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Sark
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Sark, Fr. Sercq (sĕrk), island (1991 pop. 575), 2 sq mi (5 sq km), in the English Channel, E of Guernsey, one of the Channel Islands Channel Islands, archipelago (2005 est. pop. 156,000), 75 sq mi (194 sq km), 10 mi (16 km) off the coast of Normandy, France, in the English Channel. The main islands are Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney, and Sark, and there are several smaller islands, including Herm,
..... Click the link for more information. . It is divided into Great Sark and Little Sark, which are connected by a natural causeway, the Coupée. The interior is reached through tunnels from Creux Harbour, the landing place, on the east. The island belongs to Guernsey bailiwick; its local government is a survival of the feudal system. The resident economic activity is agriculture.
Sark
an island in the English Channel in the Channel Islands, consisting of Great Sark and Little Sark, connected by an isthmus: ruled by a hereditary Seigneur or Dame. Pop.: 591 (2000). Area: 5 sq. km (2 sq. miles)


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Quite simply we had democracy, it arrived through the ballot box here on Wednesday, and the vote hasn't gone in their favour," Paul Armorgie, a member of the newly-elected Chief Pleas, or parliament, told BBC radio.
Tycoons pull plug on Sark after poll slap by AFP / AFP European Edition
Now that we have a fully elected, fully democratic Chief Pleas and the constitutional issues are all but settled, we can concentrate on domestic issues which have been put on the back burner for so long," he said.
Tycoons close businesses after British island poll: reports by AFP / AFP Global Edition
The seigneur is the head of the government, while the seneschal is Sark's chief judge and the president of the Chief Pleas.
Billionaires angry at island vote by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England)
 
 
 
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