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: 2 sq km
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
land: 2 sq km
[see also: Area - land country ranks ]
water: 0 sq km
[see also: Area - water country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 253

Area - comparative:
about three times the size of the National Mall in Washington, DC

Land boundaries:
total: 6 km
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border countries (1): France 6 km

Coastline:
4.1 km
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]

Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm
[see also: Maritime claims - territorial sea country ranks ]
exclusive economic zone: 12 nm
[see also: Maritime claims - exclusive economic zone country ranks ]

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

Terrain:
hilly, rugged, rocky

Elevation:
mean elevation: NA
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elevation extremes: lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m highest point: Chemin des R�voires on Mont Agel 162 m

Natural resources:
none

Land use:
agricultural land: 1% arable land 0%; permanent crops 1%; permanent pasture 0%
[see also: Land use - agricultural land country ranks ]
forest: 0%
[see also: Land use - forest country ranks ]
other: 99% (2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - other country ranks ]

Irrigated land:
0 sq km (2012)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]

Population - distribution:
the most densely populated country in the world; its entire population living on 2 square km

Natural hazards:
none

Environment - current issues:
NA no serious issues; actively monitors pollution levels in air and water

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 the Holy See); smallest country with a coastline; almost entirely urban