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Area > Comparative
slightly more than three times the size of Washington, DC |
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Area > Land
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186 sq km
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[186th of 236]
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Area > Total
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197 sq km
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[197th of 248]
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Area > Water
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159 sq km
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[159th of 237]
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Climate
temperate; cool summers and mild winters; overcast about one-third of the time |
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Coastline
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154 km
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[154th of 249]
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Elevation extremes > Highest point
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Snaefell 621 m |
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Elevation extremes > Lowest point
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Irish Sea 0 m |
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Geographic coordinates
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54 15 N, 4 30 W |
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Geography > Note
one small islet, the Calf of Man, lies to the southwest, and is a bird sanctuary |
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Irrigated land
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178 sq km
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[178th of 185]
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Land use > Arable land
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119 %
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[119th of 241]
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Land use > Other
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103 %
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[103rd of 241]
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Land use > Permanent crops
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203 %
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[203rd of 241]
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Location
Western Europe, island in the Irish Sea, between Great Britain and Ireland |
Map references
Europe |
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Maritime claims > Exclusive fishing zone
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33 nm
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[33rd of 33]
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Natural resources
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none |
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Population density
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76 people per sqkm |
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[76th of 256]
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Terrain
hills in north and south bisected by central valley |
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SOURCES: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
; Total land area in square kilometres
; Total area in square kilometers
; 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.
; The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
; 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.
; The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
; 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.
; 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.
; 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:
Man, Isle of, Isle of Man
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