Ubicación: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro

Cordenadas Geográficas: 41 00 N, 20 00 E

Referencias en el mapa: Europe

Area:
total: 28,748 sq km
land: 27,398 sq km
water: 1,350 sq km

Area - comparativo: slightly smaller than Maryland

Fronteras:
total: 720 km
border countries: Greece 282 km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 151 km, Serbia and Montenegro 287 km (114 km with Serbia, 173 km with Montenegro)

Costa: 362 km

Demandas Marítimas:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
territorial sea: 12 nm

Clima: mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter

Terreno: mostly mountains and hills; small plains along coast

Extremos de Elevación:
lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m
highest point: Maja e Korabit (Golem Korab) 2,753 m

Recursos Naturales: petroleum, natural gas, coal, chromium, copper, timber, nickel, hydropower

Uso de Tierras:
arable land: 21%
permanent crops: 5%
permanent pastures: 15%
forests and woodland: 38%
other: 21% (1993 est.)

Tierras Irrigadas: 3,410 sq km (1993 est.)

Peligros Naturales: destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast

Ambiente - asuntos actuales: deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution from industrial and domestic effluents

Ambiente - acuerdos internacionales:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Hazardous Wastes, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements

Nota - geografía: strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea)