Location: | Central Europe, northwest of Romania | | Geographic coordinates: | 47 00 N, 20 00 E | | Map references: | Europe | | Area: | total: 93,030 sq km
water: 690 sq km
land: 92,340 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%
other: 47.85% (2001)
permanent crops: 2.06% | | 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 94 | | 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
Source: CIA World Factbook
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