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<title>
Bosnia and Hercegovina: Geography
</title>
<article><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Geography</hdr><body>
<p>Location: Southeastern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula,
between Croatia and Serbia and Montenegro
</p>
<list>
<l>Area:</l>
<l> total area: 51,233 km2</l>
<l> land area: 51,233 km2</l>
<l> comparative area: slightly larger than Tennessee</l>
</list>
<p>Land boundaries: total 1,369 km, Croatia (northwest) 751 km,
Croatia (south) 91 km, Serbia and Montenegro 527 km (312 km with
Serbia; 215 km with Montenegro)
</p>
<p>Coastline: 20 km
</p>
<list>
<l>Maritime claims:</l>
<l> continental shelf: 200 m depth</l>
<l> exclusive economic zone: 12 nm</l>
<l> exclusive fishing zone: 12 nm</l>
<l> territorial sea: 12 nm</l>
</list>
<p>International disputes: Serbia and Montenegro and Croatia seek
to cantonize Bosnia and Herzegovina; Muslim majority being
forced from many areas
</p>
<p>Climate: hot summers and cold winters; areas of high elevation
have short, cool summers and long, severe winters; mild, rainy
winters along coast
</p>
<p>Terrain: mountains and valleys
</p>
<p>Natural resources: coal, iron, bauxite, manganese, timber,
wood products, copper, chromium, lead, zinc
</p>
<list>
<l>Land use:</l>
<l> arable land: 20%</l>
<l> permanent crops: 2%</l>
<l> meadows and pastures: 25%</l>
<l> forest and woodland: 36%</l>
<l> other: 17%</l>
</list>
<p>Irrigated land: NA km2
</p>
<p>Environment: air pollution from metallurgical plants; water
scarce; sites for disposing of urban waste are limited; subject
to frequent and destructive earthquakes
</p></body></article></text>