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GeographyLocation
Central Europe, between Germany, Poland, Slovakia, and Austria Geographic coordinates
49 45 N, 15 30 E
Map references
Europe
Area World Ranking: 116
Total 78,867 sq km
Land 77,247 sq km Water 1,620 sq km Area - comparative
Slightly smaller than South Carolina Land boundaries
Total 1,989 km
Border countries Austria 362 km, Germany 815 km, Poland 615 km, Slovakia 197 km Coastline
0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims
None (landlocked)
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 38.82%
Permanent crops 3% Other 58.18% (2005) Irrigated land
390 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources
16 cu km (2005)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)
Total 1.91 cu km/yr (41%/57%/2%)
Per capita 187 cu m/yr (2002) 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-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, 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; 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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