| Location | Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland |
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| Geographic coordinates | 47 16 N, 9 32 E |
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| Zone | Europe |
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| Area | total: 160 sq km
land: 160 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | total: 76 km
border countries: Austria 34.9 km, Switzerland 41.1 km |
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| Coastline | 0 km (doubly landlocked) |
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| Maritime claims | none (landlocked) |
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| Climate | continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers |
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| Terrain | mostly mountainous (Alps) with Rhine Valley in western third |
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| Elevation extremes | lowest point: Ruggeller Riet 430 m
highest point: Vorder-Grauspitz 2,599 m |
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| Natural resources | hydroelectric potential, arable land |
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| Irrigated land | 0 km (doubly landlocked) |
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| Natural hazards | NA |
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Environment -
current issues | NA |
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Environment -
international agreements | 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 |
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| Geography - note | along with Uzbekistan, one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world; variety of microclimatic variations based on elevation |
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