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Andorra: Geography
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Location:
| Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain
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Geographic coordinates:
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42 30 N, 1 30 E
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Map references:
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Europe
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Area:
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total: 468 sq km
land: 468 sq km
water: 0 sq km
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Area - comparative:
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2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
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Land boundaries:
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total: 120.3 km
border countries: France 56.6 km, Spain 63.7 km
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Coastline:
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0 km (landlocked)
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Maritime claims:
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none (landlocked)
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Climate:
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temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers
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Terrain:
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rugged mountains dissected by narrow valleys
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Riu Runer 840 m
highest point: Coma Pedrosa 2,946 m
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Natural resources:
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hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead
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Land use:
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arable land: 2.22%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 97.78% (2001)
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Irrigated land:
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NA sq km
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Natural hazards:
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avalanches
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Environment - current issues:
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deforestation; overgrazing of mountain meadows contributes to soil erosion; air pollution; wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal
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Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Hazardous Wastes
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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Geography - note:
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landlocked; straddles a number of important crossroads in the Pyrenees
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