Location:
Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France

Geographic coordinates:
49 15 N, 2 10 W

Map references:
Europe

Area:
total: 116 sq km
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land: 116 sq km
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water: 0 sq km
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country comparison to the world: 225

Area - comparative:
about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:
0 km

Coastline:
70 km
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Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
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exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm
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Climate:
temperate; mild winters and cool summers

Terrain:
gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast

Elevation:
0 m lowest point: English Channel
136 highest point: Les Platons

Natural resources:
arable land

Land use:
agricultural land: 66% (2011 est.)
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arable land: 66% (2011 est.)
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permanent crops: 0% (2011 est.)
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permanent pasture: 0% (2011 est.)
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forest: 0% (2011 est.)
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other: 34% (2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - other country ranks ]

Irrigated land:
NA
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Population distribution:
fairly even distribution; no notable trends

Natural hazards:
very large tidal variation can be hazardous to navigation

Environment - current issues:
habitat and species depletion due to human encroachment; water pollution; improper solid waste disposal

Geography - note:
largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier