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<title>
Gibraltar (UK): Geography
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Gibraltar
Geography</hdr><body>
<p>Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar,
which links the North Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, on
the southern coast of Spain
</p>
<list>
<l>Area:</l>
<l> total area: 6.5 km2</l>
<l> land area: 6.5 km2</l>
<l> comparative area: about 11 times the size of the Mall in
Washington, DC</l>
</list>
<p>Land boundaries: total 1.2 km, Spain 1.2 km
</p>
<p>Coastline: 12 km
</p>
<list>
<l>Maritime claims:</l>
<l> exclusive fishing zone: 3 nm</l>
<l> territorial sea: 3 nm</l>
</list>
<p>International disputes: source of occasional friction between Spain
and the UK
</p>
<p>Climate: Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers
</p>
<p>Terrain: a narrow coastal lowland borders The Rock
</p>
<p>Natural resources: negligible
</p>
<list>
<l>Land use:</l>
<l> arable land: 0%</l>
<l> permanent crops: 0%</l>
<l> meadows and pastures: 0%</l>
<l> forest and woodland: 0%</l>
<l> other: 100%</l>
</list>
<p>Irrigated land: NA km2
</p>
<p>Environment: natural freshwater sources are meager, so large water
catchments (concrete or natural rock) collect rain water
</p>
<p>Note: strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links the
North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
</p></body></article></text>