| Geography | Albania |
 = Fields  = World Records  = Dictionary  = Bar graph  = Distribution map  = Fields History  = Definitions |
|
|
|
|
|
Location:
|
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece in the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north |
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: 717 km
border countries: Greece 282 km, Macedonia 151 km, Montenegro 172 km, Kosovo 112 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: 20.1%
permanent crops: 4.21%
other: 75.69% (2005) |
Irrigated land:
|
3,530 sq km (2003) |
Total renewable water resources:
|
41.7 cu km (2001) |
Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):
|
Total: 1.71 cu km/yr (27%/11%/62%)
Per capita: 546 cu m/yr (2000) |
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, 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 |
Geography - note:
|
strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea) |
|
= Fields = World Records = Dictionary = Bar graph = Distribution map = Fields History = Definitions |
|
Home 
Geographic Names
Chiefs of State
Intl. Organizations
Intl. Environmental Agree.
Other References
