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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: Lek
Currency Symbol: ALL
Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece in the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north
Geographic Coordinates: 41 00 N, 20 00 E
Map References: Europe
Area: total: 28,748 sq km ; land: 27,398 sq km ; water: 1,350 sq km
Area - Comparative: slightly smaller than Maryland
Terrain: mostly mountains and hills; small plains along coast
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m ; highest point: Maja e Korabit (Golem Korab) 2,764 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 691 km ; border countries: Greece 212 km, Kosovo 112 km, Macedonia 181 km, Montenegro 186 km
Coastline: 362 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation
Geography - Note: strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea)