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| Location: |
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
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| Geographic coordinates: |
45 10 N, 15 30 E
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| Area: |
total:
56,542 sq km
land:
56,414 sq km
water:
128 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than West Virginia
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| Land boundaries: |
total:
2,028 km
border countries:
Bosnia and Herzegovina 932 km, Hungary 329 km, Yugoslavia 266 km, Slovenia 501 km
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| Coastline: |
5,835 km (mainland 1,777 km, islands 4,058 km)
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| Maritime claims: |
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
territorial sea:
12 NM
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| Climate: |
Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast
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| Terrain: |
geographically diverse; flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Adriatic Sea 0 m
highest point:
Dinara 1,830 m
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| Natural resources: |
oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower
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| Land use: |
arable land:
21%
permanent crops:
2%
permanent pastures:
20%
forests and woodland:
38%
other:
19% (1993 est.)
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| Irrigated land: |
30 sq km (1993 est.)
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| Natural hazards: |
destructive earthquakes
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| Environment - current issues: |
air pollution (from metallurgical plants) and resulting acid rain is damaging the forests; coastal pollution from industrial and domestic waste; landmine removal and reconstruction of infrastructure consequent to 1992-95 civil strife
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol
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| Geography - note: |
controls most land routes from Western Europe to Aegean Sea and Turkish Straits
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