Geography (Jersey)
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     Total area:
         117 km2
     Land area:
         117 km2
     Comparative area:
         about 0.7 times the size of Washington, DC
     Land boundaries:
         none
     Coastline:
         70 km
     Maritime claims:
       Exclusive fishing zone:
         200 nm
       Territorial sea:
         3 nm
     Disputes:
         none
     Climate:
         temperate; mild winters and cool summers
     Terrain:
         gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast
     Natural resources:
         agricultural land
     Land use:
         arable land NA%; permanent crops NA%; meadows and pastures NA%; forest and
         woodland NA%; other NA%; about 58% of land under cultivation
     Environment:
         about 30% of population concentrated in Saint Helier
     Note:
         largest and southernmost of Channel Islands; 27 km from France