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 | CIA World Factbook 2005 |
Czech Republic: Geography
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Location: |
Central Europe, southeast of Germany
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Geographic coordinates: |
49 45 N, 15 30 E
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Map references: |
Europe
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Area: |
total: 78,866 sq km
land: 77,276 sq km
water: 1,590 sq km
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Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than South Carolina
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Land boundaries: |
total: 1,881 km
border countries: Austria 362 km, Germany 646 km, Poland 658 km, Slovakia 215 km
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Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked)
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Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked)
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Climate: |
temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
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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
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Elbe River 115 m
highest point: Snezka 1,602 m
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Natural resources: |
hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber
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Land use: |
arable land: 39.8%
permanent crops: 3.05%
other: 57.15% (2001)
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Irrigated land: |
240 sq km (1998 est.)
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Natural hazards: |
flooding
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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
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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
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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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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