| Location |
Southwestern Europe, between France and Spain |
| Geographic coordinates |
42 30 N, 1 30 E |
| Map references |
europe |
| Area |
total: 468 sq km
water: 0 sq km
land: 468 sq km |
| Area comparative |
2.5 times the size of Washington, DC |
| Land boundaries |
total: 120.3 km
border countries: france 56.6 km, spain 63.7 km |
| Coastline |
0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime claims |
none (landlocked) |
| Climate |
temperate; snowy, cold winters and warm, dry summers |
| Terrain |
rugged mountains dissected by narrow valleys |
| Elevation extremes |
lowest point: riu runer 840 m
highest point: coma pedrosa 2,946 m |
| Natural resources |
hydropower, mineral water, timber, iron ore, lead |
| Land use |
arable land: 2.22%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 97.78% (2001) |
| Irrigated land |
NA sq km |
| Natural hazards |
avalanches |
| Environment - current issues |
deforestation; overgrazing of mountain meadows contributes to soil erosion; air pollution; wastewater treatment and solid waste disposal |
| Environment - international agreements |
party to: hazardous wastes
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography note |
landlocked; straddles a number of important crossroads in the Pyrenees |