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GeographyLocation
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia Geographic coordinates
44 00 N, 18 00 E
Map references
Europe
Area World Ranking: 129
Total 51,197 sq km
Land 51,187 sq km Water 10 sq km Area - comparative
Slightly smaller than West Virginia Land boundaries
Total 1,538 km
Border countries Croatia 932 km, Montenegro 249 km, Serbia 357 km Coastline
20 km
Maritime claims
No data available
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 ore, bauxite, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, cobalt, manganese, nickel, clay, gypsum, salt, sand, timber, hydropower Land use
Arable land 19.61%
Permanent crops 1.89% Other 78.5% (2005) Irrigated land
30 sq km (2003)
Total renewable water resources
37.5 cu km (2003)
Natural hazards
Destructive earthquakes
Environment - current issues
Air pollution from metallurgical plants; sites for disposing of urban waste are limited; water shortages and destruction of infrastructure because of the 1992-95 civil strife; deforestation Environment - international agreements
Party to
Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands Signed, but not ratified None of the selected agreements Geography - note
Within Bosnia and Herzegovina's recognized borders, the country is divided into a joint Bosniak/Croat Federation (about 51% of the territory) and the Bosnian Serb-led Republika Srpska or RS (about 49% of the territory); the region called Herzegovina is contiguous to Croatia and Montenegro, and traditionally has been settled by an ethnic Croat majority in the west and an ethnic Serb majority in the east
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