Geography of Serbia and Montenegro
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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, it is strategically well-located along the Adriatic coast.
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Location
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Kosovo and Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Geographic coordinates: Template:Coor dm
Area:
total:
92,350 km²
land:
92,136 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 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