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Location
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Southeast
Europe, between Serbia and Macedonia
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Geographic
coordinates
|
42
35 N, 21 00 E
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Map
references
|
Europe
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Area
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total:
10,887
sq km
land: 10,887 sq km water: 0 sq km |
Area
- comparative
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slightly
larger than Delaware
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Land
boundaries
|
total:
702
km
border countries: Albania 112 km, Macedonia 159 km, Montenegro 79 km, Serbia 352 km |
Coastline
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0
km (landlocked)
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Maritime
claims
|
none
(landlocked)
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Climate
|
influenced
by continental air masses resulting in relatively cold winters with heavy
snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns; Mediterranean and alpine
influences create regional variation; maximum rainfall between October and
December
|
Terrain
|
flat
fluvial basin with an elevation of 400-700 m above sea level surrounded by
several high mountain ranges with elevations of 2,000 to 2,500 m
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Elevation
extremes
|
lowest
point: Drini
i Bardhe/Beli Drim 297 m (located on the border with Albania)
highest point: Gjeravica/Deravica 2,656 m |
Natural
resources
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nickel,
lead, zinc, magnesium, lignite, kaolin, chrome, bauxite
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Kosovo
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