Geography of the Czech Republic

Geography of Czech Republic

Continent	Europe
Region	Central Europe
Area	Ranked 115th
• Total	78,871 km2 (30,452 sq mi)
• Land	97.88%
• Water	2.12%
Coastline	0 km (0 mi)
Borders	2290.7 km[1] Germany – 810.3 km Poland – 761.8 km Austria – 466.3 km Slovakia – 252.3 km
Highest point	Sněžka, 1603.3 m
Lowest point	Hřensko, 115 m
Longest river	Vltava, 433 km
Largest lake	Černé, 18.4 ha
Climate	temperate
Terrain	hills and lowlands surrounded by low mountains
Natural resources	kaolin, lithium, graphite, black coal, brown coal, uranium, timber

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Germany to the west, Austria to the south, Slovakia to the east and Poland to the north. It consists mostly of low hills and plateaus surrounded along the borders by low mountains. Two areas of lowlands follow the Elbe river and the Morava river. About a third of the area of the Czech Republic is covered by forests.

The Czech Republic also possesses Moldauhafen, a 30,000 m² enclave in the middle of Hamburg docks in Germany, which was awarded to Czechoslovakia by Article 363 of the Treaty of Versailles to allow the landlocked country a place where goods transported down river could be transferred to seagoing ships. This territory reverts to Germany in 2028.