| Location | Southwestern Europe, Pyrenees mountains, on the border between France and Spain |
| Geographic coordinates | 42 30 N, 1 30 E |
| Map references | Europe |
| Area | total: 468 sq km land: 468 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries | total: 118 km border countries (2): France 55 km, Spain 63 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime claims | none (landlocked) |
| Climate | temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers |
| Terrain | rugged mountains dissected by narrow valleys |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Pic de Coma Pedrosa 2,946 m lowest point: Riu Runer 840 m mean elevation: 1,996 m |
| Natural resources | hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead |
| Land use | agricultural land: 40% (2018 est.) arable land: 1.7% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 0% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 38.3% (2018 est.) forest: 34% (2018 est.) other: 26% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 0 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 315.6 million cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| Natural hazards | avalanches |
| Geography - note | landlocked; straddles a number of important crossroads in the Pyrenees |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
