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Area > Comparative to US places slightly smaller than Connecticut
Area > Land	13,812 sq km		[156th of 238]
Area > Total	14,026 sq km		[165th of 250]
Area > Water	214 sq km		[125th of 239]
Climate Mediterranean climate, hot dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfalls inland
Coastline	293.5 km		[147th of 271]
Elevation extremes > Highest point	Bobotov Kuk 2,522 m
Elevation extremes > Lowest point	Adriatic Sea 0 m
Geographic coordinates	42 30 N, 19 18 E
Geography > Note strategic location along the Adriatic coast
Land boundaries > Border countries Albania 172 km, Bosnia and Herzegovina 225 km, Croatia 25 km, Kosovo 79 km, Serbia 124 km
Land boundaries > Total	625 km		[132nd of 166]
Location Southeastern Europe, between the Adriatic Sea and Serbia
Map references Europe
Maritime claims > Continental shelf	defined by treaty
Maritime claims > Territorial sea	12 nautical mile		[140th of 191]
Natural hazards	destructive earthquakes
Natural resources	bauxite, hydroelectricity
Terrain highly indented coastline with narrow coastal plain backed by rugged high limestone mountains and plateaus

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