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Geography of Serbia


Serbia is a sovereign state situated at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the far southern edges of the Pannonian Plain (Vojvodina) (a region Central Europe) and the central Balkans. It shares borders with Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, the Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Albania. It is landlocked, although access to the Adriatic Sea is available through Montenegro, and the Danube River provides shipping access to inland Europe and the Black Sea.

Serbia covers a total of 88,361 km2 (34,116 sq mi), which places it 111th in the world. 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 2,026 km (1,259 mi): with Kosovo it shares 380 km (240 mi) of its border, with Bosnia and Herzegovina 302 km (188 mi), with Bulgaria 318 km (198 mi), with Croatia 241 km (150 mi), with Hungary 151 km (94 mi), with Macedonia 62 km (39 mi), with Montenegro 124 km (77 mi) and with Romania 476 km (296 mi)).

Serbia's terrain ranges from rich, fertile plains of the northern Vojvodina region, limestone ranges and basins in the east, and in the southeast ancient mountains and hills. The north is dominated by the Danube River. A tributary, the Morava River flows through the more mountainous southern regions.


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