Liechtenstein Geography Profile 2009

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