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Location:
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Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia |
Geographic coordinates:
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47 20 N, 13 20 E |
Map references:
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Europe |
Area:
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total: 83,871 sq km
land: 82,445 sq km
water: 1,426 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Maine |
Land boundaries:
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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 |
Coastline:
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0 km (landlocked) |
Maritime claims:
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none (landlocked) |
Climate:
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temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers |
Terrain:
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in the west and south mostly mountains (Alps); along the eastern and northern margins mostly flat or gently sloping |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Neusiedler See 115 m
highest point: Grossglockner 3,798 m |
Natural resources:
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oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower |
Land use:
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arable land: 16.59%
permanent crops: 0.85%
other: 82.56% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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40 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
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84 cu km (2005) |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
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10,232 cubic meters per capita |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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total: 3.67 cu km/yr (35%/64%/1%)
per capita: 448 cu m/yr (1999) |
Natural hazards:
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landslides; avalanches; earthquakes |
Environment - current issues:
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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:
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party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, 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: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note:
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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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This page was last updated on 30 January, 2010 |
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