GEOGRAPHY
Location:
Central Europe.
Geographic coordinates: 48
40 N, 19 30 E
Area: Total 48,845 sq km (land: 48,800 sq km
and water: 45 sq km)
Land
boundaries: On the north by Poland (444 km), on the east
by Ukraine (90 km), on the south by Hungary (515 km), on the southwest
by Austria (91 km), and on the northwest by the Czech Republic
(215 km).
Climate:
Temperate summers, cold, cloudy, humid winters
Terrain:
Rugged mountains in the central and northern part and
lowlands in the south
Natural resources: Brown coal and lignite, small
amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore, salt, arable land
Land
use: Arable land (31%), permanent crops (3%), permanent
pastures (17%), forests and woodland (41%), other (8%)
