| Geography | Slovakia |
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Location:
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Central Europe, south of Poland |
Geographic coordinates:
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48 40 N, 19 30 E |
Map references:
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Europe |
Area:
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total: 48,845 sq km
land: 48,800 sq km
water: 45 sq km |
Area - comparative:
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about twice the size of New Hampshire |
Land boundaries:
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total: 1,474 km
border countries: Austria 91 km, Czech Republic 197 km, Hungary 676 km, Poland 420 km, Ukraine 90 km |
Coastline:
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0 km (landlocked) |
Maritime claims:
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none (landlocked) |
Climate:
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temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters |
Terrain:
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rugged mountains in the central and northern part and lowlands in the south |
Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Bodrok River 94 m
highest point: Gerlachovsky Stit 2,655 m |
Natural resources:
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brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land |
Land use:
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arable land: 29.23%
permanent crops: 2.67%
other: 68.1% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
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1,830 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
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50.1 cu km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources - per capita:
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9,171 cubic meters per capita |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
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Total: 1.04
Per capita: 193 cu m/yr (2003) |
Natural hazards:
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NA |
Environment - current issues:
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air pollution from metallurgical plants presents human health risks; acid rain damaging forests |
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-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, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
Geography - note:
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landlocked; most of the country is rugged and mountainous; the Tatra Mountains in the north are interspersed with many scenic lakes and valleys |
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