Area comparison map:

slightly smaller than Virginia; about the same size as Indiana

Land boundaries:
total: 2,106 km
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border countries (7): Austria 321 km, Croatia 348 km, Romania 424 km, Serbia 164 km, Slovakia 627 km, Slovenia 94 km, Ukraine 128 km

Coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
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Maritime claims:
none (landlocked)

Climate:
temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers
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Terrain:
mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border

Elevation:
mean elevation: 143 m
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lowest point: Tisza River 78 m
highest point: Kekes 1,014 m

Natural resources:
bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land

Land use:
agricultural land: 58.9% (2011 est.)
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arable land: 48.5% (2011 est.)
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permanent crops: 2% (2011 est.)
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permanent pasture: 8.4% (2011 est.)
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forest: 22.5% (2011 est.)
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other: 18.6% (2011 est.)
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Irrigated land:
1,721 sq km (2012)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]

Population distribution:
a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations

Environment - current issues:
air and water pollution are some of Hungary's most serious environmental problems; water quality in the Hungarian part of the Danube has improved but is still plagued by pollutants from industry and large-scale agriculture; soil pollution

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