Area > comparative
about one-half the size of Washington, DC
slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey
DEFINITION:
The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Area > Comparative to US places
about one-half the size of Washington, DC
slightly less than twice the size of New Jersey
DEFINITION:
This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).
SOURCE:
All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Area > land
78 sq km
33,883 sq km
DEFINITION:
Total land area in square kilometres
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 219th in 2008.
Ranked 133rd in 2008. 433 times more than Guernsey
Area > land (per capita)
1.2 sq km
per 1,000 people
2.0 sq km
per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 214th in 2008.
Ranked 204th in 2008. 72% more than Guernsey
Area > total
78 sq km
41,526 sq km
DEFINITION:
Total area in square kilometers
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 231st in 2008.
Ranked 140th in 2008. 531 times more than Guernsey
Area > total (per capita)
1.2 sq km
per 1,000 people
2.5 sq km
per 1,000 people
DEFINITION:
Total area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 218th in 2008.
Ranked 205th in 2008. 110% more than Guernsey
Climate
temperate with mild winters and cool summers; about 50% of days are overcast
temperate; marine; cool summers and mild winters
DEFINITION:
A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Coastline
50 km
451 km
DEFINITION:
The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 5th.
Ranked 121st.
Elevation extremes > highest point
unnamed location on Sark 114 m
Vaalserberg 322 m
DEFINITION:
Highest point above sea level
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Elevation extremes > lowest point
Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Zuidplaspolder -7 m
DEFINITION:
Lowest point relative to sea level
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Geography > note
large, deepwater harbor at Saint Peter Port
located at mouths of three major European rivers (Rhine, Maas or Meuse, and Schelde)
DEFINITION:
This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Location
Western Europe, islands in the English Channel, northwest of France
Western Europe, bordering the North Sea, between Belgium and Germany
DEFINITION:
The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Map references
Europe
Europe
DEFINITION:
The name of the CIA World Factbook reference map on which a country may be found. The entry on Geographic coordinates may be helpful in finding some smaller countries.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Maritime claims > exclusive fishing zone
12 nautical mile
200 nautical mile
DEFINITION:
Exclusive fishing zone - while this term is not used in the LOS Convention, some States (e.g. the United Kingdom) have chosen not to claim an EEZ, but rather to claim jurisdiction over the living resources off their coast; in such cases, the term exclusive fishing zone is often used.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 32nd in 2008.
Ranked 20th in 2008. 16 times more than Guernsey
Maritime claims > territorial sea
3 nautical mile
12 nautical mile
DEFINITION:
territorial sea - the sovereignty of a coastal State extends beyond its land territory and internal waters to an adjacent belt of sea, described as the territorial sea in the LOS Convention (Part II); this sovereignty extends to the air space over the territorial sea as well as its underlying seabed and subsoil; every State has the right to establish the breadth of its territorial sea up to a limit not exceeding 12 nautical miles. A full and definitive definition can be found in the Law of the Sea (LOS) Convention.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Ranked 188th in 2008.
Ranked 27th in 2008. 3 times more than Guernsey
Natural hazards
NA
flooding
DEFINITION:
Potential natural disasters.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Natural resources
cropland
natural gas, petroleum, peat, limestone, salt, sand and gravel, arable land
DEFINITION:
A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
Population density
337.04 people per sqkm
466.45 people per sqkm
DEFINITION:
People per square kilometre, in 1999. At this time the world average was 14.42.
SOURCE:
Heal The World Foundation.
Ranked 29th.
Ranked 18th. 38% more than Guernsey
Terrain
mostly level with low hills in southwest
mostly coastal lowland and reclaimed land (polders); some hills in southeast
DEFINITION:
A brief description of the topography
SOURCE:
CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011
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