
Bosnia And Herzegovina Geography
Bosnia And Herzegovina Geography: A summary of information about Bosnia And Herzegovina Geography, from government research data as well as independent research and other sources.
Bosnia And Herzegovina: Geography
Location
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Croatia
Geographic coordinates
44 00 N, 18 00 E
Map references
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe
Area
total: 51,129 sq km land: 51,129 sq km water: 0 sq km
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
20 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 sq km (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
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 (about 49% of the territory); the region called Herzegovina is contiguous to Croatia and traditionally has been settled by an ethnic Croat majority