Geography & environment — Hungary
Location, land area, terrain, climate, and natural resources.
Profile updated 2026-06-02
⚡ Geography & environment at a glance
Location, land area, terrain, climate, and natural resources. Key figure for Hungary: Europe
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Location & size
- Geographic Location
Europe
- Geographic Coordinates
47 00 N, 20 00 E
- Total Area
35,918 Square Miles 93,028 Square Kilometers
- Land Area
34,598 Square Miles 89,608 Square Kilometers
- Water Area
1,320 Square Miles 3,420 Square Kilometers
- Land Boundaries
1,358 Miles 2,185 Kilometers
- Border Countries
Austria 366 km, Croatia 329 km, Romania 443 km, Serbia and Montenegro 151 km, Slovakia 677 km, Slovenia 102 km, Ukraine 103 km
Physical geography
- Terrain
Mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border
- Highest Point
1,014 Meters
- Highest Point Location
Kekes 1,014 m
- Lowest Point
78 Meters
- Lowest Point Location
Tisza River 78 m
- Natural Resources
Bauxite, coal, natural gas, fertile soils, arable land
- Irrigated Land
544 Square Miles 1,409 Square Kilometers
Climate & time
- Time Zone
UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
- Daylight saving time
+1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October
Climate
- Climate
- Temperate
- cold, cloudy, humid winters
- warm summers
- Terrain
Mostly flat to rolling plains; hills and low mountains on the Slovakian border
- Location
Central Europe, northwest of Romania
- Total Area
35,918 Square Miles 93,028 Square Kilometers
- Border Countries
Austria 366 km, Croatia 329 km, Romania 443 km, Serbia and Montenegro 151 km, Slovakia 677 km, Slovenia 102 km, Ukraine 103 km
Environment
- Environment - Current Issues
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
- 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, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements