Location:
Southwestern Europe, Pyrenees mountains, on the border between France and Spain
Geographic coordinates:
42 30 N, 1 30 E
Map references:
Europe
Area:
total: 468 sq km
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
land: 468 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):
196
Area - comparative:
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Area comparison map:
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
Land boundaries:
total: 118 km
[see also: Land boundaries - total country ranks ]
border countries (2):
France 55 km, Spain 63 km
Coastline:
0 km
(landlocked)
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]
Maritime claims:
none (landlocked)
Climate:
temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers
Terrain:
rugged mountains dissected by narrow valleys
Elevation:
mean elevation: 1,996 m
[see also: Elevation - mean elevation country ranks ]
lowest point:
Riu Runer 840 m
highest point:
Pic de Coma Pedrosa 2,946 m
Natural resources:
hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead
Land use:
agricultural land: 40%
(2016 est.)
[see also: Land use - agricultural land country ranks ]
arable land: 1.7%
(2016 est.)
[see also: Land use - arable land country ranks ]
permanent crops: 0%
(2016 est.)
[see also: Land use - permanent crops country ranks ]
permanent pasture: 38.3%
(2016 est.)
[see also: Land use - permanent pasture country ranks ]
forest: 34%
(2016 est.)
[see also: Land use - forest country ranks ]
other: 26%
(2016 est.)
[see also: Land use country ranks ]
Irrigated land:
0 sq km
(2012)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]
Population distribution:
population is unevenly distributed and is concentrated in the seven urbanized valleys that make up the country's parishes (political administrative divisions)
Natural hazards:
avalanches
Environment - current issues:
deforestation; overgrazing of mountain meadows contributes to soil erosion; air pollution; wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal
Environment - international agreements:
party to:
Biodiversity, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
Geography - note:
landlocked; straddles a number of important crossroads in the Pyrenees
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