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Location:
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Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland
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Geographic coordinates:
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47 16 N, 9 32 E
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Map references:
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Europe
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Area:
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total: 160 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 160 sq km
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Area - comparative:
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about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC
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Land boundaries:
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total: 76 km
border countries: Austria 34.9 km, Switzerland 41.1 km
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Coastline:
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0 km (doubly landlocked)
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Maritime claims:
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none (landlocked)
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Climate:
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continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers
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Terrain:
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mostly mountainous (Alps) with Rhine Valley in western third
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Ruggeller Riet 430 m
highest point: Grauspitz 2,599 m
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Natural resources:
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hydroelectric potential, arable land
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Land use:
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arable land: 25%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 75% (1998 est.)
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Irrigated land:
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NA sq km
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Natural hazards:
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NA
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Environment - current issues:
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NA
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Environment - international agreements:
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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
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Geography - note:
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along with Uzbekistan, one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world; variety of microclimatic variations based on elevation
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