| Geography | Monaco |
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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:
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43 44 N, 7 24 E |
Map references:
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Europe |
Area:
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total: 1.95 sq km
land: 1.95 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |
Land boundaries:
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total: 4.4 km
border countries: France 4.4 km |
Coastline:
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4.1 km |
Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 12 nm |
Climate:
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Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers |
Terrain:
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hilly, rugged, rocky |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mont Agel 140 m |
Natural resources:
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none |
Land use:
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arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (urban area) (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-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:
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second-smallest independent state in the world (after Holy See); almost entirely urban |
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