Location: | Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland |
| Geographic coordinates: | 47 16 N, 9 32 E |
| Map references: | Europe |
| Area: | total: 160 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 160 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: Grauspitz 2,599 m |
| Natural resources: | hydroelectric potential, arable land |
| Land use: | arable land: 25%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 75% (2001) |
| Irrigated land: | NA sq km |
| Natural hazards: | NA |
| Environment - current issues: | NA |
| Environment - international agreements: | party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Law of the Sea |
| Geography - note: | along with Uzbekistan, one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world; variety of microclimatic variations based on elevation
Source: CIA World Factbook
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