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Area > Comparative eight times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	1,399 sq km		[176th of 238]
Area > Total	1,399 sq km		[186th of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[158th of 239]
Climate mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy
Coastline	1,117 km		[89th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Slaettaratindur 882 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Geographic coordinates	62 00 N, 7 00 W
Land use > Arable land	2.14%		[184th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[203rd of 258]
Location Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Iceland and Norway
Map references Europe
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	3 nautical mile		[178th of 191]
Natural resources fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
Population density	29.35 people per sqkm		[169th of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	34.52 people/m²		[147th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	1,399 km²		[172nd of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Slættaratindur
Terrain rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast

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