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Geography Stats: compare key data on Jan Mayen & Philippines

Definitions

  • Area > Comparative: The area of various small countries expressed in comparison to various areas within the United States of America.
  • Area > Comparative to US places: This entry provides an area comparison based on total area equivalents. Most entities are compared with the entire US or one of the 50 states based on area measurements (1990 revised) provided by the US Bureau of the Census. The smaller entities are compared with Washington, DC (178 sq km, 69 sq mi) or The Mall in Washington, DC (0.59 sq km, 0.23 sq mi, 146 acres).
  • Area > Land: Total land area in square kilometres
  • Area > Total: Total area in square kilometers
  • Area > Water: Total water area in square kilometers
  • Climate: A brief description of typical weather regimes throughout the year.
  • Coastline: The total length of the boundary between the land area (including islands) and the sea.
  • Elevation extremes > Highest point: Highest point above sea level
  • Geographic coordinates: 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.
  • Irrigated land: The number of square kilometers of land area that is artificially supplied with water.
  • Land use > Arable land: 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
  • Location: The country's regional location, neighboring countries, and adjacent bodies of water.
  • Natural hazards: Potential natural disasters.
  • Natural resources: A country's mineral, petroleum, hydropower, and other resources of commercial importance.
  • Terrain: A brief description of the topography
  • Elevation extremes > Lowest point: This entry is derived from Geography > Elevation extremes, which includes both the highest point and the lowest point.
  • Population density: People per square kilometre, in 1999. At this time the world average was 14.42.
  • Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone: Exclusive economic zone (EEZ) - the LOS Convention (Part V) defines the EEZ as a zone beyond and adjacent to the territorial sea in which a coastal State has: sovereign rights for the purpose of exploring and exploiting, conserving and managing the natura
  • Map references: 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.
  • Land use > Other: 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.
  • Land use > Permanent crops: 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.
  • Note: This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere.
  • Marine Coastline: Length of each country's coastline in kilometers.
STAT Jan Mayen Philippines HISTORY
Area > Comparative slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC slightly larger than Arizona
Area > Comparative to US places slightly more than twice the size of Washington, DC slightly larger than Arizona
Area > Land 377 sq km
Ranked 195th.
298,170 sq km
Ranked 69th. 791 times more than Jan Mayen

Area > Total 377 sq km
Ranked 204th.
300,000 sq km
Ranked 74th. 796 times more than Jan Mayen

Area > Water 0.0
Ranked 188th.
1,830 sq km
Ranked 92nd.

Climate arctic maritime with frequent storms and persistent fog tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)
Coastline 124.1 km
Ranked 156th.
36,289 km
Ranked 5th. 292 times more than Jan Mayen

Elevation extremes > Highest point Haakon VII Toppen on Beerenberg 2,277 m Mount Apo 2,954 m
Geographic coordinates 71 00 N, 8 00 W 13 00 N, 122 00 E
Irrigated land 0.0
Ranked 14th.
152,500 sq km
Ranked 5th.

Land use > Arable land 0.0
Ranked 224th.
18%
Ranked 59th.

Location Northern Europe, island between the Greenland Sea and the Norwegian Sea, northeast of Iceland Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam
Natural hazards dominated by the volcano Beerenberg astride typhoon belt, usually affected by 15 and struck by five to six cyclonic storms per year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis
Natural resources none timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
Terrain volcanic island, partly covered by glaciers mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Norwegian Sea 0 m Philippine Sea 0 m
Population density 0.0
Ranked 244th.
266.11 people per sqkm
Ranked 42nd.
Maritime claims > Exclusive economic zone 200 nautical mile
Ranked 59th. The same as Philippines
200 nautical mile
Ranked 90th.

Map references Arctic Region Southeast Asia
Land use > Other 100%
Ranked 8th. 55% more than Philippines
64.67%
Ranked 214th.

Land boundaries 0 0
Natural hazards > Volcanism Beerenberg (elev. 2,227 m) is Norway's only active volcano; volcanic activity resumed in 1970; the most recent eruption occurred in 1985 significant volcanic activity; Taal (elev. 311 m), which has shown recent unrest and may erupt in the near future, has been deemed a "Decade Volcano" by the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior, worthy of study due to its explosive history and close proximity to human populations; Mayon (elev. 2,462 m), the country's most active volcano, erupted in 2009 forcing over 33,000 to be evacuated; other historically active volcanoes include Biliran, Babuyan Claro, Bulusan, Camiguin, Camiguin de Babuyanes, Didicas, Iraya, Jolo, Kanlaon, Makaturing, Musuan, Parker, Pinatubo and Ragang
Land use > Permanent crops 0.0
Ranked 219th.
17.33%
Ranked 13th.

Note barren volcanic island with some moss and grass the Philippine archipelago is made up of 7,107 islands; favorably located in relation to many of Southeast Asia's main water bodies: the South China Sea, Philippine Sea, Sulu Sea, Celebes Sea, and Luzon Strait
Marine Coastline 124.1 km
Ranked 156th.
36,289 km
Ranked 5th. 292 times more than Jan Mayen

SOURCES: CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 28 March 2011; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; CIA World Factbooks 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013; Heal The World Foundation.; CIA Factbook: List of countries by coastline size

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