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Geography of Andorra - Definition and Overview |
| Related Words: Gaea, Ge, Tellus, Terra, Biosphere, Cartography, Geodesy, Geodetics, Geology, Geomorphology, Geophysics, Geosphere, Globe, Hydrogeology |
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- Location
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- Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain
- Geographic coordinates
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- 42° 30′ N, 1° 30′ E
- Map references
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- Europe
- Area
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- Total: 468 km²
- Land: 468 km²
- Water: 0 km²
- Area comparative
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- Land boundaries
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- Total: 120.3 km
- Border countries: France 56.6 km, Spain 63.7 km
- Coastline
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- 0 km (landlocked)
- Maritime claims
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- None (landlocked)
- Climate
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- Temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers
- Terrain
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- Rugged mountains dissected by narrow valleys
- Elevation extremes
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- Lowest point: Riu Runer 840 m
- Highest point: Coma Pedrosa 2,946 m
- Natural resources
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- Hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead
- Land use
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- Arable land: 4%
- Permanent crops: 0%
- Permanent pastures: 45%
- Forests and woodland: 35%
- Other: 16% (1998 est.)
- Irrigated land
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- NA km²
- Natural hazards
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- Snowslides, avalanches
- Environment - current issues
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- Deforestation; overgrazing of mountain meadows contributes to soil erosion; air pollution; waste water treatment and solid waste disposal
- Environment - international agreements
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- Party to: Hazardous Wastes
- Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements
- Geography - note
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- Landlocked
Reference
Much of the material in this article comes from the CIA World Factbook 2000 and the 2003 U.S. Department of State website.
See also: Andorra
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