Geography of Andorra
This article describes the geography of Andorra.
- Location
- Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain
- Geographic coordinates
- 42° 30′ N, 1° 30&prime E
- Map references
- Europe
- Area
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- Total: 468 km²
- Land: 468 km²
- Water: 0 km²
- Area comparative
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- Australia comparative: about 5 times smaller than the Australian Capital Territory
- Canada comparative: about the same size as Winnipeg
- United Kingdom comparative: slightly bigger than Saint Helena
- United States comparative: 2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
- 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
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- Lowest point: Riu Runer 840 m
- Highest point: Coma Pedrosa 2,946 m
- Natural resources
- Hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead
- Land use
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- Arable land: 4%
- Permanent crops: 0%
- Permanent pastures: 45%
- Forests and woodland: 35%
- Other: 16% (1998 est.)
- Irrigated land
- NA km²
- Natural hazards
- Snowslides, avalanches
- Environment - current issues
- Deforestation; overgrazing of mountain meadows contributes to soil erosion; air pollution; waste water treatment and solid waste disposal
- Environment - international agreements
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- Party to: Hazardous Wastes
- Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements
- Geography - note
- Landlocked
Reference
Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website.
See also: Andorra