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Albania Geography 1998 https://greekorthodoxchurch.org/wfb1998/albania/albania_geography.html SOURCE: 1998 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Location Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro Geographic coordinates 41 00 N, 20 00 E Map references Europe Area
Area - comparative slightly smaller than Maryland Land boundaries
Coastline 362 km Maritime claims
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
Natural resources petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, timber, nickel Land use
Irrigated land 3,410 sq km (1993 est.) Natural hazards destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast Environment - current issues deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution from industrial and domestic effluents Environment - international agreements
Geography - note
strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian
Sea and Mediterranean Sea)
NOTE: The information regarding Albania on this page is re-published from the 1998 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Albania Geography 1998 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Albania Geography 1998 should be addressed to the CIA. |