| Strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea) | |
| Location: | Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece in the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north |
| Geographic coordinates: | 41 00 N, 20 00 E |
| Area: | total: 28,748 sq km land: 27,398 sq km water: 1,350 sq km Size comparison: slightly smaller than Maryland |
| Land Boundaries: | total: 717 km border countries: Greece 282 km, Macedonia 151 km, Montenegro 172 km, Kosovo 112 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: 20.1% permanent crops: 4.21% other: 75.69% (2005) |
| Irrigated land: | 3,530 sq km (2003) |
| Natural hazards: | destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; floods; drought |
| Current Environment Issues: | deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution from industrial and domestic effluents |
| International Environment 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 |
Albania: Geography
