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- Geography
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- Total area: 588 km2
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- Land area: 588 km2
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- Comparative area: slightly less than 3.5 times the size of
- Washington, DC
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- Land boundaries: none
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- Coastline: 113 km
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- Maritime claims: -- Exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm --
- Territorial sea: 3 nm
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- Disputes: none
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- Climate: cool summers and mild winters; humid; overcast about
- half the time
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- Terrain: hills in north and south bisected by central valley
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- Natural resources: lead, iron ore
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- Land use: arable land NA%; permanent crops NA%; meadows and
- pastures NA%; forest and woodland NA%; other NA%; extensive
- arable land and forests
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- Environment: strong westerly winds prevail
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- Note: located in Irish Sea equidistant from England, Scotland,
- and Ireland
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