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<p><b>Area:</b> <p><b>Area:</b>
<br><i>total:</i> <br><i>total:</i>
102,350 sq km (Serbia 88,412 sq km; Montenegro 13,938 sq km) 102,350 sq km
<br><i>land:</i> <br><i>land:</i>
102,136 sq km (Serbia 88,412 sq km; Montenegro 13,724 sq km) 102,136 sq km
<br><i>water:</i> <br><i>water:</i>
214 sq km (Serbia 0 sq km; Montenegro 214 sq km) 214 sq km
<p><b>Area - comparative:</b>
slightly smaller than Kentucky
<p><b>Land boundaries:</b> <p><b>Land boundaries:</b>
<br><i>total:</i> <br><i>total:</i>
2,246 km 2,246 km
<br><i>border countries:</i> <br><i>border countries:</i>
Albania 287 km (114 km with Serbia, 173 km with Montenegro), Bosnia and Herzegovina 527 km (312 km with Serbia, 215 km with Montenegro), Bulgaria 318 km (with Serbia), Croatia (north) 241 km (with Serbia), Croatia (south) 25 km (with Montenegro), Hungary 151 km (with Serbia), The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 221 km (with Serbia), Romania 476 km (with Serbia) Albania 287 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 527 km, Bulgaria 318 km, Croatia (north) 241 km, Croatia (south) 25 km, Hungary 151 km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 221 km, Romania 476 km
<br><i>note:</i>
the internal boundary between Montenegro and Serbia is 211 km
<p><b>Coastline:</b> <p><b>Coastline:</b>
199 km
199 km (Montenegro 199 km, Serbia 0 km)
<p><b>Maritime claims:</b> <p><b>Maritime claims:</b>
NA NA
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Daravica 2,656 m Daravica 2,656 m
<p><b>Natural resources:</b> <p><b>Natural resources:</b>
oil, gas, coal, antimony, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, gold, pyrite, chrome, hydro power oil, gas, coal, antimony, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, gold, pyrite, chrome, hydropower, arable land
<p><b>Land use:</b> <p><b>Land use:</b>
<br><i>arable land:</i> <br><i>arable land:</i>
36.34%
NA%
<br><i>permanent crops:</i> <br><i>permanent crops:</i>
3.44%
NA%
<br><i>permanent pastures:</i>
NA%
<br><i>forests and woodland:</i>
NA%
<br><i>other:</i> <br><i>other:</i>
60.22% (1998 est.)
NA%
<p><b>Irrigated land:</b> <br>'''Irrigated land:''' 570 sq km
NA sq km
<p><b>Natural hazards:</b> <p><b>Natural hazards:</b>
destructive earthquakes destructive earthquakes
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<p><b>Environment - international agreements:</b> <p><b>Environment - international agreements:</b>
<br><i>party to:</i> <br><i>party to:</i>
Air Pollution, Climate Change, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
none of the selected agreements
<br><i>signed, but not ratified:</i> <br><i>signed, but not ratified:</i>
Biodiversity
none of the selected agreements
<p><b>Geography - note:</b> <p><b>Geography - note:</b>
controls one of the major land routes from Western Europe to Turkey and the Near East; strategic location along the Adriatic coast controls one of the major land routes from Western Europe to Turkey and the Near East; strategic location along the Adriatic coast


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Revision as of 20:57, 18 August 2003

Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina

Geographic coordinates: 44 00 N, 21 00 E

Map references: Europe

Area:
total: 102,350 sq km
land: 102,136 sq km
water: 214 sq km

Area - comparative: slightly smaller than Kentucky

Land boundaries:
total: 2,246 km
border countries: Albania 287 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 527 km, Bulgaria 318 km, Croatia (north) 241 km, Croatia (south) 25 km, Hungary 151 km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 221 km, Romania 476 km

Coastline: 199 km

Maritime claims: NA

Climate: in the north, continental climate (cold winters and hot, humid summers with well distributed rainfall); central portion, continental and Mediterranean climate; to the south, Adriatic climate along the coast, hot, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall inland

Terrain: extremely varied; to the north, rich fertile plains; to the east, limestone ranges and basins; to the southeast, ancient mountains and hills; to the southwest, extremely high shoreline with no islands off the coast

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m
highest point: Daravica 2,656 m

Natural resources: oil, gas, coal, antimony, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, gold, pyrite, chrome, hydropower, arable land

Land use:
arable land: 36.34%
permanent crops: 3.44%
other: 60.22% (1998 est.)
Irrigated land: 570 sq km

Natural hazards: destructive earthquakes

Environment - current issues: pollution of coastal waters from sewage outlets, especially in tourist-related areas such as Kotor; air pollution around Belgrade and other industrial cities; water pollution from industrial wastes dumped into the Sava which flows into the Danube

Environment - international agreements:
party to: Air Pollution, Climate Change, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: Biodiversity

Geography - note: controls one of the major land routes from Western Europe to Turkey and the Near East; strategic location along the Adriatic coast

See also : Serbia and Montenegro