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==Location== ==Location==
], bordering the Adriatic Sea, between ] and ]. ], bordering the Adriatic Sea, between ] and ].

<p><b>Geographic coordinates:</b> '''Geographic coordinates:'''
44 00 N, 21 00 E 44 00 N, 21 00 E

<p><b>Area:</b>
'''Area:'''
<br><i>total:</i> <br>''total:''
102,350 km² 102,350 km²
<br><i>land:</i> <br>''land:''
102,136 km² 102,136 km²
<br><i>water:</i> <br>''water:''
214 km² 214 km²

<p><b>Area - comparative:</b> '''Area - comparative:'''
slightly smaller than Kentucky slightly smaller than Kentucky

<p><b>Land boundaries:</b> '''Land boundaries:'''
<br><i>total:</i> <br>''total:''
2,246 km 2,246 km
<br><i>border countries:</i> <br>''border countries:''
] 287 km, ] 527 km, ] 318 km, ] (north) 241 km, Croatia (south) 25 km, ] 151 km, The ] 221 km, ] 476 km ] 287 km, ] 527 km, ] 318 km, ] (north) 241 km, Croatia (south) 25 km, ] 151 km, The ] 221 km, ] 476 km

<p><b>Coastline:</b> '''Coastline:'''
199 km 199 km

<p><b>Maritime claims:</b> '''Maritime claims:'''
NA NA
==Climate== ==Climate==
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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 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

<p><b>Elevation extremes:</b> '''Elevation extremes:'''
<br><i>lowest point:</i> <br>''lowest point:''
Adriatic Sea 0 m Adriatic Sea 0 m
<br><i>highest point:</i> <br>''highest point:''
Daravica 2,656 m Daravica 2,656 m
==Natural resources== ==Natural resources==
oil, gas, coal, antimony, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, gold, pyrite, chrome, hydropower, arable land oil, gas, coal, antimony, copper, lead, zinc, nickel, gold, pyrite, chrome, hydropower, arable land

<p><b>Land use:</b> '''Land use:'''
<br><i>arable land:</i> <br>''arable land:''
36.34% 36.34%
<br><i>permanent crops:</i> <br>''permanent crops:''
3.44% 3.44%
<br><i>other:</i> <br>''other:''
60.22% (1998 est.) 60.22% (1998 est.)

<p>'''Irrigated land:''' 570 km² '''Irrigated land:''' 570 km²
⚫ <p><b>Natural hazards:</b>

⚫ '''Natural hazards:'''
destructive earthquakes destructive earthquakes


==Environment== ==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 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

<p><b>Environment - international agreements:</b> '''Environment - international agreements:'''
<br><i>party to:</i> <br>''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 Air Pollution, Climate Change, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
<br><i>signed, but not ratified:</i> <br>''signed, but not ratified:''
Biodiversity Biodiversity
==See also== ==See also==
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Revision as of 21:39, 12 September 2004

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Serbia and Montenegro controls one of the major land routes from Western Europe to Turkey and the Near East. In addidion to that, it also has strategic location along the Adriatic coast.

Location

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

Geographic coordinates: 44 00 N, 21 00 E

Area:
total: 102,350 km²
land: 102,136 km²
water: 214 km²

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 km²

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

See also

Category: