Location:
Western Europe, between France and Germany
Geographic coordinates:
49 45 N, 6 10 E
Map references:
Europe
Area: Area - comparative: Land boundaries: Coastline: Maritime claims: Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes: Natural resources: Land use: Irrigated land: Total renewable water resources: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): Environment - current issues: Environment - international agreements: Geography - note:
total: 2,586 sq km
country comparison to the world: 178
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
land:
2,586 sq km
[see also: Area - land country ranks ]
water:
0 sq km
[see also: Area - water country ranks ]
slightly smaller than Rhode Island
total: 359 km
[see also: Land boundaries - total country ranks ]
border countries:
Belgium 148 km, France 73 km, Germany 138 km
0 km (landlocked)
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]
none (landlocked)
modified continental with mild winters, cool summers
mostly gently rolling uplands with broad, shallow valleys; uplands to slightly mountainous in the north; steep slope down to Moselle flood plain in the southeast
lowest point: Moselle River 133 m
[see also: Elevation extremes - lowest point country ranks ]
highest point:
Buurgplaatz 559 m
[see also: Elevation extremes - highest point country ranks ]
iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land
arable land: 27.42%
[see also: Land use - arable land country ranks ]
permanent crops:
0.69%
[see also: Land use - permanent crops country ranks ]
other:
71.89% (includes Belgium) (2005)
[see also: Land use - other country ranks ]
NA
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]
1.6 cu km (2005)
[see also: Total renewable water resources country ranks ]
total: 0.06 cu km/yr (42%/45%/13%)
[see also: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - total country ranks ]
per capita:
121 cu m/yr (1999)
[see also: Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) - per capita country ranks ]
air and water pollution in urban areas, soil pollution of farmland
party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
Environmental Modification
landlocked; the only Grand Duchy in the world