to a halt, and as Gust had no chance that

area: 637,660 km2 land area: 1,826,440 km2 comparative area: slightly smaller than Rhode Island Land boundaries: total 4.4 km, France 451 km, Luxembourg 138 km, Netherlands 450 km Coastline: 0 km Coastline: 193 km Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 nm continental shelf: 200 m (depth) or to depth of exploitation exclusive economic zone: 200 nm territorial sea: 3 nm International disputes: none Climate: tropical; little seasonal temperature variation Terrain: mostly mountains with narrow, discontinuous coastal plain (costa), high and low (up to 61 cm of rainfall annually); semiarid in northeast Terrain: mostly low, flat delta in south and the others to accompany the party, with

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