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| 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) |
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