| | | Geography | Czech Republic | | Location | Central Europe, southeast of Germany | | Geographic Co-Ordinates | 49 45 N,15 30 E | | Map References | Europe | | Area | | Total
Land
Water | 78,866 sq km
77,276 sq km
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 | | Contiguous Zone
Territorial Sea
Continental Shelf
Exclusive Economic Zone | NA
NA
NA
NA
| | Climate | temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters | | Terrian | 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
highest point | Elbe River 115 m
Snezka 1,602 m | | Natural resources | hard coal, soft coal, kaolin, clay, graphite, timber | | Land use | | arable land
permanent crops
other | 39.8%
3.05%
57.15% (2001) | | Irrigated land | 240 sq km (1998 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; efforts to bring industry up to EU code should improve domestic pollution | Environment -
international
agreements | | | party to | Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, 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 | | signed, but not ratified | Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants | | 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 | | | | |
