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Guernsey is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. It is one of the Channel Islands, and is the main administration island of the Bailiwick of Guernsey'. Elizabeth II is the head of state, but it has a government of its own, with its own laws and special status when it comes to taxes. 65,573 people live there.

The Island

Guernsey has 10 parishes. These are Castel, Forest, St Andrews, St Martins, St Peter Port, St Pierre du bois, St Sampson, St Saviour's, Torteval, Vale.

St Peter Port is the biggest parish by terms of population, with 16,500 people living there.

Language

Guernsey has its own dialect of the Norman language, called Guernesiais. It is spoken by only 2% of the population, but is understood by around 14%. This means that only 1300 people speak it, and most of these people are elderly. Only 1 in every 1000 young people can speak it.

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-'''Guernsey''' is an [[island]] in the [[English Channel]] off the coast of [[Normandy]]. It is one of the [[Channel Islands]], and is the main administration island of the [[Bailiwick of Guernsey]]'. It has [[Elizabeth II]] as its head of state, but has a government of its own, with its own laws and special status when it comes to [[tax]]es.
+'''Guernsey''' is an [[island]] in the [[English Channel]] off the coast of [[Normandy]]. It is one of the [[Channel Islands]], and is the main administration island of the [[Bailiwick of Guernsey]]'. [[Elizabeth II]] is the head of state, but it has a government of its own, with its own laws and special status when it comes to [[tax]]es.
 ,573 people live there.
 == The Island ==
 Guernsey has 10 parishes. These are
-[[Castel, Guernsey|Castel]], [[Forest, Guernsey|Forest]], [[St Andrews, Guernsey|St Andrews]], [[St Martins, Guernsey|St Martins]], [[St Peter Port, Guernsey|St Peter Port]], [[St Pierre du bois, Guernsey|St Pierre du bois]], [[St Sampson, Guernsey| St Sampson]], [[St Saviour's, Guernsey|St Saviour's]], [[Torteval, Guernsey|Torteval]], [[Vale, Guernsey|Vale]].
+[[Castel, Guernsey|Castel]], [[Forest, Guernsey|Forest]], [[St Andrews, Guernsey|St Andrews]], [[St Martins, Guernsey|St Martins]], [[St Peter Port, Guernsey|St Peter Port]], [[St Pierre du bois, Guernsey|St Pierre du bois]], [[St Sampson, Guernsey|St Sampson]], [[St Saviour's, Guernsey|St Saviour's]], [[Torteval, Guernsey|Torteval]], [[Vale, Guernsey|Vale]].
 St Peter Port is the biggest parish by terms of population, with 16,500 people living there.
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Dependencies	Akrotiri and Dhekelia¹ – Azores⁵ – Ceuta^{5, 6} – Faroe Islands⁵ – Gibraltar⁵ – Greenland^5,2 – Guernsey – Jan Mayen – Jersey – Isle of Man – Melilla^5,6 – Svalbard
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