Guernsey
Bailiwick of Guernsey · Guernesey · Dgèrnésiais
Guernsey (GG, GGY) is a territory in Northern Europe, with St. Peter Port as its capital. The currency is the British Pound (GBP, £). The international dialling code is +44 and the trunk prefix is 0; mobile numbers are written like 07781 123456. The time zone is Europe/Guernsey. Official language: English.
CurrencyGBP£
Dial code+44e.g. 07781 123456
Time zoneGuernseyUTC+00:00
LanguageEnglish
CapitalSt. Peter Port
Population67.8K78 km²
Overview
- Official name
- Bailiwick of Guernsey
- Native name
- Guernsey · Guernesey · Dgèrnésiais
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-2
- GG
- ISO 3166-1 alpha-3
- GGY
- ISO 3166-1 numeric
- 831
- Demonym
- Channel Islander
- Capital
- St. Peter Port
- Region
- Europe › Northern Europe
- Status
- Dependency or territory
- Groups
- Northern Europe
- Internet domain
- .gg
- Coordinates
- 49.46666666, -2.58333333
- Area
- 78 km²
- Population
- 67,787
- GDP
- $3.5B ($51.1K per person)
- Literacy
- 100%
- Landlocked
- No
- Land borders
- None
Currency
British Pound GBP
- Symbol
- £
- Minor units
- 2 decimals
- Example
- £1,234.50
Languages
| Language | Status | Share of population | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| English en | Official | 100% (67.8K) |
Time zones
| Time zone | Local time | Standard | Daylight saving | Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe/Guernsey | UTC+00:00 | UTC+01:00 | Greenwich Mean Time |
Phone numbers
- Calling code
- +44
- Dial-out prefix
- 00
- Trunk prefix
- 0
- National number length
- 7–10 digits
- Emergency number
- 112 pattern 112|999
Number types
| Type | National format | International format | Layout | Digits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fixed line | 01481 256789 | +44 1481 256789 | XXXXX XXXXXX | 10 |
| Mobile | 07781 123456 | +44 7781 123456 | XXXXX XXXXXX | 10 |
| Toll free | 0800 123 4567 | +44 800 123 4567 | XXXX XXX XXXX | 7, 9, 10 |
| Premium rate | 0901 234 5678 | +44 901 234 5678 | XXXX XXX XXXX | 7, 10 |
| Personal number | 070 1234 5678 | +44 70 1234 5678 | XXX XXXX XXXX | 10 |
| VoIP | 056 1234 5678 | +44 56 1234 5678 | XXX XXXX XXXX | 10 |
| Pager | 076 4012 3456 | +44 76 4012 3456 | XXX XXXX XXXX | 10 |
| Universal access | 055 1234 5678 | +44 55 1234 5678 | XXX XXXX XXXX | 10 |
Address and postal code
Address layout
{Name}
{Organization}
{Street address}
{City}
GUERNSEY
{Postal code}
- Required fields
- Street address, City, Postal code
- Uppercase fields
- City, Postal code
Postal code
- Pattern
GY\d[\dA-Z]? ?\d[ABD-HJLN-UW-Z]{2}- Examples
- GY1 1AA · GY2 2BT
- Post office lookup
- http://www.guernseypost.com/postcode_finder/
Calendar, units and conventions
- First day of the week
- Monday
- Weekend
- Saturday to Sunday
- First week of the year
- Contains at least 4 days of the new year
- Hour cycle
- 24-hour (0–23), also h, hb, hB
- Calendars
- gregorian
- Measurement system
- Metric
- Temperature
- Celsius
- Paper size
- A4
- Locales
Number and date formats
As written by the English (Guernsey) locale (en-GG), amounts in GBP.
- Number
- 1,234,567.891
- Percent
- 45.7%
- Currency (GBP)
- £1,234,567.89
- Accounting
- (£1,234,567.89)
- Currency, name
- 1,234,567.89 UK pounds
- Compact short
- 1.2M
- Compact long
- 1.2 million
- Scientific
- 1.235E6
- Speed
- 88 kilometres per hour
- Temperature
- 21.5°C
- Date, full
- Friday, 27 March 2026
- Date, long
- 27 March 2026
- Date, medium
- 27 Mar 2026
- Date, short
- 27/03/2026
- Time, medium
- 15:04:05
- Time, short
- 15:04
- Date and time
- 27 Mar 2026, 15:04
- Month and year
- March 2026
- Weekday
- Friday
- Relative time
- yesterday · in 3 days · 2 hours ago
- List: and
- A, B and C
- List: or
- A, B or C