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ALBANIA GEOGRAPHY:
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Location:
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Southeastern
Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece and
Serbia and Montenegro |
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Geographic coordinates:
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41
00 N, 20 00 E |
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Map references:
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Europe |
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Area:
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total:
28,748 sq km
water: 1,350 sq km
land: 27,398 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
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slightly smaller than Maryland |
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Land boundaries:
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total:
720 km
border countries: Greece 282 km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia 151 km, Serbia and Montenegro 287 km |
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Coastline:
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362
km |
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Maritime claims - as described in UNCLOS 1982 (see
Notes and Definitions):
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territorial
sea: 12 NM
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation |
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Climate:
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mild
temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is
cooler and wetter |
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Terrain:
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mostly
mountains and hills; small plains along coast |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest
point: Adriatic Sea 0 m
highest point: Maja e Korabit (Golem Korab) 2,753 m |
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Natural resources:
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petroleum,
natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt,
timber, hydropower |
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Land use:
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arable
land: 21.09%
permanent crops: 4.45%
other: 74.46% (1998 est.) |
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Irrigated land:
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3,400
sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards:
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destructive
earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; floods; drought |
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Environment - current issues:
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deforestation;
soil erosion; water pollution from industrial and domestic effluents |
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Environment - international agreements:
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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 |
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Geography - note:
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strategic
location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and
Mediterranean Sea)
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