Monaco Geography 1996

Location:

Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy

Map references:

Europe

Area:

total area:

1.9 sq km

land area:

1.9 sq km

comparative area:

about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries:

total 4.4 km, France 4.4 km

Coastline:

4.1 km

Maritime claims:

territorial sea:

12 nm

International disputes:

none

Climate:

Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers

Terrain:

hilly, rugged, rocky

Natural resources:

none

Land use:

arable land:

permanent crops:

meadows and pastures:

forest and woodland:

other:

100%

Irrigated land:

NA sq km

Environment:

current issues:

natural hazards:

international agreements:

party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling; signed, but not ratified - Law of the Sea

Note:

second smallest independent state in world (after Holy See); almost entirely urban

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