| Location | Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro |
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| Geographic coordinates | 41 00 N, 20 00 E |
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| Zone | Europe |
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| Area | total: 28,748 sq km
land: 27,398 sq km
water: 1,350 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | total: 720 km
border countries: Greece 282 km, Macedonia 151 km, Montenegro 172 km, Serbia 115 km |
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| Coastline | 362 km |
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| Maritime claims | territorial sea: 12 nm
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
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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) 2,764 m |
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| Natural resources | petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower |
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| Irrigated land | 362 km |
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| Natural hazards | destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; floods; 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, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, 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 | strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea) |
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