Location: |
Western Europe, between France and Germany
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Geographic coordinates: |
49 45 N, 6 10 E
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Area: |
total:
2,586 sq km
land:
2,586 sq km
water:
0 sq km
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Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Rhode Island
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Land boundaries: |
total:
356 km
border countries:
Belgium 148 km, France 73 km, Germany 135 km
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Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked)
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Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked)
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Climate: |
modified continental with mild winters, cool summers
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Terrain: |
mostly gently rolling uplands with broad, shallow valleys; uplands to slightly mountainous in the north; steep slope down to Moselle flood plain in the southeast
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Moselle River 133 m
highest point:
Buurgplaatz 559 m
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Natural resources: |
iron ore (no longer exploited), arable land
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Land use: |
arable land:
24%
permanent crops:
1%
permanent pastures:
20%
forests and woodland:
35%
other:
20%
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Irrigated land: |
10 sq km (including Belgium) (1993 est.)
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Environment - current issues: |
air and water pollution in urban areas, soil pollution of farmland
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Environmental Modification
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Geography - note: |
landlocked
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