Location:
Central
Europe, northwest of Romania
Geographic coordinates:
47 00 N, 20 00 E
Map references:
Europe
Area:
total: 93,030 sq km
land: 92,340
sq km
water: 690 sq km
Area - comparative:
slightly
smaller than Indiana
Land boundaries:
total: 2,171 km
border countries:
Austria
366 km, Croatia
329 km, Romania
443 km, Serbia
and Montenegro 151 km, Slovakia
677 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: Kekes 1,014 m
Natural
resources:
bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land
Land
use:
arable land: 50.09%
permanent crops: 2.06%
other:
47.85% (2001)
Irrigated land:
2,100 sq km (1998 est.)
Environment
- current issues:
the upgrading 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-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty,
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification,
Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea,
Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed,
but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur
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Geography - note:
landlocked; strategic location astride main
land routes between Western Europe and Balkan Peninsula as well as between Ukraine
and Mediterranean basin; the north-south flowing Duna (Danube) and Tisza Rivers
divide the country into three large regions
