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Area > Comparative slightly smaller than Maryland
Area > Land	27,398 sq km		[143rd of 238]
Area > Total	28,748 sq km		[148th of 250]
Capital city with population	Tirane - 300,000
Climate mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter
Forested Land	36.2%		[66th of 193]
Geographic coordinates	41 00 N, 20 00 E
Land boundaries > Border countries Greece 282 km, Macedonia 151 km, Montenegro 172 km, Kosovo 112 km
Land use > Arable land	20.1%		[52nd of 258]
Largest city	Tirana
Largest city population	270,000		[130th of 174]
Largest city with population	Tirane - 300,000
Location Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece in the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north
Map references Europe
Natural hazards destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; floods; drought
Natural resources petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower
Population density	122.79 people per sqkm		[83rd of 256]
Population density > people per sq. km	114.22 people/m²		[77th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km	28,750 km²		[140th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain Korab

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