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Geography and Environment of Montenegro
Terrain, climate, natural resources, hazards, and environmental conditions of Montenegro.
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Overview
strategic location along the Adriatic coast
Detailed geography
Physical Features
- Terrain
- highly indented coastline with narrow coastal plain backed by rugged high limestone mountains and plateaus
- Climate
- Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfalls inland
- Highest Point
- 2522 — Bobotov Kuk
- Lowest Point
- Adriatic Sea
Borders and Area
- Area (Comparative)
- slightly smaller than Connecticut
- Border Countries
- Albania 172 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 225 km, Croatia 25 km, Serbia 203 km
Natural Resources and Hazards
- Natural Resources
- bauxite, hydroelectricity
- Natural Hazards
- destructive earthquakes
Environment and Land Use
- Current Environmental Issues
- pollution of coastal waters from sewage outlets, especially in tourist-related areas such as Kotor
- International Agreements
- party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Marine Life Conservation, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements