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Sark

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Sark (Sercquiais: Sèr or Cerq) is a part of the Channel Islands in the southwestern English Channel, off the coast of Normandy, France. It is a royal fief, which forms part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, with its own set of laws based on Norman law and its own parliament. It has a population of about 500.[4] Sark (including the nearby island of Brecqhou) has an area of 2.10 square miles (5.44 km2).[5] Little Sark is a peninsula joined by a natural but high and very narrow isthmus to the rest of Sark Island.

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Official seal of Sark
Coat of arms
Anthem: "God Save the King"
Sark is located in English Channel
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Location of Sark (circled)

in the Bailiwick of Guernsey (red)

Map of Sark within the Bailiwick
Map of Sark within the Bailiwick
Sovereign stateUnited Kingdom
Crown DependencyBailiwick of Guernsey
Separation from the Duchy of Normandy1204
Fief granted to Hellier de Carteret1565
Feudalism abolished9 April 2008
Official languagesEnglish
Recognised regional languagesSercquiais
GovernmentSelf-governing dependency under a parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Charles III
 Seigneur
Christopher Beaumont
LegislatureChief Pleas
Area
 Total
5.45 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Population
 2023 census
562[1]
 Density
103/km2 (266.8/sq mi)
Currency (GBP)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (GMT)
  Summer (DST)
UTC+01:00 (BST)
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy
Driving sideleft
Calling code+44
UK postcode
ISO 3166 codeGG (CQ reserved) [2]
Internet TLD.gg (.cq reserved)[3]
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Sark is one of the few remaining places in the world where cars are banned from roads and only tractors, bicycles and horse-drawn vehicles are allowed.[6] In 2011, Sark was designated as a Dark Sky Community and the first Dark Sky Island in the world.[7]