Short facts about the geography of Liechtenstein

Location:

Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland

Geographic coordinates:

47 10 N, 9 32 E

Map references:

Europe

Area:

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 35 km, Switzerland 41 km

Coastline:

0 km (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:  24% permanent crops:  0% permanent pastures:  16% forests and woodland:  35% other:  25% (1993 est.)

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-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 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: World Factbook