Definition of Albaniageography

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Albania: Geography
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, 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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    Geography of Albania
    Albania has a total area of 28,750 square kilometers. It shares a 287-kilometre border with Serbia and Montenegro to the north, a 151-kilometre border with the Republic of Macedonia to the north and east, and a 282-kilometre border with Greece to the south and southeast. Its coastline is 362 kilometres long. The lowlands of the west face the Adriatic Sea and the strategically important Strait of Otranto, which puts less than 100 kilometers of water between Albania and the heel of the Italian "boot" (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea).

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