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Tabular Data - Geography of Austria
| Location : |
Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia |
| Geographic Coordinates : |
47 20 N, 13 20 E |
| Map References : |
Europe |
| Area : |
total: 83,870 sq km
land: 82,444 sq km
water: 1,426 sq km |
| Area - Comparative : |
slightly smaller than Maine |
| Land Boundaries : |
total: 2,562 km
border countries: Czech Republic 362 km, Germany 784 km, Hungary 366 km, Italy 430 km, Liechtenstein 35 km, Slovakia 91 km, Slovenia 330 km, Switzerland 164 km |
| Climate : |
temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers |
| Terrain : |
in the west and south mostly mountains (Alps); along the eastern and northern margins mostly flat or gently sloping |
| Elevation Extremes : |
lowest point: Neusiedler See 115 m
highest point: Grossglockner 3,798 m |
| Natural Resources : |
oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower |
| Land Use : |
arable land: 16.91%
permanent crops: 0.86%
other: 82.23% (2001) |
| Irrigated Land : |
457 sq km (2000 est.) |
| Natural Hazards : |
landslides; avalanches; earthquakes |
| Environment - Current Issues : |
some forest degradation caused by air and soil pollution; soil pollution results from the use of agricultural chemicals; air pollution results from emissions by coal- and oil-fired power stations and industrial plants and from trucks transiting Austria between northern and southern Europe |
| Environment - International Agreements : |
party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 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, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants |
| Geography - Note : |
Landlocked; strategic location at the crossroads of central Europe with many easily traversable Alpine passes and valleys; major river is the Danube; population is concentrated on eastern lowlands because of steep slopes, poor soils, and low temperatures elsewhere. |
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