| Geography | Andorra |
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Location:
 | Southwestern Europe, Pyrenees mountains, on the border between France and Spain |
Geographic coordinates:
 | 42 30 N, 1 30 E |
Map references:
 | Europe |
Area:
 | total: 468 sq km land: 468 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative:
 | 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries:
 | total: 120.3 km border countries: France 56.6 km, Spain 63.7 km |
Coastline:
 | 0 km (landlocked) |
Maritime claims:
 | none (landlocked) |
Climate:
 | temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers |
Terrain:
 | rugged mountains dissected by narrow valleys |
Elevation extremes:
 | lowest point: Riu Runer 840 m highest point: Pic de Coma Pedrosa 2,946 m |
Natural resources:
 | hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead |
Land use:
 | arable land: 2.13% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.87% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
 | NA |
Total renewable water resources:
 | void |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
 | void |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
 | void |
Natural hazards:
 | avalanches |
Environment - current issues:
 | deforestation; overgrazing of mountain meadows contributes to soil erosion; air pollution; wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal |
Environment - international agreements:
 | party to: Biodiversity, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note:
 | landlocked; straddles a number of important crossroads in the Pyrenees |
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