Andorra
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Introduction - Andorra: | Location - Andorra: | Location | Southwestern Europe, 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: 120.3 km
border countries: France 56.6 km, Spain 63.7 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 | lowest point: Riu Runer 840 m
highest point: Coma Pedrosa 2,946 m | | Natural resources | hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead | | Land use | arable land: 2.13%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 97.87% (2005) | | Irrigated land | NA | | Natural hazards | avalanches | | Environment current issues | deforestation; overgrazing of mountain meadows contributes to soil erosion; air pollution; wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal | | Environment international agreements | party to: Biodiversity, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements | | Geography note | landlocked; straddles a number of important crossroads in the Pyrenees | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |