| Official name: |
Gibraltar
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| Capital: |
Gibraltar
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| Area: |
total: 6.5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 6.5 sq km
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| Climate: |
Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers
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| Location: |
Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar, which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the southern coast of Spain
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| Geographic coordinates: |
36 8 N, 5 21 W
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| Comparative Area: |
about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 1.2 km
border countries: Spain 1.2 km
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| Coastline: |
12 km
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| Terrain: |
a narrow coastal lowland borders the Rock of Gibraltar
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Rock of Gibraltar 426 m
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