Monaco: Geography

The World Factbook 1993: Monaco Geography

Location: Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, in southern France near the border with Italy

Area: total area: 1.9 km2 land area: 1.9 km2 comparative area: about three times the size of the Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries: total 4.4 km, France 4.4 km

Coastline: 4.1 km

Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm

International disputes: none

Climate: Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers

Terrain: hilly, rugged, rocky

Natural resources: none

Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100%

Irrigated land: NA km2

Environment: almost entirely urban

Note: second smallest independent state in world (after Holy See)