| 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
land: 27,398 sq km
water: 1,350 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) 2,753 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). |
