Monaco







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: 2 sq km
land: 2 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
exclusive economic zone: 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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