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Montenegro Geography 2013
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SOURCE: 2013 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES
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Page last updated on February 11, 2013

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 ]
country comparison to the world: 162
land: 13,452 sq km
water: 360 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, Kosovo 79 km, Serbia 124 km
[see also: Land boundaries country ranks ]

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 extremes:
lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m
[see also: Elevation extremes - lowest point country ranks ]
highest point: Bobotov Kuk 2,522 m

Natural resources:
bauxite, hydroelectricity

Land use:
arable land: 13.7%
[see also: Land use - arable land country ranks ]
permanent crops: 1%
other: 85.3%

Irrigated land:
22 sq km
[see also: Irrigated land country ranks ]

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


NOTE: The information regarding Montenegro on this page is re-published from the 2013 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Montenegro Geography 2013 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Montenegro Geography 2013 should be addressed to the CIA.


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