Jersey
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| Introduction - Jersey: |  | Location - Jersey: |  Location | Western Europe, island in the English Channel, northwest of France |   |  Geographic coordinates | 49 15 N, 2 10 W |   |  Map references | Europe |   |  Area | total: 116 sq km  
			land: 116 sq km  
			water: 0 sq km |   |  Area comparative | about two-thirds the size of Washington, DC |   |  Land boundaries | 0 km |   |  Coastline | 70 km |   |  Maritime claims | territorial sea: 3 nm  
			exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm |   |  Climate | temperate; mild winters and cool summers |   |  Terrain | gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast |   |  Elevation extremes | lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m  
			highest point: unnamed location 143 m |   |  Natural resources | arable land |   |  Land use | arable land: 0%  
			permanent crops: 0%  
			other: 100% (2005) |   |  Irrigated land | NA |   |  Natural hazards | NA |   |  Environment current issues | NA |   |  Geography note | largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier |   |  
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