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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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