Hungary: Geography#
Location | Central Europe, northwest of Romania |
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Geographic Coordinates | 47 00 N, 20 00 E 47.0,20.0 |
Area | total: 93,028 sq km land: 89,608 sq km water: 3,420 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
Land boundaries | total: 2,106 km border countries: Austria 321 km, Croatia 348 km, Romania 424 km, Serbia 164 km, Slovakia 627 km, Slovenia 94 km, Ukraine 128 km |
Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Tisza River 78 m highest point: Kekes 1,014 m |
Highest Mountains | Kekes 1015 m [Verified] 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 | mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border |
Natural Hazards | NA |
Natural Resource | bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land |
Land Use | arable land: 47.24% permanent crops: 1.97% other: 50.79% (2011) |
Climate | temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers |
Irrigated Land | 1,409 sq km (2007) |
Renewable Water Resources | 104 cu km (2011) |
Environment_CurrentIssues | the upgrading of Hungary's standards in waste management, energy efficiency, and air, soil, and water pollution to meet EU requirements will require large investments |
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 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, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Large Cities | Budapest; Debrecen; Miskolc; Szeged; Pecs [Verified] Important Cities |
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 Important Rivers Important Lakes |