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Geography Of Andorra




; Location:
: Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain
; Geographic Coordinates :
:
; Map references:
: Europe
; Area:
  • Total: 468 Km&2

  • Land: 468 km²

  • Water: 0 km²

  • ; Area comparative:





  • ; 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: 2.2%

  • 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


REFERENCES

  • (2000)

  • (2003)


See also: Andorra