חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום
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חיפוש ברשת מילון חיפוש בפורום |
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| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: | Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia |
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Geographic coordinates:
| 47 20 N, 13 20 E |
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Map references:
| Europe |
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Area:
| total: 83,870 sq km
land: 82,444 sq km water: 1,426 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
| slightly smaller than Maine |
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Land boundaries:
| total: 2,562 km
border countries: Czech Republic 362 km, Germany 784 km, Hungary 366 km, Italy 430 km, Liechtenstein 35 km, Slovakia 91 km, Slovenia 330 km, Switzerland 164 km |
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Coastline:
| 0 km (landlocked) |
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Maritime claims:
| none (landlocked) |
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Climate:
| temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers |
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Terrain:
| in the west and south mostly mountains (Alps); along the eastern and northern margins mostly flat or gently sloping |
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Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Neusiedler See 115 m
highest point: Grossglockner 3,798 m |
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Natural resources:
| oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower |
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Land use:
| arable land: 16.91%
permanent crops: 0.86% other: 82.23% (2001) |
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Irrigated land:
| 457 sq km (2000 est.) |
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Natural hazards:
| landslides; avalanches; earthquakes |
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Environment - current issues:
| some forest degradation caused by air and soil pollution; soil pollution results from the use of agricultural chemicals; air pollution results from emissions by coal- and oil-fired power stations and industrial plants and from trucks transiting Austria between northern and southern Europe |
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Environment - international agreements:
| party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 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, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note:
| landlocked; strategic location at the crossroads of central Europe with many easily traversable Alpine passes and valleys; major river is the Danube; population is concentrated on eastern lowlands because of steep slopes, poor soils, and low temperatures elsewhere |
More about Austria:
| CIA World Factbook 2005 | הורד מילון בבילון 9 למחשב שלך |
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Location: | Central Europe, north of Italy and Slovenia |
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Geographic coordinates:
| 47 20 N, 13 20 E |
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Map references:
| Europe |
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Area:
| total: 83,870 sq km
land: 82,444 sq km water: 1,426 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
| slightly smaller than Maine |
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Land boundaries:
| total: 2,562 km
border countries: Czech Republic 362 km, Germany 784 km, Hungary 366 km, Italy 430 km, Liechtenstein 35 km, Slovakia 91 km, Slovenia 330 km, Switzerland 164 km |
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Coastline:
| 0 km (landlocked) |
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Maritime claims:
| none (landlocked) |
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Climate:
| temperate; continental, cloudy; cold winters with frequent rain and some snow in lowlands and snow in mountains; moderate summers with occasional showers |
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Terrain:
| in the west and south mostly mountains (Alps); along the eastern and northern margins mostly flat or gently sloping |
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Elevation extremes:
| lowest point: Neusiedler See 115 m
highest point: Grossglockner 3,798 m |
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Natural resources:
| oil, coal, lignite, timber, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, magnesite, tungsten, graphite, salt, hydropower |
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Land use:
| arable land: 16.91%
permanent crops: 0.86% other: 82.23% (2001) |
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Irrigated land:
| 457 sq km (2000 est.) |
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Natural hazards:
| landslides; avalanches; earthquakes |
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Environment - current issues:
| some forest degradation caused by air and soil pollution; soil pollution results from the use of agricultural chemicals; air pollution results from emissions by coal- and oil-fired power stations and industrial plants and from trucks transiting Austria between northern and southern Europe |
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Environment - international agreements:
| party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulfur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 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, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
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Geography - note:
| landlocked; strategic location at the crossroads of central Europe with many easily traversable Alpine passes and valleys; major river is the Danube; population is concentrated on eastern lowlands because of steep slopes, poor soils, and low temperatures elsewhere |
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