Time Difference:
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Airports:
1
Travel Climate:
temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Travel Currency:
British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Jersey pound
Languages:
English (official), French (official), Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Ethnic Groups:
UK and Norman-French descent
National Holiday:
Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Geographic Coordinates:
49 15 N, 2 10 W
Location:
Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France