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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

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: 41%
permanent crops: 2%
permanent pastures: 11%
forests and woodland: 34%
other: 12% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land: 240 sq km (1993 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

Environment - international agreements:
party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol

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

See also : Czech republic

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-<b>Railways:</b>
+<b>Location:</b>
+Central Europe, southeast of Germany
+<p><b>Geographic coordinates:</b>
+45 N, 15 30 E
+<p><b>Map references:</b>
+Europe
+<p><b>Area:</b>
 <br><i>total:</i>
-,435 km
+,866 sq km
-<br><i>standard gauge:</i>
+<br><i>land:</i>
+,276 sq km
-,341 km 1.435-m standard gauge (2,946 km electrified at three voltages; 1,868 km double track)
-<br><i>narrow gauge:</i>
+<br><i>water:</i>
+,590 sq km
-km 0.760-m narrow gauge (1998)
-<p><b>Highways:</b>
+<p><b>Area - comparative:</b>
+slightly smaller than South Carolina
+<p><b>Land boundaries:</b>
 <br><i>total:</i>
-,693 km
+,881 km
-<br><i>paved:</i>
+<br><i>border countries:</i>
+Austria 362 km, Germany 646 km, Poland 658 km, Slovakia 215 km
-,693 km (including 498 km of expressways)
-<br><i>unpaved:</i>
+<p><b>Coastline:</b>
-km (1998 est.)
+km (landlocked)
-<p><b>Waterways:</b>
+<p><b>Maritime claims:</b>
+none (landlocked)
-km; the Elbe (Labe) is the principal river
-<p><b>Pipelines:</b>
+<p><b>Climate:</b>
+temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
-natural gas 53,000 km (1998)
-<p><b>Ports and harbors:</b>
+<p><b>Terrain:</b>
+Bohemia in the west consists of rolling plains, hills, and plateaus surrounded by low mountains; Moravia in the east consists of very hilly country
-Decin, Prague, Usti nad Labem
-<p><b>Airports:</b>
+<p><b>Elevation extremes:</b>
+<br><i>lowest point:</i>
-(1999 est.)
+Elbe River 115 m
-<p><b>Airports - with paved runways:</b>
-<br><i>total:</i>
+<br><i>highest point:</i>
+Snezka 1,602 m
-<br><i>over 3,047 m:</i>
+<p><b>Natural resources:</b>
+hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber
-<br><i>2,438 to 3,047 m:</i>
+<p><b>Land use:</b>
+<br><i>arable land:</i>
+%
-<br><i>1,524 to 2,437 m:</i>
+<br><i>permanent crops:</i>
+%
-<br><i>914 to 1,523 m:</i>
+<br><i>permanent pastures:</i>
+%
-<br><i>under 914 m:</i>
+<br><i>forests and woodland:</i>
-(1999 est.)
+%
-<p><b>Airports - with unpaved runways:</b>
-<br><i>total:</i>
+<br><i>other:</i>
+% (1993 est.)
-<br><i>1,524 to 2,437 m:</i>
+<p><b>Irrigated land:</b>
+sq km (1993 est.)
-<br><i>914 to 1,523 m:</i>
+<p><b>Natural hazards:</b>
+flooding
-<br><i>under 914 m:</i>
+<p><b>Environment - current issues:</b>
+air and water pollution in areas of northwest Bohemia and in northern Moravia around Ostrava present health risks; acid rain damaging forests
-(1999 est.)
-<p><b>Heliports:</b>
+<p><b>Environment - international agreements:</b>
+<br><i>party to:</i>
-(1999 est.)
+Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
+<br><i>signed, but not ratified:</i>
+Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Antarctic-Environmental Protocol, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
+<p><b>Geography - note:</b>
+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
 :''See also :'' [[Czech republic]]