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It shares borders with Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania and Albania. Serbia is landlocked, though it is able to access the Adriatic Sea through Montenegro and inland Europe and the Black Sea via the Danube.Table of ContentsArea and borders[edit]Physical geography[edit]Topography[edit]Hydrology[edit]Climate[edit]Biodiversity[edit]Human geography[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Area and borders[edit]Serbia covers a total area of 88,499\u00a0km2 (34,170\u00a0sq\u00a0mi), which places it 111th in the world. Arable land covers 19,194\u00a0km2 (7,411\u00a0sq\u00a0mi) (24.8%), and forests cover 19,499\u00a0km2 (7,529\u00a0sq\u00a0mi) (25.2%) of the territory of Serbia.[1][2]Serbia’s total border length amounts to 2,361\u00a0km (1,467\u00a0mi): with Bosnia and Herzegovina 370.9\u00a0km (230.5\u00a0mi), with Bulgaria 360.5\u00a0km (224.0\u00a0mi), with Croatia 261.7\u00a0km (162.6\u00a0mi), with Hungary 174.7\u00a0km (108.6\u00a0mi), with North Macedonia 282.9\u00a0km (175.8\u00a0mi), with Montenegro 249.5\u00a0km (155.0\u00a0mi), with Romania, 546.5\u00a0km (339.6\u00a0mi), with Albania 113.5\u00a0km (70.5\u00a0mi). [3]Extreme points[3]:Physical geography[edit]Topography[edit]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.  Topographic map of SerbiaThe terrain of central Serbia consists chiefly of hills and low to medium-high mountains, interspersed with numerous rivers and creeks. The main communication and development line stretches southeast of Belgrade towards Ni\u0161 and Skopje (in North Macedonia), along the valley formed by the Great and South Morava rivers. Most major cities, as well as the main railroad and highway, are located on or around this line. To the east of this line, in an area that is relatively sparsely populated, the terrain rises to the limestone ranges of Stara Planina and the Serbian Carpathians. To the west, mountains slowly rise towards the southwest, but do not form real ridges. Zlatibor and Kopaonik are the highest mountains of this area. Mountains cover the largest parts of the country.[citation needed] Four mountain systems meet in Serbia: the Dinaric Alps in the west cover the greatest territory, stretching from northwest to southeast. The Carpathian and Balkan Mountains stretch in a north-south direction in eastern Serbia, east of the Morava valley. Ancient mountains along the South Morava, the highest one being Besna Kobila, belong to the Rila-Rhodope mountain system.The most significant mountains in Serbia are:The highest peak in Serbia is  Mid\u017eor with 2169m.Hydrology[edit]Practically the entire territory (92%) of Serbia belongs to the Danube (Black Sea) drainage basin. Part of Kosovo (5%) belongs to the Adriatic drainage basin, chiefly via the White Drin river. The rest (3%) in Kosovo and southern Serbia belongs to Aegean basin, chiefly via the Vardar river.  Hydrographic map of SerbiaThe Danube flows 588\u00a0km through Serbia or as a border river (with Croatia in the northwest and Romania in the southeast). Other chief rivers in Serbia are tributaries of the Danube including the Sava (flowing from the west), Tisa (flowing from the north), Drina (flowing from the south, forming a natural border with Bosnia and Herzegovina), and Morava. Only the Morava flows nearly entirely through Serbia. Their tributaries form a dense network of smaller rivers and creeks that cover most of the country.Due to its terrain, natural lakes in Serbia are sparse and small and most are located in Vojvodina, such as the glacial lake Pali\u0107 and numerous oxbow lakes along rivers. There are, however, numerous artificial lakes, mostly due to the construction of hydroelectric dams, the biggest being \u0110erdap on the Danube, Peru\u0107ac on the Drina, and Vlasina Lake.The abundance of relatively unpolluted surface water and numerous underground water sources of high quality might present opportunities for exportation and economic improvement. Extensive exploitation and production of bottled water has begun only recently. Despite the country’s access to these water resources, water supply to many Serbian cities is poor due to mismanagement and a lack of adequate investment in infrastructure. This is complicated by water pollution (e.g., pollution in the Ibar River from Trep\u010da zinc-lead compounds affecting Kraljevo and the presence of natural arsenic in underground waters in Zrenjanin).The theoretical hydroenergetic potential in Serbia is estimated to be around 17,000 GWh.[4] Roughly 10,000 GWh or 60% of Serbia’s hydroenergetic potential is generated by large power plants. The remainder could be generated in small and medium power plants ("},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/geography-of-serbia-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Geography of Serbia – Wikipedia"}}]}]