ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code: AQ

Technical information about ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code AQ

Below, you can find technical information regarding the AQ code, which represents Antarctic Treaty area within the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 standard.

General Information
Essential identifiers, names, and flag.
Country Code
AQ
Related Codes
ATA010
Common Name
Antarctic Treaty area
Flag
Geography
Key facts about location, terrain, climate, and borders.
Continent
Antarctica
Area
13,120,000 km²
Country Bounds
N: -60.5155, S: -89.9999, W: -180, E: 180
Landlocked
No
Terrain
about 99% thick continental ice sheet and 1% barren rock, with average elevations between 2,000 and 4,000 mmountain ranges up to nearly 5,000 mice-free coastal areas include parts of southern Victoria Land, Wilkes Land, the Antarctic Peninsula area, and parts of Ross Island on McMurdo Soundglaciers form ice shelves along about half of the coastline, and floating ice shelves constitute 11% of the area of the continent
Climate
the coldest, windiest, and driest continent on Earthsevere low temperatures vary with latitude, elevation, and distance from the oceanEast Antarctica is colder than West Antarctica because of its higher elevationAntarctic Peninsula has the most moderate climatehigher temperatures occur in January along the coast and average slightly below freezingsummers characterized by continuous daylight, while winters bring continuous darknesspersistent high pressure over the interior brings dry, subsiding air that results in very little cloud cover
Administrative & Political
Essential political and administrative details.
Government Type
Co-administrated
Population & Society
Key demographic, linguistic, and cultural information.
Population
1,106
Population Density
0 people/km²
Infrastructure
Important identifiers for connectivity and commerce.
Internet TLD
.aq
Calling Code
+672

Antarctica is a vast territory located mostly south of the Antarctic Circle, encompassing a pristine wilderness of ice and snow.

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