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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 |
Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked) |
Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked) |
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: 16.59% permanent crops: 0.85% other: 82.56% (2005) |
Irrigated land: |
40 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources: |
84 cu km (2005) |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): |
total: 3.67 cu km/yr (35%/64%/1%) per capita: 448 cu m/yr (1999) |
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-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: |
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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Country Profile of Austria
Communications of Austria
Economy of Austria
Geography of Austria
Government of Austria
Transnational Issues of Austria
Military of Austria
People of Austria
Transportation of Austria
The information above is a partial reproduction of Google Maps and the CIA World Factbook.
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