Location Central Europe, northwest of Romania

Geographic coordinates 47 00 N, 20 00 E

Map references Europe

Area
total: 93,030 sq km
water: 690 sq km
land: 92,340 sq km

Area - comparative slightly smaller than Indiana

Land boundaries
total: 2,171 km
border countries: Austria 366 km, Croatia 329 km, Romania 443 km, Yugoslavia 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

Land use
arable land: 52%
other: 45% (1998 est.)
permanent crops: 3%

Irrigated land 2,100 sq km (1998 est.)

Environment - current issues the approximation of Hungary's standards in waste management, energy efficiency, and air, soil, and water pollution with environmental requirements for EU accession will require large investments

Environment - international agreements
party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Law of the Sea

Geography - note landlocked; strategic location astride main land routes between Western Europe and Balkan Peninsula as well as between Ukraine and Mediterranean basin

NOTE: The information regarding Hungary on this page is re-published from the 2002 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Hungary Geography 2002 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Hungary Geography 2002 should be addressed to the CIA.