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Germany Geography 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/germany/germany_geography.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Central Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, between the Netherlands and Poland, south of Denmark Geographic coordinates 51 00 N, 9 00 E Map references Europe Area
Area - comparative slightly smaller than Montana Land boundaries
Coastline 2,389 km Maritime claims
Climate temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm, tropical foehn wind; high relative humidity Terrain lowlands in north, uplands in center, Bavarian Alps in south Elevation extremes
Natural resources iron ore, coal, potash, timber, lignite, uranium, copper, natural gas, salt, nickel Land use
Irrigated land 4,750 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards NA Environment - current issues emissions from coal-burning utilities and industries and lead emissions from vehicle exhausts (the result of continued use of leaded fuels) contribute to air pollution; acid rain, resulting from sulfur dioxide emissions, is damaging forests; heavy pollution in the Baltic Sea from raw sewage and industrial effluents from rivers in eastern Germany; hazardous waste disposal Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
strategic location on North European Plain and along the entrance to
the Baltic Sea
NOTE: The information regarding Germany on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Germany Geography 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Germany Geography 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |