| Location: |
Southeastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia |
| Geographic coordinates: |
42 30 N, 19 18 E |
| Map references: |
Europe |
| Area: |
total: 14,026 sq km
land: 13,812 sq km
water: 214 sq km |
| Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Connecticut |
| Land boundaries: |
total: 625 km
border countries: Albania 172 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 225 km, Croatia 25 km, Serbia 203 km |
| Coastline: |
293.5 km |
| Maritime claims: |
territorial sea: 12 nm
continental shelf: defined by treaty |
| Climate: |
Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfalls inland |
| Terrain: |
highly indented coastline with narrow coastal plain backed by rugged high limestone mountains and plateaus |
| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m
highest point: Bobotov Kuk 2,522 m |
| Natural resources: |
bauxite, hydroelectricity |
| Land use: |
arable land: 13.7%
permanent crops: 1%
other: 85.3% |
| Irrigated land: |
NA |
| Natural hazards: |
destructive earthquakes |
| Environment - current issues: |
pollution of coastal waters from sewage outlets, especially in tourist-related areas such as Kotor |
| Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Climate Change, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ship Pollution |
| Geography - note: |
strategic location along the Adriatic coast |
