Time Difference
UTC 0 (5 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Travel Climate
Temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
Travel Currency
British pound (GBP); note - there is also a Guernsey pound
Languages
English, French, Norman-French dialect spoken in country districts
Ethnic Groups
UK and Norman-French descent
National Holiday
Liberation Day, 9 May (1945)
Geographic Coordinates
49 28 N, 2 35 W
Location
Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Airports
2