- LOCATION:
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea, between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Slovenia
- GEOGRAPHIC COORDINATES:
45 10 N, 15 30 E
- AREA TOTAL:
56,542 sq km (land: 56,414 sq km - water: 31,067 sq km)
- SIZE COMPARATIVE:
Slightly smaller than West Virginia
- TERRAIN:
geographically diverse; flat plains along Hungarian border, low mountains and highlands near Adriatic coastline and islands
- BORDER COUNTRIES:
Bosnia and Herzegovina 932 km, Hungary 329 km, Serbia and Montenegro (north) 241 km, Serbia and Montenegro (south) 25 km, Slovenia 670 km Coastline: 5,835 km (mainland 1,777 km, islands 4,058 km)