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MacedoniaGeography
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Location: |
Southeastern Europe, north of Greece
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Geographic coordinates: |
41 50 N, 22 00 E
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Map references: |
Europe
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Area: |
total: 25,333 sq km
land: 24,856 sq km
water: 477 sq km
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Area - comparative: |
slightly larger than Vermont
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Land boundaries: |
total: 766 km
border countries: Albania 151 km, Bulgaria 148 km, Greece 246 km, Serbia and Montenegro 221 km
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Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked)
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Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked)
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Climate: |
warm, dry summers and autumns and relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall
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Terrain: |
mountainous territory covered with deep basins and valleys; three large lakes, each divided by a frontier line; country bisected by the Vardar River
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Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Vardar River 50 m
highest point: Golem Korab (Maja e Korabit) 2,764 m
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Natural resources: |
low-grade iron ore, copper, lead, zinc, chromite, manganese, nickel, tungsten, gold, silver, asbestos, gypsum, timber, arable land
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Land use: |
arable land: 22.26%
permanent crops: 1.81%
other: 75.93% (2001)
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Irrigated land: |
550 sq km (1998 est.)
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Natural hazards: |
high seismic risks
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Environment - current issues: |
air pollution from metallurgical plants
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Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands
signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
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Geography - note: |
landlocked; major transportation corridor from Western and Central Europe to Aegean Sea and Southern Europe to Western Europe |
More about Macedonia:
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