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| Location: |
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
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| Geographic coordinates: |
41 00 N, 20 00 E
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| Area: |
total:
28,748 sq km
land:
27,398 sq km
water:
1,350 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
slightly smaller than Maryland
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| Land boundaries: |
total:
720 km
border countries:
Greece 282 km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 151 km, Yugoslavia 287 km
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| Maritime claims: |
continental shelf:
200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
territorial sea:
12 NM
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| Climate: |
mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter
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| Terrain: |
mostly mountains and hills; small plains along coast
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Adriatic Sea 0 m
highest point:
Maja e Korabit (Golem Korab) 2,753 m
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| Natural resources: |
petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, timber, nickel, hydropower
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| Land use: |
arable land:
21%
permanent crops:
5%
permanent pastures:
15%
forests and woodland:
38%
other:
21% (1993 est.)
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| Irrigated land: |
3,410 sq km (1993 est.)
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| Natural hazards: |
destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; drought
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| Environment - current issues: |
deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution from industrial and domestic effluents
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
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| Geography - note: |
strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea)
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