| Location | Southeastern Europe, north of Greece |
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| Geographic coordinates | 41 50 N, 22 00 E |
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| Zone | Europe |
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| Area | total: 25,333 sq km
land: 24,856 sq km
water: 477 sq km |
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| Land boundaries | total: 766 km
border countries: Albania 151 km, Bulgaria 148 km, Greece 246 km, Serbia 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; 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) 2,764 m |
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| Natural resources | low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land |
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| Irrigated land | 0 km (landlocked) |
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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, 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 | landlocked; major transportation corridor from Western and Central Europe to Aegean Sea and Southern Europe to Western Europe |
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