| Geography | Liechtenstein |
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Location:
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Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland |
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 |
Total renewable water resources:
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void |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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void |
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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