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Europe > Albania > Geography

ALBANIAN GEOGRAPHY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Area > Comparative
slightly smaller than Maryland
Area > Land 27,398 sq km Time series [143rd of 238]
Area > Total 28,748 sq km Time series [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 Time series
Land boundaries > Border countries
Greece 282 km, Macedonia 151 km, Montenegro 172 km, Kosovo 112 km
Land use > Arable land 20.1% Time series [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 Time series [77th of 204]
Surface area > sq. km 28,750 km² Time series [140th of 206]
tallest mountains > Mountain
Korab

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SOURCES: CIA World Factbook, 22 August 2006 ; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook, City Population, CIA World Factbook, World Gazetteer, Official government websites.; FAO; United Nations World Statistics Pocketbook and Statistical Yearbook; Heal The World Foundation.; World Development Indicators database; Wikipedia: List of tallest mountains by country

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Albania, Republic of Albania, Republika e Shqiperise, Shqiperia

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