European Union Geography:
Location:
Europe between Belarus, Ukraine, Russia, southeastern Europe, and the North Atlantic Ocean
Map references:
Area:
total:
3,976,372 sq km
land:
NA
water:
NA
Area - comparative:
Less than one-half the size of the US
Land boundaries:
total: 11,214.8 km
border countries: Albania 282 km, Andorra 120.3 km, Belarus 1050 km, Bulgaria 494 km, Croatia 999 km, Holy See 3.2 km, Liechtenstein 34.9 km, Macedonia 246 km, Monaco 4.4 km, Norway 2348 km, Romania 443 km, Russia 2257 km, San Marino 39 km, Serbia and Montenegro 151 km, Switzerland 1811 km, Turkey 206 km, Ukraine 726 km
note: Data for European Continent only
Coastline:
65,413 km
Maritime claims:
NA
Climate:
Cold temperate; potentially subarctic in the north to temperate; mild wet winters; hot dry summers in the south
Terrain:
Fairly flat along the Baltic and Atlantic coast; mountainous in the central and southern areas
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Lammefjord, Denmark; Zuidplaspolder, Netherlands -7 m
highest point: Mount Blanc, France/Italy 4,807 m
Natural resources:
Iron ore, arable land, natural gas, petroleum, coal, copper, lead, zinc, hydropower, uranium, potash, fish
Land use:
arable land: NA
permanent crops: NA
other: NA
Irrigated land:
115,807 sq km
Natural hazards:
Flooding along coasts; avalanches in mountainous area; earthquakes in the south; volcanic eruptions in Italy; periodic droughts in Spain; ice floes in the Baltic
Environment - current issues:
NA
Environment - international agreements:
party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Antarctic-Marine Living Resources, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Tropical Timber 82, Tropical Timber 94
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds (not ratified)
Geography - Note:
NA |
