Guernsey, Europe
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Guernsey is a Crown dependency excelling in fiduciary and fund-administration services, rolling out island-wide fibre, and trialling tidal-energy pilot arrays.
Guernsey in one word would be “Cow,” meaning dairy breed.
Guernsey Flag
Guernsey armorial
Guernsey is a country located in the Northern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent.
Guernsey administrative divisions
10 parishes
- Castel,
- Forest,
- Saint Andrew,
- Saint Martin,
- Saint Peter Port,
- Saint Pierre du Bois,
- Saint Sampson,
- Saint Saviour,
- Torteval,
- Vale.
note - Saint Anne on the island of Alderney and Saint Peter on the island of Sark as two additional parishes for Guernsey are sometimes listed.
Easy learning about Guernsey |
The capital city of Guernsey is St Peter Port.
| Guernsey is located in | Northern Europe Europe Continent Inhabitants of Guernsey are called Guernseymen and Guernseywomen |
| Overseas territory of | United Kingdom |
| Guernsey has a population of | 64,017 inhabitants within a total area of 78 Km2 (48 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Guernsey ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 49° 28' N, 2° 35' W Open in Google Maps |
| Guernsey Climate | tropical; generally hot and humid; monsoonal-type rainy season (June to November) with southwesterly winds; dry season (December to May) with northeasterly harmattan winds |
| Most predominant religion | Protestant (Anglican, Presbyterian, Baptist, Congregational, Methodist), |
| Second most predominant religion | Roman Catholic |
| Currency name & code | Pound (GBP) |
| Internet ccTLD | .gg |
| Guernsey calling code | +-1 437 |
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