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Monaco - Geography
By CIA Factbook
Jan 16, 2005, 14:02
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Location:
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Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy
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Geographic coordinates:
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43 44 N, 7 24 E
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Map references:
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Europe
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Area:
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total: 1.95 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 1.95 sq km
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Area - comparative:
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about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC
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Land boundaries:
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total: 4.4 km
border countries: France 4.4 km
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Coastline:
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4.1 km
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Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
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Climate:
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Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers
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Terrain:
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hilly, rugged, rocky
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mont Agel 140 m
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Natural resources:
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none
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Land use:
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arable land: 0%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 100% (urban area) (2001)
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Irrigated land:
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NA sq km
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Natural hazards:
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NA
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Environment - current issues:
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NA
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Environment - international agreements:
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party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, 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:
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second-smallest independent state in the world (after Holy See); almost entirely urban
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