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Area > Comparative about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
Area > Comparative to US places a little less than one half the size of Rhode Island
Area > Land	6.5 sq km		[232nd of 238]
Area > Land (per capita)	0.232 sq km per 1,000 people		[223rd of 227]
Area > Total	6.5 sq km		[244th of 250]
Area > Total (per capita)	0.232 sq km per 1,000 people		[227th of 231]
Area > Water	0 sq km		[197th of 239]
Area > Water (per capita)	0 sq km per million people		[188th of 225]
Climate Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers
Coastline	12 km		[219th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Rock of Gibraltar 426 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Mediterranean Sea 0 m
Geographic coordinates	36 08 N, 5 21 W
Geography > Note strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
Land boundaries > Border countries	Spain 1.2 km
Land boundaries > Total	1.2 km		[165th of 166]
Land boundaries > Total (per capita)	42.854 km per million people		[143rd of 164]
Land use > Arable land	0%		[232nd of 258]
Land use > Other	100%		[19th of 258]
Land use > Permanent crops	0%		[222nd of 258]
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
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	3 nautical mile		[183rd of 191]
Natural resources	none
Population density	4,486.92 people per sqkm		[5th of 256]
tallest mountains > Mountain	Rock of Gibraltar
Terrain a narrow coastal lowland borders the Rock of Gibraltar

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