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CHANNEL ISLANDER GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative 113
Area > Land 216 sq km [th of 236]
Area > Total 228 sq km [th of 248]
Area > Water 170 sq km [th of 237]
    (per capita) 196 sq km per 1 million peo [th of 225]
Climate 237
Coastline 178 km [th of 249]
    (per capita) 64 km per 1 million people [th of 230]
Elevation extremes > Highest point 237
Elevation extremes > Lowest point 237
Geographic coordinates 237
Geography > Note 239
Land use > Arable land 222 % [th of 241]
Land use > Other 14 % [th of 241]
Location 239
Map references 245
Maritime claims > Exclusive fishing zone 32 nm [th of 33]
Natural resources 235
Population density 12 people per sqkm [th of 256]
Terrain 232

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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 ; Total water area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.; 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. ; The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea. Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.; 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 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 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: Jersey, Bailiwick of Jersey

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