Hungary+Geography

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Physical:
Water: Hungary is composed of 3,420 sq km of water. It is completely landlocked, but has Lake Balaton, and the Danube and Tisza Rovers that divide the country into three large regions. Hungary has 120 cu km of renewable water resources.

Climate: Warm summers and cold, cloudy, humid winters

Land: Hungary is a total of 89,608 sq km of land that includes mostly flat to rolling plains, but also has hills and low mountains on the Slovakian boarder. Hungary also has plains, marshes, pastures, and meadows. The lowest point is the Tisza River at 78 m, and the highest point is the Kekes at 1,014 m. Natural Resources include: bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land. 49.58% of Hungary's land is arable land, 2.06% is permanent crops, and 48.36% is other. Hungary has 1,400 sq km of irrigated land. (Hungary, CIA fact book, 2011)

Biological:
Common Animals include: hare, fox, deer, boar, duck, heron, crane, stork, and wild pigs Plant life: About 18% of Hungary is forested with mostly oak, lime, beech, and other trees (Hungary, Encyclopedia Brittanica, 2011)