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Geography of Serbia

Location:Southeastern Europe, between Macedonia and Hungary
Geographic coordinates:44 00 N, 21 00 E
Map references:Europe
Area:total: 88,361 sq km
land: 88,361 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative:slightly larger than South Carolina
Land boundaries:total: 2,027 km
border countries: Albania 115 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 302 km, Bulgaria 318 km, Croatia 241 km, Hungary 151 km, Macedonia 221 km, Montenegro 203 km, Romania 476 km
Coastline:0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims:none (landlocked)
Climate:in the north, continental climate (cold winters and hot, humid summers with well distributed rainfall); in other parts, continental and Mediterranean climate (relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns)
Terrain:extremely varied; to the north, rich fertile plains; to the east, limestone ranges and basins; to the southeast, ancient mountains and hills
Elevation extremes:lowest point: NA
highest point: Daravica 2,656 m
Natural resources:oil, gas, coal, iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, antimony, chromite, nickel, gold, silver, magnesium, pyrite, limestone, marble, salt, arable land
Land use:arable land: NA
permanent crops: NA
other: NA
Irrigated land:NA
Natural hazards:destructive earthquakes
Environment - current issues:air pollution around Belgrade and other industrial cities; water pollution from industrial wastes dumped into the Sava which flows into the Danube
Environment - international agreements:party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note:controls one of the major land routes from Western Europe to Turkey and the Near East

Serbia Quickstats

  • Population: 10,150,265 (July 2007 est.)
  • Area: 88,361 sq km
  • Density: 115 /km² (94th)
  • GDP (total): $54.310 billion (72nd)
  • GDP (per capita): $7,234 (90th)
  • Literacy: 96.4%

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  • Currency: Serbian Dinar5 (RSD)
  • Dial code: +381

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