Monaco Geography Profile 2008

Location

Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy

Geographic coordinates

43 44 N, 7 24 E

Map references

Europe

Area

total: 1.95 sq km
land: 1.95 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative

about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries

total: 4.4 km
border countries: France 4.4 km

Coastline

4.1 km

Maritime claims

territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 12 nm

Climate

Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers

Terrain

hilly, rugged, rocky

Elevation extremes

lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mont Agel 140 m

Natural resources

none

Land use

arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (urban area) (2005)

Irrigated land

NA

Natural hazards

NA

Environment - current issues

NA

Environment - international agreements

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

second-smallest independent state in the world (after Holy See); almost entirely urban