Monaco
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Introduction - Monaco: | Location - Monaco: | 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 | | 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 | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |