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

63,200 (2019 census)

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
General References
Sallabank 2013
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Guernsey is 3. All are living languages. Of these, 1 is indigenous and 2 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 2 are institutional and 1 is dying.