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Geography of Bosnia and HerzegovinaLocation: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia. Geographic coordinates: 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 and Montenegro 527 km (312 km with Serbia, 215 km with Montenegro) 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 ==See also== *Geography of Europe *Bosnia and Herzegovina Geography of Bosnia and Herzegovina Geography of Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina Geography by country See other meanings of words starting from letter: GGA | GB | GC | GD | GE | GF | GH | GI | GJ | GK | GL | GM | GN | GO | GP | GR | GS | GT | GU | GW | GX | GY | GZ |Words begining with Geography_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina: Geography_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina Geography_of_Bosnia_and_Herzegovina
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