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Hungary: Geography
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Location:
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Central Europe, northwest of Romania
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Geographic coordinates:
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47 00 N, 20 00 E
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Map references:
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Europe
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Area:
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total: 93,030 sq km
water: 690 sq km
land: 92,340 sq km
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Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Indiana
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Land boundaries:
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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
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Coastline:
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0 km (landlocked)
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Maritime claims:
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none (landlocked)
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Climate:
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temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers
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Terrain:
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mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Tisza River 78 m
highest point: Kekes 1,014 m
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Natural resources:
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bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land
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Land use:
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arable land: 52.2%
other: 45.34% (1998 est.)
permanent crops: 2.46%
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Irrigated land:
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2,100 sq km (1998 est.)
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Environment - current issues:
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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
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Environment - international agreements:
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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
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Geography - note:
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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
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