Geography

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Hungary occupies the low-lying areas of the Carpathian basin. Two-thirds of the territory consist of plains below 200 metres.

Area: 93,030 square km, 1% of the area of Europe

Location:

Northern latitude 45 48' - 48 35'

Eastern longitude 16 05' - 22 58'

State border length: 2,242 km

of which

the Ukraine 215 km

Romania 432 km

former Yugoslavia 631 km

Austria 356 km

Slovakia 608 km

Height above sea level:

under 200 m 84%

200-400 m 14%

above 400 m 2%

Highest peak: Kekes 1014m (in the Matra mountains)

Longest rivers:

Danube - Hungarian stretch 417 km (full length 2,860 km)

(tributaries: Raba, Drava, Sio, Ipoly)

Tisza - Hungarian stretch 598 km (full length 962 km)

(tributaries: Szamos, Kraszna, the Koros rivers, Maros, Hernad, Sajo, Berettyo)

Largest lakes:

Balaton 598 square km surface area

Velence lake 26 square km surface area

Ferto lake 322 square km surface area (Hungarian part 82 square km)

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