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Geography of Andorra

; Location:
Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain
; Geographic coordinates:
42° 30′ N, 1° 30′ E
; Map references:
Europe
; Area:
Land: 468 km²
Water: 0 km²
; Area comparative:
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

Much of the material in this article comes from the
CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website.

See also: Andorra