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Geography Stats: compare key data on Jersey & 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 > Land > Per capita: Total land area in square kilometres Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Google Street View, year added: Year in which country was first covered by Google Street View.
  • Note: This entry includes miscellaneous geographic information of significance not included elsewhere.
  • Marine Coastline: Length of each country's coastline in kilometers.
  • Area > Water > Per capita: Total water area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.
  • Area > Total > Per capita: Total area in square kilometers Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.
STAT Jersey Philippines HISTORY
Area > Comparative about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC slightly larger than Arizona
Area > Comparative to US places about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC slightly larger than Arizona
Area > Land 116 sq km
Ranked 214th.
298,170 sq km
Ranked 69th. 2570 times more than Jersey

Area > Land > Per capita 1.27 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 211th.
3.1 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 183th. 2 times more than Jersey

Area > Total 116 sq km
Ranked 224th.
300,000 sq km
Ranked 74th. 2586 times more than Jersey

Area > Water 0.0
Ranked 234th.
1,830 sq km
Ranked 92nd.

Climate temperate; mild winters and cool summers tropical marine; northeast monsoon (November to April); southwest monsoon (May to October)
Coastline 70 km
Ranked 171st.
36,289 km
Ranked 5th. 518 times more than Jersey

Elevation extremes > Highest point unnamed elevation 143 m Mount Apo 2,954 m
Geographic coordinates 49 15 N, 2 10 W 13 00 N, 122 00 E
Land use > Arable land 0.0
Ranked 233th.
18%
Ranked 59th.

Location Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France Southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Philippine Sea and the South China Sea, east of Vietnam
Natural hazards NA 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 arable land timber, petroleum, nickel, cobalt, silver, gold, salt, copper
Terrain gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast mostly mountains with narrow to extensive coastal lowlands
Elevation extremes > Lowest point Atlantic Ocean 0 m Philippine Sea 0 m
Population density 773.46 people per sqkm
Ranked 12th. 3 times more than Philippines
266.11 people per sqkm
Ranked 42nd.
Map references Europe Southeast Asia
Land use > Other 100%
Ranked 23th. 55% more than Philippines
64.67%
Ranked 214th.

Land boundaries 0 0
Land use > Permanent crops 0.0
Ranked 231st.
17.33%
Ranked 13th.

Google Street View, year added 2,011
Ranked 41st.
2,012
Ranked 35th. The same as Jersey
Note largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier 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 70 km
Ranked 171st.
36,289 km
Ranked 5th. 518 times more than Jersey
Area > Water > Per capita 0.0
Ranked 208th.
19.05 sq km per 1 million peo
Ranked 133th.

Area > Total > Per capita 1.27 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 215th.
3.12 sq km per 1,000 people
Ranked 189th. 2 times more than Jersey

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.; Wikipedia: Google Street View (Coverage); CIA Factbook: List of countries by coastline size

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