Serbia and Montenegro Geography 1997

Location Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Albania andBosnia and Herzegovina

Geographic coordinates 44 00 N, 21 00 E

Map references Europe

Area
total: 102,350 sq km (Serbia 88,412 sq km; Montenegro 13,938 sq km)
land: 102,136 sq km (Serbia 88,412 sq km; Montenegro 13,724 sq km)
water: 214 sq km (Serbia 0 sq km; Montenegro 214 sq km)

Area - comparative slightly smaller than Kentucky (Serbia is slightly larger than Maine;Montenegro is slightly smaller than Connecticut)

Land boundaries
total: 2,246 km
border countries : Albania 287 km (114 km with Serbia, 173 km with Montenegro), Bosniaand Herzegovina 527 km (312 km with Serbia, 215 km with Montenegro), Bulgaria318 km (with Serbia), Croatia (north) 241 km (with Serbia), Croatia (south) 25 km (with Montenegro), Hungary 151 km (with Serbia), The Former YugoslavRepublic of Macedonia 221 km (with Serbia), Romania 476 km (with Serbia)
note: the internal boundary between Montenegro and Serbia is 211 km

Coastline 199 km (Montenegro 199 km, Serbia 0 km)

Maritime claims NA

Climate in the north, continental climate (cold winter and hot, humid summerswith well distributed rainfall); central portion, continental and Mediterraneanclimate; to the south, Adriatic climate along the coast, hot, dry summersand autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall inland

Terrain extremely varied; to the north, rich fertile plains; to the east, limestoneranges and basins; to the southeast, ancient mountain 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

Land use
arable land: NA%
permanent crops: NA%
permanent pastures : NA%
forests and woodland: NA%
other: NA%

Irrigated land NA sq km

Natural hazards destructive earthquakes

Environment - current issues pollution of coastal waters from sewage outlets, especially in tourist-relatedareas such as Kotor; air pollution around Belgrade and other industrial cities;water pollution from industrial wastes dumped into the Sava which flows intothe Danube

Environment - international agreements
party to: none of the selected agreements
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note controls one of the major land routes from Western Europe to Turkeyand the Near East; strategic location along the Adriatic coast

NOTE: The information regarding Serbia and Montenegro on this page is re-published from the 1997 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Serbia and Montenegro Geography 1997 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Serbia and Montenegro Geography 1997 should be addressed to the CIA.