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Geography
Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and
Ionian Sea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro
Map references: Ethnic Groups in Eastern Europe, Europe
Area:
total area: 28,750 sq km
land area: 27,400 sq km
comparative area: slightly larger than Maryland
Land boundaries: total 720 km, Greece 282 km, The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 151 km, Serbia and Montenegro 287
km (114 km with Serbia, 173 km with Montenegro)
Coastline: 362 km
Maritime claims:
continental shelf: 200 - m depth or to the depth of exploitation
territorial sea: 12 nm
International disputes: the Albanian Government supports protection
of the rights of ethnic Albanians outside of its borders; Albanian
majority in Kosovo seeks independence from Serbian Republic;
Albanians in Macedonia claim discrimination in education, access to
public sector jobs and representation in government; Albania is involved
in a bilaterlal dispute with Greece over border demarcation, the
treatment of Albania s ethnic Greek minority, and migrant Albanian
workers in Greece
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
Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper,
timber, nickel
Land use:
arable land: 21%
permanent crops: 4%
meadows and pastures: 15%
forest and woodland: 38%
other: 22%
Irrigated land: 4,230 sq km (1989)
Environment:
current issues: deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution from
industrial and domestic effluents
natural hazards: destructive earthquakes; tsunami occur along
southwestern coast
international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change
Note: strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic
Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea)