<hdr>The World Factbook 1994: Gibraltar<nl>Geography</hdr><body>
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<item><hi format=bold>Location:</hi> Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, on the southern coast of Spain
<item><hi format=bold>Area:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>total area:</hi> 6.5 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>land area:</hi> 6.5 sq km
<item>• <hi format=ital>comparative area:</hi> about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
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<item><hi format=bold>Land boundaries:</hi> total 1.2 km, Spain 1.2 km
<item>• <hi format=ital>meadows and pastures:</hi> 0%
<item>• <hi format=ital>forest and woodland:</hi> 0%
<item>• <hi format=ital>other:</hi> 100%
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<item><hi format=bold>Irrigated land:</hi> NA sq km
<item><hi format=bold>Environment:</hi>
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<item>• <hi format=ital>current issues:</hi> natural freshwater sources are meager, so large concrete or natural rock water catchments collect rain water
<item>• <hi format=ital>natural hazards:</hi> NA
<item>• <hi format=ital>international agreements:</hi> NA
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<item><hi format=bold>Note:</hi> strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea