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Area > Comparative eight times the size of Washington, DC
Area > Land	1,399 sq km		[176th of 238]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Area > Total	1,399 sq km		[186th of 250]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Area > Water	0 sq km		[158th of 239]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Climate mild winters, cool summers; usually overcast; foggy, windy
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Coastline	1,117 km		[89th of 271]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Slaettaratindur 882 m
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Atlantic Ocean 0 m
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Geographic coordinates	62 00 N, 7 00 W
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Land use > Arable land	2.14%		[184th of 258]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[203rd of 258]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Location Northern Europe, island group between the Norwegian Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, about half way between Iceland and Norway
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Map references Europe
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	3 nautical mile		[178th of 191]
Source: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006
Natural resources fish, whales, hydropower, possible oil and gas
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density	29.35 people per sqkm		[169th of 256]
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Population density > people per sq. km	34.52 people/m²		[147th of 204]
Source: Heal The World Foundation.
Surface area > sq. km	1,399 km²		[172nd of 206]
Source: World Development Indicators database
tallest mountains > Mountain	Slættaratindur
Source: World Development Indicators database
Terrain rugged, rocky, some low peaks; cliffs along most of coast
Source: Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

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