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Monaco > Geography (Facts)
| Monaco - Geography (Facts) |
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| Location: |
Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy |
| Geographic coordinates: |
43 44 N, 7 24 E |
| Map references: |
Europe |
| Area: |
total: 1.95 sq km
land: 1.95 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative: |
about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries: |
total: 4.4 km
border countries: France 4.4 km |
| Coastline: |
4.1 km |
| Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm |
| Climate: |
Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers |
| Terrain: |
hilly, rugged, rocky |
| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mont Agel 140 m |
| Natural resources: |
none |
| Land use: |
arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (urban area) (2005) |
| Irrigated land: |
NA |
| Natural hazards: |
NA |
| Environment - current issues: |
NA |
| Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography - note: |
second-smallest independent state in the world (after Holy See); almost entirely urban |
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