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