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Geography of Hungary

Geography of Hungary:

Location: Central Europe

Geographic coordinates: 47 00 N, 20 00 E
Map references: Europe
Area:
  total: 93,030 km²
  land: 92,340 km²
  water: 690 km²
Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Indiana
Land boundaries, total: 2,009 km
border countries: Austria 366 km, Croatia 329 km, Romania 443 km, Serbia and Montenegro 151 km (all with Serbia), Slovakia 515 km, Slovenia 102 km, Ukraine 103 km
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims: none (landlocked)
Climate: temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers
Terrain: mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border
Elevation extremes:
  lowest point: Tisza River 78 m
  highest point: Kékes 1,014 m
Natural resources: bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land
Land use:
  arable land: 51%
  permanent crops: 3.6%
  permanent pastures: 12.4%
  forests and woodland: 19%
  other: 14% (1999)
Irrigated land: 2,060 km² (1993 est.)
Environment - current issues: the approximation of Hungary's standards in waste management, energy efficiency, and air, soil, and water pollution with environmental requirements for EU accession will require large investments
Environment - international agreements:
  party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
  signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Law of the Sea
Geography - note: landlocked; strategic location astride main land routes between Western Europe and Balkan Peninsula as well as between Ukraine and Mediterranean basin

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