Location
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Central Europe, between Austria
and Switzerland
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Geographic coordinates
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47 16 N, 9 32 E
|
Map references
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Europe
|
Area
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total: 160 sq km
land: 160 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative
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about 0.9 times the size of
Washington, DC
|
Land boundaries
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total: 76 km
border countries: Austria 34.9 km, Switzerland 41.1 km |
Coastline
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0 km (doubly landlocked)
|
Maritime claims
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none (landlocked)
|
Climate
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continental; cold, cloudy winters
with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers
|
Terrain
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mostly mountainous (Alps) with
Rhine Valley in western third
|
Elevation extremes
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lowest point: Ruggeller Riet 430 m
highest point: Vorder-Grauspitz 2,599 m |
Natural resources
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hydroelectric potential, arable
land
|
Land use
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arable land: 25%
permanent crops: 0% other: 75% (2005) |
Irrigated land
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NA
|
Natural hazards
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NA
|
Environment - current issues
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NA
|
Environment - international
agreements
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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
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along with Uzbekistan, one of only
two doubly landlocked countries in the world; variety of microclimatic
variations based on elevation
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Liechtenstein
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