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| Location: |
Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy
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| Geographic coordinates: |
43 44 N, 7 24 E
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| Area: |
total:
1.95 sq km
land:
1.95 sq km
water:
0 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
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| Land boundaries: |
total:
4.4 km
border countries:
France 4.4 km
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| Maritime claims: |
territorial sea:
12 NM
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| Climate: |
Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers
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| Terrain: |
hilly, rugged, rocky
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point:
Mont Agel 140 m
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| Land use: |
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
0%
forests and woodland:
0%
other:
100% (urban area)
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| Environment - current issues: |
NA
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified:
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
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| Geography - note: |
second smallest independent state in the world (after Holy See); almost entirely urban
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