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Hungary Geography 1997https://photius.com/wfb1997/hungary/hungary_geography.htmlSOURCE: 1997 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Central Europe, northwest of Romania Geographic coordinates 47 00 N, 20 00 E Map references Europe Area
Area - comparative slightly smaller than Indiana Land boundaries
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 Slovakianborder Elevation extremes
Natural resources bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils Land use
Irrigated land 2,060 sq km (1993 est.) Environment - current issues an early-1996 government study identified 179 areas that suffer fromair pollution, 54 areas with polluted soil, and 32 areas with polluted undergroundwater; the study estimated clean-up costs at $350 million, but the 1996 governmentbudget allocated only about $7 million for this purpose Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
landlocked; strategic location astride main land routes between WesternEurope and Balkan Peninsula as well as between Ukraine and Mediterranean basin
NOTE: The information regarding Hungary on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Hungary Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Hungary Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA. |