!!!Czech Republic: Geography ||Location|Central Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria ||Geographic Coordinates|49 45 N, 15 30 E[{GoogleMap location='49.75,15.5' zoom='4'}] ||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|http://www.wolframalpha.com]: Snezka 1602 m; Lucnà hora 1555 m; Studnici hora 1554 m; Vysoke kolo 1509 m; Praded 1491 m\\According to [Geonames|http://www.geonames.org]: 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@global-geography.org|mailto:office@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/Europe/Czech_Republic/Geography/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|Geography/Europe/Czech_Republic/Geography/Important_Rivers]\\[Important Lakes|Geography/Europe/Czech_Republic/Geography/Important_Lakes]