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LiechtensteinGeography
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Location: |
Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland
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Geographic coordinates: |
47 16 N, 9 32 E
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Map references: |
Europe
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Area: |
total: 160 sq km
land: 160 sq km
water: 0 sq km
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Area - comparative: |
about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC
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Land boundaries: |
total: 76 km
border countries: Austria 34.9 km, Switzerland 41.1 km
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Coastline: |
0 km (doubly landlocked)
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Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked)
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Climate: |
continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers
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Terrain: |
mostly mountainous (Alps) with Rhine Valley in western third
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Ruggeller Riet 430 m
highest point: Grauspitz 2,599 m
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Natural resources: |
hydroelectric potential, arable land
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Land use: |
arable land: 25%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 75% (2001)
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Irrigated land: |
NA sq km
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Natural hazards: |
NA
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Environment - current issues: |
NA
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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
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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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More about Liechtenstein:
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World Factbook INDEX:
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