Location:
Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland
Geographic coordinates:
47 16 N, 9 32 E
Map references:
Europe
Area: Area - comparative: Land boundaries: Coastline: Maritime claims: Climate: Terrain: Elevation: Natural resources: Land use: Irrigated land: Population distribution: Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Environment - international agreements: Geography - note:
total: 160 sq km
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
land: 160 sq km
[see also: Area - land country ranks ]
water: 0 sq km
[see also: Area - water country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
219
about 0.9 times the size of Washington, DC
total: 75 km
[see also: Land boundaries - total country ranks ]
border countries (2):
Austria 34 km, Switzerland 41 km
0 km
(doubly landlocked)
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]
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:
Vorder-Grauspitz 2,599 m
hydroelectric potential, arable land
agricultural land: 37.6%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - agricultural land country ranks ]
arable land: 18.8%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - arable land country ranks ]
permanent crops: 0%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - permanent crops country ranks ]
permanent pasture: 18.8%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - permanent pasture country ranks ]
forest: 43.1%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - forest country ranks ]
other: 19.3%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use country ranks ]
0 sq km
(2012)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]
most of the population is found in the western half of the country along the Rhine River
avalanches, landslides
some air pollution generated locally, some transfered from surrounding countries
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, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
Law of the Sea
along with Uzbekistan, one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world; variety of microclimatic variations based on elevation