Geography of Andorra
Location: | Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain |
Geographic coordinates: | 42 30 N, 1 30 E |
Map references: | Europe |
Area: | total: 468 sq km land: 468 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative: | 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
Land boundaries: | total: 120.3 km border countries: France 56.6 km, Spain 63.7 km |
Coastline: | 0 km (landlocked) |
Maritime claims: | none (landlocked) |
Climate: | temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers |
Terrain: | rugged mountains dissected by narrow valleys |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Riu Runer 840 m highest point: Coma Pedrosa 2,946 m |
Natural resources: | hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead |
Land use: | arable land: 2.13% permanent crops: 0% other: 97.87% (2005) |
Irrigated land: | NA |
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 signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note: | landlocked; straddles a number of important crossroads in the Pyrenees |