Location:
Southeastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia

Geographic coordinates:
42 30 N, 19 18 E

Map references:
Europe

Area:
total: 13,812 sq km
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
land: 13,452 sq km
[see also: Area - land country ranks ]
water: 360 sq km
[see also: Area - water country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 162

Area - comparative:
slightly smaller than Connecticut

Land boundaries:
total: 680 km
border countries (5): Albania 186 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 242 km, Croatia 19 km, Kosovo 76 km, Serbia 157 km
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Coastline:
293.5 km
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]

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:
mean elevation: 1,086 m
[see also: Mean Elevation country ranks ]
elevation extremes: lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m highest point: Bobotov Kuk 2,522 m

Natural resources:
bauxite, hydroelectricity

Land use:
agricultural land: 38.2% arable land 12.9%; permanent crops 1.2%; permanent pasture 24.1%
[see also: Land use - agricultural land country ranks ]
forest: 40.4%
[see also: Land use - forest country ranks ]
other: 21.4% (2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - other country ranks ]

Irrigated land:
24 sq km (2012)
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]

Population - distribution:
highest population density is concentrated in the south, southwest; the extreme eastern border is the least populated area

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: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Geography - note:
strategic location along the Adriatic coast