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Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland

47 16 N, 9 32 E

europe

total: 160 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 160 sq km

about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC

total: 76 km
border countries: Austria 34.9 km, Switzerland 41.1 km

0 km (doubly landlocked)

none (landlocked)

continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers

mostly mountainous (Alps) with Rhine Valley in western third

lowest point: Ruggeller Riet 430 m
highest point: Grauspitz 2,599 m

hydroelectric potential, arable land

arable land: 25%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 75% (2001)

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party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 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

along with Uzbekistan, one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world; variety of microclimatic variations based on elevation

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