Location:
Southwestern Europe, Pyrenees mountains, on the border between France and Spain
Geographic coordinates:
42 30 N, 1 30 E
Map references:
Europe
Area:
Area - comparative: Land boundaries:
Coastline: Maritime claims:
none (landlocked)
Climate: Terrain: Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: Land use:
Irrigated land: Natural hazards: Environment - current issues: Environment - international agreements:
Geography - note:
total:
468 sq km
country comparison to the world: 196
land:
468 sq km
water:
0 sq km
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC
total:
118 km
border countries:
France 55 km, Spain 63 km
[see also: Land boundaries country ranks ]
0 km (landlocked)
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]
temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers
rugged mountains dissected by narrow valleys
lowest point:
Riu Runer 840 m
highest point:
Pic de Coma Pedrosa 2,946 m
hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead
arable land:
5.32%
permanent crops:
0%
other:
94.68% (2011)
NA
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]
avalanches
deforestation; overgrazing of mountain meadows contributes to soil erosion; air pollution; wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal
party to:
Biodiversity, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
landlocked; straddles a number of important crossroads in the Pyrenees