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http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/education/sysm/landscapes/highlands_islands/flash/in
dex.shtml?flash=land_ms_compass in case you do not understand north and south
etc
Location and Geography. Hungary is a landlocked country in central Europe.
A landlocked state or country is a sovereign state entirely enclosed by land, There are currently 48
such countries but only two, Bolivia and Paraguay in South America, lie outside AfroEurasia (the Old World).
As a rule, being landlocked creates political and economic problems because you cannot get to
open waters, so many countries have tried to get even a small amount of coast.
To this group could be added two de facto states with no or limited international recognition:
Doubly landlocked[edit]
A country is "doubly landlocked" or "double-landlocked" when it is surrounded entirely by one or
more landlocked countries (requiring the crossing of at least two national borders to reach a
coastline).
There are currently only two such countries:
Covering an area of 35,934 square miles (93,030 square kilometers), the country is
in the Carpathian Basin, surrounded by the Carpathian Mountains, the Alps, and the
Dinaric Alps.
The Danube River divides Hungary and bisects the capital, Budapest. The Danube is the second largest river in
Europe. It is rich in history, enveloped in an aura of legend and myth (it is believed that it is the home of the Greek Muses). The
river originates in the Black Forest in Germany as two smaller rivers the Brigach and the Breg and these two rivers join at
Donaueschingen, and it is from here that it is known as the Danube, flowing south-eastwards for a distance of some 2850 km
before emptying into the Black Sea via the Danube Delta in Romania. The Danube has been an important international waterway
for centuries, as it remains today. In addition, the German poet Friedrich Hlderlin called the Danube a refreshing, melodious
river, sometimes foaming with high spirits, at other times dreaming serenely. No other river in the entire world has inspired so
many poets, musicians and painters to create masterpieces; along no other river can such a tremendous variety of scenery, historic
cities, magnificent architecture and cultural treasures be found .
Figure 1 The Danube trying to go East, accidentally cuts Hungary in half. Bocsnat,
Hungary, but I was hungry.