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Location
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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
|
Monaco
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