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| Serbia and Montenegro - Geography (Facts) |
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| 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
water: 214 sq km
land: 102,136 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, 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, iron ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, antimony, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, hydropower, arable land |
| Land use: |
arable land: 33.35%
permanent crops: 3.2%
other: 63.45% (2001) |
| 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, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography - note: |
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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