Sark
Sign in to saveSark (Sercquiais: or , ) 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. It was a royal fiefdom until 2008, when the Constitution of Sark went into effect.
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Sark is a small island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a self-governing British Crown Dependency with its own legal system based on Norman law. The island transitioned from being a royal fiefdom to a constitutional system in 2008, when its Constitution took effect.
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Key facts
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- Sark
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- / (Sercquiais)
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- Jurisdiction of the Bailiwick of Guernsey
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- Sark
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- Flag_of_Sark_(bordered).svg
- Dependency.flag_size
- 130px
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- Flag of Sark
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- Coat of arms of Sark.svg
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- 80px
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- Coat of arms
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- "God Save the King"God Save the King / Queen
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- Location of Sark
Article
40 sectionsContents
- Geography and geology
- Toponymy
- Old records
- Etymology
- History
- Early history
- Recent history
- Transition to new system of government
- Dark Sky Community status
- Seigneur
- Seneschal
- Tenants
- Chief Pleas
- Officers
- ''Clameur de haro''
- Periodicals
- Sercquiais
- Economy
- Tourism and financial services
- Taxation
- Sark Company Registry
- Education
- Population
- Transport
- Religion
- Law enforcement
- Emergency services
- Sport
- Sark in media
- Norman literature
- English literature
- French literature
- In music
- Television
- See also
- References
- Notes
- Citations
- Further reading
- External links
Sark (Sercquiais: or , ) 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. It was a royal fiefdom until 2008, when the Constitution of Sark went into effect.
Sark has a population of about 500. Including the nearby island of Brecqhou, it has an area of . Little Sark is a peninsula joined by a natural but high and very narrow isthmus to the rest of Sark Island.