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Kosovo vs. Montenegro

Geography

KosovoMontenegro
LocationSoutheast Europe, between Serbia and MacedoniaSoutheastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia
Geographic coordinates42 35 N, 21 00 E42 30 N, 19 18 E
Map referencesEuropeEurope
Areatotal: 10,887 sq km

land: 10,887 sq km

water: 0 sq km
total: 13,812 sq km

land: 13,452 sq km

water: 360 sq km
Area - comparativeslightly larger than Delawareslightly smaller than Connecticut; slightly larger than twice the size of Delaware
Land boundariestotal: 714 km

border countries (4): Albania 112 km, Macedonia 160 km, Montenegro 76 km, Serbia 366 km
total: 680 km

border countries (5): Albania 186 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 242 km, Croatia 19 km, Kosovo 76 km, Serbia 157 km
Coastline0 km (landlocked)293.5 km
Maritime claimsnone (landlocked)territorial sea: 12 nm

continental shelf: defined by treaty
Climateinfluenced by continental air masses resulting in relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns; Mediterranean and alpine influences create regional variation; maximum rainfall between October and DecemberMediterranean climate, hot dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfalls inland
Terrainflat fluvial basin at an elevation of 400-700 m above sea level surrounded by several high mountain ranges with elevations of 2,000 to 2,500 mhighly indented coastline with narrow coastal plain backed by rugged high limestone mountains and plateaus
Elevation extremeshighest point: Gjeravica/Deravica 2,656 m

lowest point: Drini i Bardhe/Beli Drim (located on the border with Albania) 297 m

mean elevation: 450 m
highest point: Bobotov Kuk 2,522 m

lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m

mean elevation: 1,086 m
Natural resourcesnickel, lead, zinc, magnesium, lignite, kaolin, chrome, bauxitebauxite, hydroelectricity
Land useagricultural land: 52.8% (2018 est.)

arable land: 27.4% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 1.9% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 23.5% (2018 est.)

forest: 41.7% (2018 est.)

other: 5.5% (2018 est.)
agricultural land: 38.2% (2018 est.)

arable land: 12.9% (2018 est.)

permanent crops: 1.2% (2018 est.)

permanent pasture: 24.1% (2018 est.)

forest: 40.4% (2018 est.)

other: 21.4% (2018 est.)
Irrigated landNA24 sq km (2012)
Environment - current issuesair pollution (pollution from power plants and nearby lignite mines take a toll on people's health); water scarcity and pollution; land degradationpollution of coastal waters from sewage outlets, especially in tourist-related areas such as Kotor; serious air pollution in Podgorica, Pljevlja and Niksie; air pollution in Pljevlja is caused by the nearby lignite power plant and the domestic use of coal and wood for household heating
Geography - notethe 41-km long Nerodimka River divides into two branches each of which flows into a different sea: the northern branch flows into the Sitnica River, which via the Ibar, Morava, and Danube Rivers ultimately flows into the Black Sea; the southern branch flows via the Lepenac and Vardar Rivers into the Aegean Seastrategic location along the Adriatic coast
Population distributionpopulation clusters exist throughout the country, the largest being in the east in and around the capital of Pristinahighest population density is concentrated in the south, southwest; the extreme eastern border is the least populated area

Source: CIA Factbook