Hungary, Land and Resources

Hungary has a total land area of 93,030 sq km (35,919 sq mi). It is bounded on the north by Slovakia; on the northeast by Ukraine; on the east by Romania; on the south by the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), Croatia, and Slovenia; and on the west by Austria. The country is somewhat oval in shape, with a maximum distance from east to west of about 500 km (about 310 mi) and a maximum distance from north to south of about 315 km (about 195 mi).