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| Location: |
Southeastern Europe, north of Greece
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| Geographic coordinates: |
41 50 N, 22 00 E
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| Area: |
total:
25,333 sq km
land:
24,856 sq km
water:
477 sq km
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| Area - comparative: |
slightly larger than Vermont
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| Land boundaries: |
total:
748 km
border countries:
Albania 151 km, Bulgaria 148 km, Greece 228 km, Yugoslavia 221 km
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| Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked)
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| Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked)
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| Climate: |
warm, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall
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| Terrain: |
mountainous territory covered with deep basins and valleys; three large lakes, each divided by a frontier line; country bisected by the Vardar River
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point:
Vardar River 50 m
highest point:
Golem Korab (Maja e Korabit) 2,753 m
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| Natural resources: |
chromium, lead, zinc, manganese, tungsten, nickel, low-grade iron ore, asbestos, sulfur, timber, arable land
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| Land use: |
arable land:
24%
permanent crops:
2%
permanent pastures:
25%
forests and woodland:
39%
other:
10% (1993 est.)
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| Irrigated land: |
830 sq km (1993 est.)
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| Natural hazards: |
high seismic risks
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| Environment - current issues: |
air pollution from metallurgical plants
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| Environment - international agreements: |
party to:
Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified:
none of the selected agreements
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| Geography - note: |
landlocked; major transportation corridor from Western and Central Europe to Aegean Sea and Southern Europe to Western Europe
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