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| Location | Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia | | | Geographic coordinates | 45 10 N, 15 30 E | | | Zone | Europe | | | Area | total: 56,542 sq km
land: 56,414 sq km
water: 128 sq km | | | Land boundaries | total: 2,197 km
border countries: Bosnia and Herzegovina 932 km, Hungary 329 km, Serbia 241 km, Montenegro 25 km, Slovenia 670 km | | | Coastline | 5,835 km (mainland 1,777 km, islands 4,058 km) | | | Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation | | | Climate | Mediterranean and continental; continental climate predominant with hot summers and cold winters; mild winters, dry summers along coast | | | Terrain | geographically diverse; flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands | | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m
highest point: Dinara 1,830 m | | | Natural resources | oil, some coal, bauxite, low-grade iron ore, calcium, gypsum, natural asphalt, silica, mica, clays, salt, hydropower | | | Irrigated land | 5,835 km (mainland 1,777 km, islands 4,058 km) | | | Natural hazards | destructive earthquakes | | 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 | | Environment -
international agreements | party to: Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Sulfur 94, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol | | | Geography - note | controls most land routes from Western Europe to Aegean Sea and Turkish Straits; the vast majority of Adriatic Sea islands lie off the coast of Croatia - some 1,200 islands, islets, ridges, and rocks | |
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