Sark
Sark | |
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Jurisdiction of the Bailiwick of Guernsey | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Anthem: "God Save the King"[a] | |
Location of Sark (circled) in the Bailiwick of Guernsey (red) | |
Map of Sark within the Bailiwick | |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Crown Dependency | Bailiwick of Guernsey |
| Separation from the Duchy of Normandy | 1204 |
| Fief granted to Hellier de Carteret | 1565 |
| Feudalism abolished | 9 April 2008 |
| Official languages | English |
| Recognised regional languages | Sercquiais |
| Government | Self-governing dependency under a parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Duke of Normandy | Charles III |
• Seigneur | Christopher Beaumont |
| Government of the United Kingdom | |
• Minister | Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.45 km2 (2.10 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2023 census | 562[2] |
• Density | 103/km2 (266.8/sq mi) |
| Currency | (GBP) |
| Time zone | UTC±00:00 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (BST) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | Left |
| Calling code | +44 |
| UK postcode | GY10 |
| ISO 3166 code | GG (CQ reserved) [3] |
| Internet TLD | .gg (.cq reserved) |
Sark (Sercquiais: Sèr or Cerq, French: Sercq) is an island in the southwestern English Channel, off the coast of Normandy, and part of the archipelago of the Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a self-governing British Crown Dependency, with its own set of laws based on Norman law, and its own parliament.[4] It was a royal fiefdom until 2008, when the Constitution of Sark went into effect.
Sark has a population of about 500.[5] Including the nearby island of Brecqhou, it has an area of 2.10 square miles (5.44 km2).[6] Little Sark is a peninsula joined by a natural but high and very narrow isthmus to the rest of Sark Island.
Sark is one of the few places in the world where cars are banned from roads, and only tractors, bicycles, and horse-drawn vehicles are allowed.[7] In 2011, Sark was designated as a Dark Sky Community and the first Dark Sky Island in the world.[8]
- ^ "National Anthem". The Royal Family. Archived from the original on 20 May 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ Chief Pleas (2023). Report on the 2022 Sark Census (PDF) (Report). Chief Pleas. p. 4. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
- ^ "ISO 3166: CQ".
- ^ Morris, Caroline (11 December 2018). "Constitutional Status of Sark" (PDF). Letter to Policy Development Team, Sark Chief Pleas. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Too many people – or not enough? Jersey's population dilemma". Jersey Evening Post. 9 April 2015. Archived from the original on 13 July 2018.
- ^ "The official website for the Island of Sark". Sark Tourism. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ Walden, Lisa (16 August 2020). "The idyllic car-free island of Sark is looking for 500 new residents". Country Living. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
- ^ Palca, Joe (February 2011). "Lights Out: Tiny Sark Named First 'Dark-Sky' Island". NPR. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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