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

44 00 N, 21 00 E

Europe

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)

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

total: 2,246 km
border countries: Albania 287 km (114 km with Serbia, 173 km with
Montenegro), Bosnia and Herzegovina 527 km (312 km with Serbia, 215 km
with Montenegro), Bulgaria 318 km (with Serbia), Croatia (north) 241
km (with Serbia), Croatia (south) 25 km (with Montenegro), Hungary 151
km (with Serbia), The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 221 km
(with Serbia), Romania 476 km (with Serbia)
note: the internal boundary between Montenegro and Serbia is 211 km

199 km (Montenegro 199 km, Serbia 0 km)

NA

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

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

lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m
highest point: Daravica 2,656 m

oil, gas, coal, antimony, copper, lead, zinc,
nickel, gold, pyrite, chrome, hydro power

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

NA sq km

destructive earthquakes

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

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

controls one of the major land routes from Western
Europe to Turkey and the Near East; strategic location along the
Adriatic coast