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GeographyLocation
Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland Geographic coordinates
47 16 N, 9 32 E
Map references
Europe
Area World Ranking: 218
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 SeaGeography - 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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