Albania: Geography#
| Location | Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece in the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north |
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| Geographic Coordinates | 41 00 N, 20 00 E 41.0,20.0 |
| Area | total: 28,748 sq km land: 27,398 sq km water: 1,350 sq km [Verified in 8 databases] |
| Land boundaries | total: 691 km border countries: Greece 212 km, Kosovo 112 km, Macedonia 181 km, Montenegro 186 km |
| Coastline | 362 km |
| Elevation Extremes | lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m highest point: Maja e Korabit (Golem Korab) 2,764 m |
| Highest Mountains | Due to difference in mountain rankings taken from two data sources we are listing here both lists : According to Wolfram: Golemi Korab 2764 m; Maja Jezercë 2694 m; Gjalices 2537 m According to Geonames: Maja e Jezercës 2694 m; Grámos Óros 2523 m; Mali i Mesit 2480 m; Mali i Gramës 2345 m; Pllaja e Pusit 2288 m Attempted Explanation: Please help us to try to explain the discrepancies by sending us helpful information to office nospam@TUGraz.at @global-geography.org Important Mountains |
| Terrain | mostly mountains and hills; small plains along coast |
| Natural Hazards | destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; floods; drought |
| Natural Resource | petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower |
| Land Use | arable land: 21.63% permanent crops: 2.57% other: 75.79% (2011) |
| Climate | mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter |
| Irrigated Land | 1,884 sq km (2006) |
| Renewable Water Resources | 41.7 cu km (2011) |
| Environment_CurrentIssues | deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution from industrial and domestic effluents |
| Environment - international agreements | party to: Air Pollution, 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 |
| Large Cities | Tirana; Durres; Elbasan; Vlore; Shkoder [Verified] Important Cities |
| Geography-note | strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea) Important Rivers Important Lakes |