| Location : |
Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland |
| Geographic Coordinates : |
47 16 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 34.9 km, Switzerland 41.1 km |
| 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) |
| 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. |
