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Location: The Channel Islands are an archipelago of islands off the coast of France in the English Channel and are Crown Dependencies of The United Kingdom.
Description: The main islands are Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, Sark and Herm, and with the other smaller islands make up a total area of 194 sq km.
Climate: Temperate with mild damp cloudy winters and warm drier sunnier summers.
Population: Guernsey has a population of about 65,000, and Jersey has about 90,000 people.
Official Language(s): English, French
Government: Guernsey and Jersey have separate parliaments.
Currency: GBP
Income Tax: Flat rate of 20%, set by occupying Germans in WWII.
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