| Location | Central Europe, northwest of Romania |
| Geographic coordinates | 47 00 N, 20 00 E |
| Map references | Europe |
| Area | total: 93,028 sq km land: 89,608 sq km water: 3,420 sq km |
| Area - comparative | slightly smaller than Virginia; about the same size as Indiana |
| Land boundaries | total: 2,106 km 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) |
| Maritime claims | none (landlocked) |
| Climate | temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers |
| Terrain | mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Kekes 1,014 m lowest point: Tisza River 78 m mean elevation: 143 m |
| Natural resources | bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land |
| Land use | agricultural land: 58.9% (2018 est.) arable land: 48.5% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 2% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 8.4% (2018 est.) forest: 22.5% (2018 est.) other: 18.6% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | 1,721 sq km (2012) |
| Total renewable water resources | 104 billion cubic meters (2017 est.) |
| 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 |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
