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Slovakia > Geography (Facts)
| Slovakia - Geography (Facts) |
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| Location: |
Central Europe, south of Poland |
| Geographic coordinates: |
48 40 N, 19 30 E |
| Map references: |
Europe |
| Area: |
total: 48,845 sq km
land: 48,800 sq km
water: 45 sq km |
| Area - comparative: |
about twice the size of New Hampshire |
| Land boundaries: |
total: 1,524 km
border countries: Austria 91 km, Czech Republic 215 km, Hungary 677 km, Poland 444 km, Ukraine 97 km |
| Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked) |
| Climate: |
temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters |
| Terrain: |
rugged mountains in the central and northern part and lowlands in the south |
| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Bodrok River 94 m
highest point: Gerlachovsky Stit 2,655 m |
| Natural resources: |
brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land |
| Land use: |
arable land: 29.23%
permanent crops: 2.67%
other: 68.1% (2005) |
| Irrigated land: |
1,830 sq km (2003) |
| Natural hazards: |
NA |
| Environment - current issues: |
air pollution from metallurgical plants presents human health risks; acid rain damaging forests |
| 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, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography - note: |
landlocked; most of the country is rugged and mountainous; the Tatra Mountains in the north are interspersed with many scenic lakes and valleys |
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