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| GIBRALTAR GEOGRAPHY STATS: |
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Area > Comparative
about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
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Area > Land
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231 sq km
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[231st of 236]
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Area > Total
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243 sq km
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[243rd of 248]
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Area > Water
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194 sq km
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[194th of 237]
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Climate
Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers |
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Coastline
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202 km
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[202nd of 249]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Rock of Gibraltar 426 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Mediterranean Sea 0 m |
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Geographic coordinates
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36 8 N, 5 21 W |
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Geography > Note
strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea |
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Land boundaries > Border countries
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Spain 1.2 km |
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Land boundaries > Total
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160 km
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[160th of 161]
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Land use > Arable land
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236 %
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[236th of 241]
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Land use > Other
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20 %
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[20th of 241]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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231 %
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[231st of 241]
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Location
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain |
Map references
Europe |
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Natural resources
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none |
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Population density
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5 people per sqkm |
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[5th of 256]
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Terrain
a narrow coastal lowland borders the Rock of Gibraltar |
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; Total water area in square kilometers
; A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
; The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
; Highest point above sea level
; Lowest point relative to sea level
; This entry includes rounded latitude and longitude figures for the purpose of finding the approximate geographic center of an entity and is based on the Gazetteer of Conventional Names, Third Edition, August 1988, US Board on Geographic Names and on other sources.
; This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere.
; Length of land boundaries by border country
; The total length of all land boundaries and the individual lengths for each of the contiguous border countries
; The percentage of used land that is arable. Arable land is land cultivated for crops that are replanted after each harvest like wheat, maize, and rice
; The percentage share of used land that is not arable or under permanent crops. This includes permanent meadows and pastures, forests and woodlands, built-on areas, roads, barren land, etc.
; The percentage share of used land on which permanent crops are grown. This is land cultivated for crops that are not replanted after each harvest like citrus, coffee, and rubber. It includes land under flowering shrubs, fruit trees, nut trees, and vines, but excludes land under trees grown for wood or timber.
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; A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
; People per square kilometre, in 1999. At this time the world average was 14.42.; A brief description of the topography
ALTERNATIVE NAMES:
Gibraltar
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