Location: Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland
Geographic coordinates: 47 10 N, 9 32 E
Area: 160 kmē (land, 0 kmē water)
Land boundaries:
total:
76 km
border countries:
Austria 35 km, Switzerland 41 km
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims: none (landlocked)
Climate: continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers
Terrain: mostly mountainous (Alps) with Rhine Valley in western third
Elevation extremes:
lowest point:
Ruggeller Riet 430 m
highest point:
Grauspitz 2'599 m AMSL
Natural resources: hydroelectric potential, arable land
Land use:
arable land:
24%
permanent crops:
0%
permanent pastures:
16%
forests and woodland:
35%
other:
25% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Natural hazards: NA
Environment - current issues: NA
Environment - international agreements:
party to:
Air Pollution,
Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides,
Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94,
Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds,
Biodiversity,
Climate Change,
Desertification,
Endangered Species,
Hazardous Wastes,
Ozone Layer Protection,
Wetlands,
signed, but not ratified:
Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants,
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol,
Law of the Sea
Geography - note: along with Uzbekistan, one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world; variety of microclimatic variations based on elevation