Macedonian Geography, Macedonia Geography
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Location: Southeastern Europe, north of Greece
Geographic coordinates: 41 50 N, 22 00 E
Map references: Europe
Area: Total: 25,333 sq km land: 24,856 sq km water: 477 sq km
Area - comparative: Slightly larger than Vermont
Land boundaries: Total: 766 km border countries: Albania 151 km, Bulgaria 148 km, Greece 246 km, Serbia and Montenegro 221 km
Coastline: 0 km (landlocked)
Maritime claims: None (landlocked)
Climate: Warm, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall
Terrain: Mountainous territory covered with deep basins and valleys; three large lakes, each divided by a frontier line; country bisected by the Vardar River
Elevation extremes: Lowest point: Vardar River 50 m highest point: Golem Korab (Maja e Korabit) 2,764 m
Natural resources: Low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land
Land use: Arable land: 22.26% permanent crops: 1.81% other: 75.93% (2001)
Irrigated land: 550 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazards: High seismic risks
Environment - current issues: Air pollution from metallurgical plants
Environment - international agreements: Party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Geography - note: Landlocked; major transportation corridor from Western and Central Europe to Aegean Sea and Southern Europe to Western Europe
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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