Liechtenstein: Geography#
| Location | Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 47 16 N, 9 32 E 47.266666,9.533334 |
| Area | total: 160 sq km land: 160 sq km water: 0 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
| Land boundaries | total: 76 km border countries: Austria 34.9 km, Switzerland 41.1 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (doubly landlocked) |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Ruggeller Riet 430 m highest point: Vorder-Grauspitz 2,599 m |
| Highest Mountains | According to Wolfram: Grauspitz 2599 m; Naafkopf 2570 m; Falknis 2562 m; Große Schwester 2053 m; Mittlere Schwester 2048 m According to Geonames:Grauspitz 2599 m List verified partially Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Mountains |
| Terrain | mostly mountainous (Alps) with Rhine Valley in western third |
| Natural Hazards | NA |
| Natural Resource | hydroelectric potential, arable land |
| Land Use | arable land: 21.88% permanent crops: 0% other: 78.12% (2011) |
| Climate | continental; cold, cloudy winters with frequent snow or rain; cool to moderately warm, cloudy, humid summers |
| Irrigated Land | NA |
| Renewable Water Resources | NA |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | NA |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea |
| Large Cities | Schaan; Vaduz; Triesen; Balzers; Eschen [Verified] Important Cities |
| Geography-note | along with Uzbekistan, one of only two doubly landlocked countries in the world; variety of microclimatic variations based on elevation |