| 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 |
