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Liechtenstein > Geography (Facts)
| Liechtenstein - Geography (Facts) |
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| Location: |
Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland |
| Geographic coordinates: |
47 16 N, 9 32 E |
| Map references: |
Europe |
| Area: |
total: 160 sq km
land: 160 sq km
water: 0 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: Vorder-Grauspitz 2,599 m |
| Natural resources: |
hydroelectric potential, arable land |
| Land use: |
arable land: 25%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 75% (2005) |
| Irrigated land: |
NA |
| Natural hazards: |
NA |
| Environment - current issues: |
NA |
| Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: 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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