Macedonia, Republic of's Geography | Macedonia, Republic of Geography

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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