Geography of 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 |