Location:
Southeastern Europe, north of Greece
Geographic coordinates:
41 50 N, 22 00 E
Map references:
Europe
Area:
total: 25,713 sq km
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
land: 25,433 sq km
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water: 280 sq km
[see also: Area - water country ranks ]
country comparison to the world (CIA rank, may be based on non-current data):
150
Area - comparative:
slightly larger than Vermont; almost four times the size of Delaware
Area comparison map:
slightly larger than Vermont; almost four times the size of Delaware
Land boundaries:
total: 838 km
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border countries (5):
Albania 181 km, Bulgaria 162 km, Greece 234 km, Kosovo 160 km, Serbia 101 km
Coastline:
0 km
(landlocked)
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Maritime claims:
none (landlocked)
Climate:
warm, dry summers and autumns; relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall
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Terrain:
mountainous with deep basins and valleys; three large lakes, each divided by a frontier line; country bisected by the Vardar River
Elevation:
mean elevation: 741 m
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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:
agricultural land: 44.3%
(2011 est.)
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arable land: 16.4%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - arable land country ranks ]
permanent crops: 1.4%
(2011 est.)
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permanent pasture: 26.5%
(2011 est.)
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forest: 39.8%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use - forest country ranks ]
other: 15.9%
(2011 est.)
[see also: Land use country ranks ]
Irrigated land:
1,280 sq km
(2012)
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Population distribution:
a fairly even distribution throughout most of the country, with urban areas attracting larger and denser populations
Natural hazards:
high seismic risks
Environment - current issues:
air pollution from metallurgical plants; Skopje has severe air pollution problems every winter as a result of industrial emissions, smoke from wood-buring stoves, and exhaust fumes from old cars
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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