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Serbia > Geography (Facts)
Serbia - Geography (Facts) |
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Location: |
Southeastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary |
Geographic coordinates: |
44 00 N, 21 00 E |
Map references: |
Europe |
Area: |
total: 88,361 sq km land: 88,361 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Area - comparative: |
slightly larger than South Carolina |
Land boundaries: |
total: 2,027 km border countries: Albania 115 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 302 km, Bulgaria 318 km, Croatia 241 km, Hungary 151 km, Macedonia 221 km, Montenegro 203 km, Romania 476 km |
Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked) |
Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked) |
Climate: |
in the north, continental climate (cold winters and hot, humid summers with well distributed rainfall); in other parts, continental and Mediterranean climate (relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns) |
Terrain: |
extremely varied; to the north, rich fertile plains; to the east, limestone ranges and basins; to the southeast, ancient mountains and hills |
Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: NA highest point: Daravica 2,656 m |
Natural resources: |
oil, gas, coal, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, antimony, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, arable land |
Land use: |
arable land: NA permanent crops: NA other: NA |
Irrigated land: |
NA |
Natural hazards: |
destructive earthquakes |
Environment - current issues: |
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 |
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