Geography Of Andorra

Location:

Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain

Geographic coordinates:

Map references:

Europe

Area:

• Total: 468 km

• Land: 468 km²

• Water: 0 km²

Area comparative:

• Australia comparative: about 5 times smaller than the Australian Capital Territory

• Canada comparative: about the same size as Winnipeg

• United Kingdom comparative: slightly bigger than Saint Helena

• United States comparative: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC

Land boundaries:

• Total: 120.3 km

• Border countries: France 56.6 km, Spain 63.7 km

Coastline:

0 km (landlocked)

Maritime claims:

None (landlocked)

Climate:

Temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers

Terrain:

Rugged mountains dissected by narrow valleys

Elevation extremes:

• Lowest point: Riu Runer 840 m

• Highest point: Coma Pedrosa 2,946 m

Natural resources:

Hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead

Land use:

• Arable land: 4%

• Permanent crops: 0%

• Permanent pastures: 45%

• Forests and woodland: 35%

• Other: 16% (1998 est.)

Irrigated land:

NA km²

Natural hazards:

Snowslides, avalanches

Environment - current issues:

Deforestation; overgrazing of mountain meadows contributes to soil erosion; air pollution; waste water treatment and solid waste disposal

Environment - international agreements:

• Party to: Hazardous Wastes

• Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements

Geography - note:

Landlocked

Reference

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