Geography of Serbia
Overview of the geography of Serbian
Serbia is a country situated at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, territory covers (77,589 km²),covering the far southern edges of the Pannonian Plain and the central Balkans. It shares borders with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, North Macedonia, Montenegro, and Romania. Serbia shares a contested border with Albania as it doesn't recognise the independence of Kosovo. Serbia is landlocked, though it is able to access the Adriatic Sea through Montenegro and inland Europe and the Black Sea via the Danube.
Area and borders
Arable land covers 19,194 km2 (7,411 sq mi) (24.8%), and forests cover 19,499 km2 (7,529 sq mi) (25.2%) of the territory of Serbia.
Serbia's total border length amounts to 2,246.7 km (1,396.0 mi), with Bosnia and Herzegovina 370.9 km (230.5 mi), with Bulgaria 360.5 km (224.0 mi), with Croatia 261.7 km (162.6 mi), with Hungary 174.7 km (108.6 mi), with North Macedonia 282.9 km (175.8 mi), with Montenegro 249.5 km (155.0 mi), with Romania, 546.5 km (339.6 mi), with Albania (if including Kosovo), 113.5 km (70.5 mi).
Extreme points:
North: 46°11'25" N (near Hajdukovo)
South: 41°51'27 "N (near Restelica)
East: 23°00'47" E (near Dimitrovgrad)
West: 18°49'16" E (near Bezdan)
Physical geography
Topography
Serbia's terrain ranges from fertile plains of northern Vojvodina to limestone ranges and basins in the east and ancient mountains and hills in the southeast. The north is dominated by the Danube River. The Morava River, a tributary of the Danube, flows through the more mountainous southern regions of Serbia.
The terrain of central Serbia consists chiefly of hills and low to medium-high mountains, interspersed with numerous rivers and creeks.
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