Channel Islands
a group of islands in the English Channel, off the W. coast of department La Manche, in France. They belong to Great Britain, and consist of Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, and Sark, with some dependent islets. They are almost exempt from taxation, and their inhabitants enjoy besides all the privileges of British subjects. The government is in the hands of bodies called the "states," some members of which are named by the crown, while others are chosen by the people, and others sit ex officio. The islands have been fortified at great expense. They form the only remains of the Norman provinces once subject to England. Area 75 square miles; pop. almost 100,000.
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