Guernsey

Northern EuropeTerritory

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CapitalSt. Peter Port

Population—

RegionEurope

Area78 km²

LanguagesEnglish, French, Guernésiais

CurrencyBritish pound, Guernsey pound

PeopleChannel Islander

About

Guernsey is the second-largest island in the Channel Islands, located 27 miles (43 km) west of the Cotentin Peninsula, Normandy. It is the largest island in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, which includes five other inhabited islands – Alderney, Herm, Jethou, Lihou and Sark – and many small islets and rocks. The bailiwick has a population of 63,950, the vast majority of whom live on Guernsey, and the island has a land area of 24 square miles (62 km2).