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> Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of > Geography (Facts)
| Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of - Geography (Facts) |
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| Location: |
Southeastern Europe, north of Greece |
| Geographic coordinates: |
41 50 N, 22 00 E |
| Map references: |
Europe |
| Area: |
total: 25,333 sq km
water: 477 sq km
land: 24,856 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 and Montenegro 221 km |
| Coastline: |
0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime claims: |
none (landlocked) |
| Climate: |
warm, dry summers and autumns and 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) 2,753 m |
| Natural resources: |
chromium, lead, zinc, manganese, tungsten, nickel, low-grade iron ore, asbestos, sulfur, timber, arable land |
| Land use: |
arable land: 23.59%
permanent crops: 1.85%
other: 74.56% (1998 est.) |
| Irrigated land: |
550 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards: |
high seismic risks |
| Environment - current issues: |
air pollution from metallurgical plants |
| Environment - international agreements: |
party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, 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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