Czech Republic: Geography#
| Location | Central Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 49 45 N, 15 30 E 49.75,15.5 |
| Area | total: 78,867 sq km land: 77,247 sq km water: 1,620 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
| Land boundaries | total: 2,046 km border countries: Austria 402 km, Germany 704 km, Poland 699 km, Slovakia 241 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Labe (Elbe) River 115 m highest point: Snezka 1,602 m |
| Highest Mountains | Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Snezka 1602 m; Lucní hora 1555 m; Studnici hora 1554 m; Vysoke kolo 1509 m; Praded 1491 m According to Geonames: Snezka 1602 m; Lucni hora 1555 m; Studnicn i hora 1554 m; Praded 1491 m; Vysoka hole 1463 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org |
| Terrain | Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains, hills, and plateaus surrounded by low mountains; Moravia in the east consists of very hilly country |
| Natural Hazards | flooding |
| Natural Resource | hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber |
| Land Use | arable land: 40.12% permanent crops: 0.96% other: 58.92% (2011) |
| Climate | temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters |
| Irrigated Land | 385.3 sq km (2007) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 13.15 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | air and water pollution in areas of northwest Bohemia and in northern Moravia around Ostrava present health risks; acid rain damaging forests; efforts to bring industry up to EU code should improve domestic pollution |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Large Cities | Prague; Brno; Ostrava; Plzen; Olomouc [Verified] Important Cities |
| Geography-note | landlocked; strategically located astride some of oldest and most significant land routes in Europe; Moravian Gate is a traditional military corridor between the North European Plain and the Danube in central Europe Important Rivers Important Lakes |