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%
permanent pastures: 0%
forests and woodland: 0%
other: 100% (urban area)

Irrigated land NA sq km

Natural hazards NA

Environment - current issues NA

Environment - international agreements
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note second smallest independent state in world (after Holy See); almost entirely urban

NOTE: The information regarding Monaco on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Monaco Geography 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Monaco Geography 1998 should be addressed to the CIA.