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Geography
Hungary lies on a low plain steppe. Its vast flat horizons - less than 2% of the area exceeds 400 m above sea level - are completely ruled by the Danube river system. The backbone of the relief is represented by a diagonal line of massifs, dolomitic tablelands and volcanic outcrops raised in the Tertiary: it's the range of the Bakony, Mátra and Bükk Mountains, which extends south- west to north-east peaking at 1,015 m at Mount Kékes, to the west of Eger. They are heavily forested and contain important deposits of bauxite. However, Hungary has almost no well-defined natural boundary, but is divided into three main geographical regions: the Great Plain to the east of the Danube, on both sides of the Tisza, which extends to the sandy area of Nyirség. To the west of that large plain lies the Transdanubia, a hilly region west of the Danube spreading to the foot of the Austrian Alps and the northern hills, beyond the Great Hungarian Plain. Here is a swampy area with good drainage, the Little Plain (Kisalföld) in the region of Györ. Finally, on the southern and western sides of the Danube River - which divides the country into two parts – follow the depression of Lake Balaton, the Somogy hills and the mountainous region of Mecsek which contain deposits of uranium and coal. Hungary has no sea outlet, which explains the importance it attaches to the inland waterways.
