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| 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.) |
| Natural hazards | |
| 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 |
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