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| Introduction - Monaco: |  | Location - Monaco: |  Location | Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy |   |  Geographic coordinates | 43 44 N, 7 24 E |   |  Map references | Europe |   |  Area | total: 1.95 sq km  
			land: 1.95 sq km  
			water: 0 sq km |   |  Area comparative | about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC |   |  Land boundaries | total: 4.4 km  
			border countries: France 4.4 km |   |  Coastline | 4.1 km |   |  Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm |   |  Climate | Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers |   |  Terrain | hilly, rugged, rocky |   |  Elevation extremes | lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m  
			highest point: Mont Agel 140 m |   |  Natural resources | none |   |  Land use | arable land: 0%  
			permanent crops: 0%  
			other: 100% (urban area) (2005) |   |  Irrigated land | NA |   |  Natural hazards | NA |   |  Environment current issues | NA |   |  Environment international agreements | party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling  
			signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |   |  Geography note | second-smallest independent state in the world (after Holy See); almost entirely urban |   |  
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 This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |