Geography of Bosnia and Herzegovina

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Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia.

Geographic coordinates: 44° N 18° E

Map references: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe

Area:
total: 51,129 km²
land: 51,129 km²
water: 0 km²

Area - comparative: slightly smaller than West Virginia

Land boundaries:
total: 1,459 km
border countries: Croatia 932 km, Serbia 312 km, Montenegro 215 km

Coastline: 23 km

Maritime claims: NA

Climate: hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy winters along coast

Terrain: mountains and valleys

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m
highest point: Maglic 2,386 m

Natural resources: coal, iron, bauxite, manganese, forests, copper, chromium, lead, zinc, hydropower

Land use:
arable land: 14%
permanent crops: 5%
permanent pastures: 20%
forests and woodland: 39%
other: 22% (1993 est.)

Irrigated land: 20 km² (1993 est.)

Natural hazards: destructive earthquakes

Environment - current issues: air pollution from metallurgical plants; sites for disposing of urban waste are limited; widespread casualties, water shortages, and destruction of infrastructure because of the 1992-95 civil strife

Environment - international agreements:
party to: Air Pollution, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

[edit] See also

• Geography of Europe
• Bosnia and Herzegovina

This article contains material from the CIA World Factbook (2005 edition) which, as a US government publication, is in the public domain.