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| Location | Central Europe, northwest of Romania | | | Geographic coordinates | 47 00 N, 20 00 E | | | Zone | Europe | | | Area | total: 93,030 sq km
land: 92,340 sq km
water: 690 sq km | | | Land boundaries | total: 2,171 km
border countries: Austria 366 km, Croatia 329 km, Romania 443 km, Serbia 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 | | | Irrigated land | 0 km (landlocked) | | Environment -
current issues | 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 | | | 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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