Short facts about the geography of Serbia and Montenegro
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Location:
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Southeastern Europe,
bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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Geographic coordinates:
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44 00 N, 21 00 E |
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Map references:
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Europe |
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Area:
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total: 102,350 sq km
land: 102,136 sq km
water: 214 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than
Kentucky
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Land boundaries:
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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 |
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Coastline:
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199 km |
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Maritime claims:
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NA |
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Climate:
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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 |
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Terrain:
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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 |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Adriatic
Sea 0 m
highest point: Daravica 2,656 m |
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Natural resources:
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oil, gas, coal, iron ore,
bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, antimony, chromite, nickel, gold, silver,
magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, hydropower, arable land |
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Land use:
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arable land: 33.18%
permanent crops: 3.2%
other: 63.62% (2005) |
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Irrigated land:
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570 sq km |
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Natural hazards:
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destructive earthquakes |
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Environment - current issues:
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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 |
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Environment - international agreements:
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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 |
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Geography - note:
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controls one of the major
land routes from Western Europe to Turkey and the Near East; strategic
location along the Adriatic coast |
Source: World Factbook |
