Jersey

Jersey is the largest of the Channel Islands and a British Crown dependency situated in the Bay of Mont Saint-Michel approximately fourteen miles from the coast of Normandy, France. The island covers approximately 45 square miles and has a population of approximately 110,000, making it a substantial self-governing jurisdiction with its own government, the States of Jersey, and its own financial and legal systems. Jersey is known for its Jersey Royal potatoes, its dairy cattle breed, its mild climate and attractive coastline, and its significant offshore financial services industry. The island was occupied by Germany from 1940 to 1945 and retains extensive German fortifications as part of the Atlantic Wall.