Macedonia
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Introduction - Macedonia: | Location - Macedonia: | Location | Southeastern Europe, north of Greece | | Geographic coordinates | 41 50 N, 22 00 E | | Map references | Europe | | Area | total: 25,333 sq km
land: 24,856 sq km
water: 477 sq km | | Area comparative | slightly larger than Vermont | | Land boundaries | total: 766 km
border countries: Albania 151 km, Bulgaria 148 km, Greece 246 km, Serbia 221 km | | Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) | | Maritime claims | none (landlocked) | | Climate | warm, dry summers and autumns; relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall | | Terrain | mountainous territory covered with deep basins and valleys; three large lakes, each divided by a frontier line; country bisected by the Vardar River | | Elevation extremes | lowest point: Vardar River 50 m
highest point: Golem Korab (Maja e Korabit) 2,764 m | | Natural resources | low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land | | Land use | arable land: 22.01%
permanent crops: 1.79%
other: 76.2% (2005) | | Irrigated land | 550 sq km (2003) | | Natural hazards | high seismic risks | | Environment current issues | air pollution from metallurgical plants | | Environment international 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 | | Geography note | landlocked; major transportation corridor from Western and Central Europe to Aegean Sea and Southern Europe to Western Europe | |
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This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007 Source: CIA >>> |