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|
Location
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Southeastern
Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary
|
Geographic
coordinates
|
44
00 N, 21 00 E
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Map
references
|
Europe
|
Area
|
total:
77,474
sq km
land: 77,474 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Area
- comparative
|
slightly
smaller than South Carolina
|
Land
boundaries
|
total:
2,026
km
border countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina 302 km, Bulgaria 318 km, Croatia 241 km, Hungary 151 km, Kosovo 352 km, Macedonia 62 km, Montenegro 124 km, Romania 476 km |
Coastline
|
0
km (landlocked)
|
Maritime
claims
|
none
(landlocked)
|
Climate
|
in
the north, continental climate (cold winters and hot, humid summers with well
distributed rainfall); in other parts, continental and Mediterranean climate
(relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and
autumns)
|
Terrain
|
extremely
varied; to the north, rich fertile plains; to the east, limestone ranges and
basins; to the southeast, ancient mountains and hills
|
Elevation
extremes
|
lowest
point: Danube
and Timok Rivers 35 m
highest point: Midzor 2,169 m |
Natural
resources
|
oil,
gas, coal, iron ore, copper, zinc, antimony, chromite, gold, silver,
magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, arable land
|
Land
use
|
arable
land: NA
permanent crops: NA other: NA |
Irrigated
land
|
890
sq km
|
Total
renewable water resources
|
208.5
cu km (note - includes Kosovo) (2003)
|
Natural
hazards
|
destructive
earthquakes
|
Environment
- current issues
|
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, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol,
Desertification, 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 |
Geography
- note
|
controls
one of the major land routes from Western Europe to Turkey and the Near East
|
Serbia
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