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Tabular Data - Geography of Czech Republic
| Location : |
Central Europe, southeast of Germany |
| Geographic Coordinates : |
49 45 N, 15 30 E |
| Map References : |
Europe |
| Area : |
total: 78,866 sq km
land: 77,276 sq km
water: 1,590 sq km |
| Area - Comparative : |
slightly smaller than South Carolina |
| Land Boundaries : |
total: 1,881 km
border countries: Austria 362 km, Germany 646 km, Poland 658 km, Slovakia 215 km |
| Climate : |
temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters |
| Terrain : |
Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains, hills, and plateaus surrounded by low mountains; Moravia in the east consists of very hilly country |
| Elevation Extremes : |
lowest point: Elbe River 115 m
highest point: Snezka 1,602 m |
| Natural Resources : |
hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber |
| Land Use : |
arable land: 39.8%
permanent crops: 3.05%
other: 57.15% (2001) |
| Irrigated Land : |
240 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural Hazards : |
flooding |
| Environment - Current Issues : |
air and water pollution in areas of northwest Bohemia and in northern Moravia around Ostrava present health risks; acid rain damaging forests; efforts to bring industry up to EU code should improve domestic pollution |
| Environment - International Agreements : |
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 |
| Geography - Note : |
Landlocked; strategically located astride some of oldest and most significant land routes in Europe; Moravian Gate is a traditional military corridor between the North European Plain and the Danube in central Europe. |
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