Geography of Liechtenstein
Location: Central Europe, between Austria and Switzerland
Area: 160 km² (land, 0 km² 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
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 km²
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
Extreme points
- North - River Rhine
- South - summit of Mazorakopf/Falknishorn (2452 m)
- East - border post 28, above Nenzinger Himmel
- West - River Rhine
- highest - Vorder Grauspitz (2599 m)
- lowest - Bangserfeld (429 m)
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