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Geography Of LiechtensteinGeography of Liechtenstein Location: Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland Geographic coordinates: Map references: Europe Area: 160 km (land, 0 km water) 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 AMSL 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 - See also : Liechtenstein
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