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![]() ![]() Germany Geography 1999
Location: Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark Geographic coordinates: 51 00 N, 9 00 E Map references: Europe
Area:
Areacomparative: slightly smaller than Montana
Land boundaries:
Coastline: 2,389 km
Maritime claims:
Climate: temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm, tropical foehn wind; high relative humidity Terrain: lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south
Elevation extremes:
Natural resources: iron ore, coal, potash, timber, lignite, uranium, copper, natural gas, salt, nickel
Land use:
Irrigated land: 4,750 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards: flooding Environmentcurrent issues: emissions from coal-burning utilities and industries and lead emissions from vehicle exhausts (the result of continued use of leaded fuels) contribute to air pollution; acid rain, resulting from sulfur dioxide emissions, is damaging forests; pollution in the Baltic Sea from raw sewage and industrial effluents from rivers in eastern Germany; hazardous waste disposal
Environmentinternational agreements:
Geographynote: strategic location on North European Plain and along the entrance to the Baltic Sea
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