| Location | Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland | | Geographic coordinates | 47 16 N, 9 32 E | | Map references | Europe | | Area | total: 160 sq km
land: 160 sq km
water: 0 sq km | | Area - comparative | about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC | | Land boundaries | total: 76 km
border countries: Austria 34.9 km, Switzerland 41.1 km | | Coastline | 0 km (doubly landlocked) | | Maritime claims | none (landlocked) | | Climate | continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers | | Terrain | mostly mountainous (Alps) with Rhine Valley in western third | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Ruggeller Riet 430 m
highest point: Vorder-Grauspitz 2,599 m | | Natural resources | hydroelectric potential, arable land | | Land use | arable land: 25%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 75% (2005) | | Irrigated land | NA | | Natural hazards | NA | | Environment - current issues | NA | | Environment - international agreements | 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 | along with Uzbekistan, one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world; variety of microclimatic variations based on elevation |
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