
summers
Terrain: gently rolling plain with low,
rugged hills along north coast
Elevation extremes: lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 143
m
Natural resources: arable land
Land use: arable land: NEGL%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (1998 est.)
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Natural hazards: NA
Environment - current issues: NA
Geography - note: largest and southernmost of Channel
Islands; about 30% of population
concentrated in Saint Helier
People Jersey
-------------
Population: 89,775 (July 2002 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 17.9% (male 8,287;
female 7,729)
15-64 years: 67.3% (male 30,099;
female 30,347)
65 years and over: 14.8% (male
5,729; female 7,584) (2002 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.44% (2002 est.)
Birth rate: 10.86 births/1,000 population (2002
est.)
Death rate: 9.22 deaths/1,000 population (2002
est.)
Net migration rate: 2.78 migrant(s)/1,000 population
(2002 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.08 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.07 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.99 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.76 male(s)/
female
total population: 0.97 male(s)/
female (2002 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 5.52 deaths/1,000 live births (2002
est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 78.78 years
female: 81.4 years (2002 est.)
male: 76.34 years
Total fertility rate: 1.57 children born/woman (2002 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA%
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/ NA
AIDS:
HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA
Nationality: noun: Channel Islander(s)
adjective: Channel Islander
Ethnic groups: UK and Norman-French descent
Religions: Anglican, Roman Catholic, Baptist,
Congregational New Church,
Methodist, Presbyterian
Languages: English (official), French
(official), Norman-French dialect
spoken in country districts
Literacy: definition: NA
total population: NA
male: NA
female: NA
Government Jersey
-----------------
Country name: conventional long form: Bailiwick of
Jersey
conventional short form: Jersey
Dependency status: British crown dependency
Government type: NA
Capital: Saint Helier
Administrative divisions: none (British crown dependency)
Independence: none (British crown dependency)
National holiday: Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Constitution: unwritten; partly statutes, partly
common law and practice
Legal system: English law and local statute
Suffrage: NA years of age; universal adult
Executive branch: chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II
(since 6 February 1952)
elections: none; the monarch is
hereditary; lieutenant governor and
bailiff appointed by the monarch
head of government: Lieutenant
Governor and Commander in Chief Air
Chief Marshall Sir John CHESHIRE
(since 24 January 2001) and Bailiff
Philip Martin BAILHACHE (since NA
February 1995)
cabinet: committees appointed by the
Assembly of the States
Legislative branch: unicameral Assembly of the States
(55 voting members - 12 senators, 12
constables or heads of parishes, 29
deputies; all elected for six-year
terms, half elected every third
year; the bailiff and the deputy
bailiff; and 3 non-voting members -
the Dean of Jersey, the Attorney
General, and the Solicitor General
all appointed by the monarch
elections: last held NA (next to be
held NA)
election results: percent of vote -
NA%; seats - independents 52
Judicial branch: Royal Court (judges elected by an
electoral college and the bailiff)
Political parties and leaders: none; all independents
Political pressure groups and none
leaders:
Diplomatic representation in the US: none (British crown dependency)
Diplomatic representation from the none (British crown dependency)
US:
Flag description: white with a diagonal red cross
extending to the corners of the flag
and in the upper quadrant,
surmounted by a yellow crown, a red
shield holding the three lions of
England in yellow
Economy Jersey
--------------
Economy - overview: The economy is based largely on
international financial services,
agriculture, and tourism. Potatoes,
cauliflower, tomatoes, and
especially flowers are important
export crops, shipped mostly to the
UK. The Jersey breed of dairy cattle
is known worldwide and represents an
important export income earner. Milk
products go to the UK and other EU
countries. In 1996 the finance
sector accounted for about 60% of
the island's output. Tourism,
another mainstay of the economy,
accounts for 24% of GDP. In recent
years, the government has encouraged
light industry to locate in Jersey,
with the result that an electronics
industry has developed alongside the
traditional manufacturing of
knitwear. All raw material and
energy requirements are imported, as
well as a large share of Jersey's
food needs. Light taxes and death
duties make the island a popular tax
haven.
GDP: purchasing power parity - $2.2
billion (1999 est.)
GDP - real growth rate: NA%
GDP - per capita: purchasing power parity - $24,800
(1999 est.)
GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 5%
industry: 2%
services: 93% (1996)
Population below poverty line: NA%
Household income or consumption by lowest 10%: NA%
percentage share: highest 10%: NA%
Inflation rate (consumer prices): 4.7% (1998)
Labor force: 57,050 (1996)
Unemployment rate: 0.7% (1998 est.)
Budget: revenues: $601 million
expenditures: $588 million,
including capital expenditures of
$98 million (2000 est.)
Industries: tourism, banking and finance, dairy
Industrial production growth rate: NA%
Electricity - imports: NA kWh
note: electricity supplied by France
Agriculture - products: potatoes, cauliflower, tomatoes;
beef, dairy products
Exports: $NA
Exports - commodities: light industrial and electrical
goods, foodstuffs, textiles
Exports - partners: UK
Imports: $NA
Imports - commodities: machinery and transport equipment,
manufactured goods, foodstuffs,
mineral fuels, chemicals
Imports - partners: UK
Debt - external: none
Economic aid - recipient: none
Currency: British pound (GBP); note - there is
also a Jersey pound
Currency code: GBP
Exchange rates: Jersey pounds per US dollar - 0.6981
(January 2002), 0.6944 (2001),
0.6596 (2000), 0.6180 (1999), 0.6037
(1998), 0.6106 (1997); the Jersey
pound is at par with the British
pound
Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March
Communications Jersey
---------------------
Telephones - main lines in use: 65,500 (1997)
Telephones - mobile cellular: 4,400 (1997)
Telephone system: general assessment: NA
domestic: NA
international: 3 submarine cables
Radio broadcast stations: AM NA, FM 1, shortwave 0 (1998)
Radios: NA
Television broadcast stations: 1 (1997)
Televisions: NA
Internet country code: .je
Internet Service Providers (ISPs): NA
Internet users: NA
Transportation Jersey
---------------------
Railways: 0 km
Highways: total: 577 km (1995)
paved: NA km
unpaved: NA km
Waterways: none
Ports and harbors: Gorey, Saint Aubin, Saint Helier
Merchant marine: none (2002 est.)
Airports: 1 (2001)
Airports - with paved runways: total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (2001)
Military Jersey
---------------
Military - note: defense is the responsibility of the
UK
Transnational Issues Jersey
---------------------------
Disputes - international: none
U.S. Gazetteer Counties (2000):
Jersey -- U.S. County in Illinois
Population (2000): 21668
Housing Units (2000): 8918
Land area (2000): 369.157434 sq. miles (956.113325 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 7.861732 sq. miles (20.361792 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 377.019166 sq. miles (976.475117 sq. km)
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 39.083608 N, 90.342138 W
Headwords:
Jersey
Jersey, IL
Jersey County
Jersey County, IL
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Jersey, GA -- U.S. town in Georgia
Population (2000): 163
Housing Units (2000): 65
Land area (2000): 0.780110 sq. miles (2.020475 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.780110 sq. miles (2.020475 sq. km)
FIPS code: 42184
Located within: Georgia (GA), FIPS 13
Location: 33.716872 N, 83.803943 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Jersey, GA
Jersey