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Geography Of Liechtenstein

Location Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland
 
Geographic coordinates 47 16 N, 9 32 E
 
Map references europe 
Area
total: 160 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 160 sq km
 
Area comparative about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC
 
Land boundaries
total: 76 km
border countries: Austria 34.9 km, Switzerland 41.1 km
 
Coastline 0 km (doubly landlocked)
 
Maritime claims none (landlocked)
 
Climate continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers
 
Terrain mostly mountainous (Alps) with Rhine Valley in western third
 
Elevation extremes
lowest point: Ruggeller Riet 430 m
highest point: Grauspitz 2,599 m
 
Natural resources hydroelectric potential, arable land
 
Land use
arable land: 25%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 75% (2001)
 
Irrigated land NA sq km
 
Natural hazards NA
 
Environment - current issues NA
 
Environment - international agreements
party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Law of the Sea
 
Geography note along with Uzbekistan, one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world; variety of microclimatic variations based on elevation

 

 

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