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| Location: |
Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France
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| Geographic coordinates: |
49 15 N, 2 10 W
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| Area: |
total:
116 sq km
land:
116 sq km
water:
0 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
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| Maritime claims: |
exclusive fishing zone:
12 NM
territorial sea:
3 NM
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| Climate: |
temperate; mild winters and cool summers
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| Terrain: |
gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point:
unnamed location 143 m
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| Natural resources: |
arable land
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| Land use: |
arable land:
66%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
34%
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| Environment - current issues: |
NA
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| Geography - note: |
largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
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