Albania's Geography | 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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