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| Location: |
Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland
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| Geographic coordinates: |
47 10 N, 9 32 E
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| Area: |
total:
160 sq km
land:
160 sq km
water:
0 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC
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| Land boundaries: |
total:
76 km
border countries:
Austria 35 km, Switzerland 41 km
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| Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked)
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| Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked)
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| Climate: |
continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers
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| Terrain: |
mostly mountainous (Alps) with Rhine Valley in western third
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Ruggeller Riet 430 m
highest point:
Grauspitz 2,599 m
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| Natural resources: |
hydroelectric potential, arable land
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| Land use: |
arable land:
24%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
16%
forests and woodland:
35%
other:
25% (1993 est.)
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| Environment - current issues: |
NA
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 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
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| 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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