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Albania

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 Reference : europe

Area : total: 28.748 sq km land: 27.398 sq km water: 1.350 sq km

Area Comparative: slightly smaller than maryland

Albania More Facts

Land boundaries : total: 720 km border countries: greece 282 km. macedonia 151 km. serbia and montenegro 287 km

coastline : 1

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 Lands : 3.400 sq km (1998 est.)