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Central Europe, south of Poland

48 40 N, 19 30 E

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total: 48,845 sq km
water: 45 sq km
land: 48,800 sq km

about twice the size of New Hampshire

total: 1,524 km
border countries: Austria 91 km, Czech Republic 215 km, Hungary 677 km, Poland 444 km, Ukraine 97 km

0 km (landlocked)

none (landlocked)

temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters

rugged mountains in the central and northern part and lowlands in the south

lowest point: Bodrok River 94 m
highest point: Gerlachovsky Stit 2,655 m

brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land

arable land: 30.16%
permanent crops: 2.62%
other: 67.22% (2001)

1,740 sq km (1998 est.)

NA

air pollution from metallurgical plants presents human health risks; acid rain damaging forests

party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, 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
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants

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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