| Location: |
Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain |
| Geographic coordinates: |
42 30 N, 1 30 E |
| Map references: |
Europe |
| Area: |
total: 468 sq km
land: 468 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative: |
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries: |
total: 120.3 km
border countries: France 56.6 km, Spain 63.7 km |
| Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked) |
| Climate: |
temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers |
| Terrain: |
rugged mountains dissected by narrow valleys |
| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Riu Runer 840 m
highest point: Coma Pedrosa 2,946 m |
| Natural resources: |
hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead |
| Land use: |
arable land: 2.13%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 97.87% (2005) |
| Irrigated land: |
NA |
| Natural hazards: |
avalanches |
| Environment - current issues: |
deforestation; overgrazing of mountain meadows contributes to soil erosion; air pollution; wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal |
| Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Biodiversity, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography - note: |
landlocked; straddles a number of important crossroads in the Pyrenees |
