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Area > Comparative about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC
Area > Comparative to US places about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	116 sq km		[217th of 238]
Area > Total	116 sq km		[229th of 250]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[210th of 239]
Climate temperate; mild winters and cool summers
Coastline	70 km		[186th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	unnamed location 143 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Geographic coordinates	49 15 N, 2 10 W
Geography > Note largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
Land use > Arable land	0%		[235th of 258]
Land use > Other	100%		[22nd of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[229th of 258]
Location Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France
Map references Europe
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	3 nautical mile		[184th of 191]
Natural resources	arable land
Population density	773.46 people per sqkm		[12th of 256]
Terrain gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast

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