Slovakia

Location	Central Europe, south of Poland
Geographic coordinates	48 40 N, 19 30 E
Map references	Europe
Area	total: 49,035 sq km land: 48,105 sq km water: 930 sq km
Area - comparative	about twice the size of New Hampshire
Land boundaries	total: 1,474 km border countries: Austria 91 km, Czech Republic 197 km, Hungary 676 km, Poland 420 km, Ukraine 90 km
Coastline	0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims	none (landlocked)
Climate	temperate; cool summers; cold, cloudy, humid winters
Terrain	rugged mountains in the central and northern part and lowlands in the south
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Bodrok River 94 m highest point: Gerlachovsky Stit 2,655 m
Natural resources	brown coal and lignite; small amounts of iron ore, copper and manganese ore; salt; arable land
Land use	arable land: 29.23% permanent crops: 2.67% other: 68.1% (2005)
Irrigated land	1,660 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources	50.1 cu km (2003)
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)	total: 1.04 per capita: 193 cu m/yr (2003)
Natural hazards	NA
Environment - current issues	air pollution from metallurgical plants presents human health risks; acid rain damaging forests
Environment - international agreements	party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, 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, Whaling signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note	landlocked; most of the country is rugged and mountainous; the Tatra Mountains in the north are interspersed with many scenic lakes and valleys