| Climate Hungary :
| temperate; cold, cloudy, humid winters; warm summers
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| Terrain Hungary :
| mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border
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| Elevation extremes lowest Hungary :
| Tisza River 78 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Hungary :
| Kekes 1,014 m
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| Natural resources Hungary :
| bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land
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| Land use arableland Hungary :
| 50,09%
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| Irrigated land Hungary :
| 2,100 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Hungary :
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| Environment current issues Hungary :
| the upgrading of Hungary's standards in waste management, energy efficiency, and air, soil, and water pollution with environmental requirements for EU accession will require large investments
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| Geography note Hungary :
| landlocked; strategic location astride main land routes between Western Europe and Balkan Peninsula as well as between Ukraine and Mediterranean basin; the north-south flowing Duna (Danube) and Tisza Rivers divide the country into three large regions
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