Guernsey
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Official Name
Bailiwick of Guernsey
Sovereignty Comment
The British monarch in Privy Council remains responsible for the sovereign duties of military defense, ‘good government’, and for most international relations
Population Full
65,600 (2016 UNSD)
General Remarks
The bailliwick consists of Guernsey, Sark/Sercq, Alderney/Aurigny, Herm, Brecquo, Jethou and Lihou islands; smaller islands are dependencies of Guernsey Island proper
Principal Languages
English, French
Immigrant Languages
Portuguese
General References
Sallabank 2013
Language Counts
The number of individual languages listed for Guernsey is 3. All are living languages. Of these, 0 are indigenous and 3 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional and 1 is dying.