Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy
43 44 N, 7 24 E
Europe
total: 2 sq km
land: 2 sq km
water: 0 sq km
about three times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC
total: 6 km
border countries (1): France 6 km
4.1 km
territorial sea: 12 nm
exclusive economic zone: 12 nm
Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers
hilly, rugged, rocky
highest point: Chemin des Revoires on Mont Agel 162 m
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
none
agricultural land: 1% (2018 est.)
arable land: 0% (2018 est.)
permanent crops: 1% (2018 est.)
permanent pasture: 0% (2018 est.)
forest: 0% (2018 est.)
other: 99% (2018 est.)
0 sq km (2012)
the second most densely populated country in the world (after Macau); its entire population living on 2 square km
none
party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protection, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
second-smallest independent state in the world (after the Holy See); smallest country with a coastline; almost entirely urban
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