Location: | Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro |
| Geographic coordinates: | 41 00 N, 20 00 E |
| Map references: | Europe |
| Area: | total: 28,748 sq km
water: 1,350 sq km
land: 27,398 sq km |
| Area - comparative: | slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Land boundaries: | total: 720 km
border countries: Greece 282 km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 151 km, Serbia and Montenegro 287 km |
| Coastline: | 362 km |
| Maritime claims: | territorial sea: 12 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
| Climate: | mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter |
| Terrain: | mostly mountains and hills; small plains along coast |
| Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m
highest point: Maja e Korabit (Golem Korab) 2,764 m |
| Natural resources: | petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower |
| Land use: | arable land: 21.09%
permanent crops: 4.42%
other: 74.49% (2001) |
| Irrigated land: | 3,400 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards: | destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; floods; drought |
| Environment - current issues: | deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution from industrial and domestic effluents |
| Environment - international agreements: | party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements |
| Geography - note: | strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea)
Source: CIA World Factbook
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