Montenegro
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Introduction - Montenegro: | Location - Montenegro: | Location | Southeastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia | | Geographic coordinates | 42 30 N, 19 18 E | | Map references | Europe | | Area | total: 14,026 sq km
land: 13,812 sq km
water: 214 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly smaller than Connecticut | | Land boundaries | total: 625 km
border countries: Albania 172 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 225 km, Croatia 25 km, Serbia 203 km | | Coastline | 293.5 km | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
continental shelf: defined by treaty | | Climate | Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfalls inland | | Terrain | highly indented coastline with narrow coastal plain backed by rugged high limestone mountains and plateaus | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m
highest point: Bobotov Kuk 2,522 m | | Natural resources | bauxite, hydroelectricity | | Land use | arable land: 13.7%
permanent crops: 1%
other: 85.3% | | Irrigated land | NA | | Natural hazards | destructive earthquakes | | Environment current issues | pollution of coastal waters from sewage outlets, especially in tourist-related areas such as Kotor | | Environment international agreements | party to: Climate Change, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ship Pollution | | Geography note | strategic location along the Adriatic coast | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |