Short facts about the geography of 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% permanent pastures:  0% forests and woodland:  0% other:  100% (urban area)

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Natural hazards:

NA

Environment - current issues:

NA

Environment - international agreements:

party to:  Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified:  Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol

Geography - note:

second smallest independent state in the world (after Holy See); almost entirely urban

Source: World Factbook