| Location | Southeast Europe, between Serbia and Macedonia |
| Geographic coordinates | 42 35 N, 21 00 E |
| Map references | Europe |
| Area | total: 10,887 sq km land: 10,887 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Area - comparative | slightly larger than Delaware |
| Land boundaries | total: 714 km border countries (4): Albania 112 km, Macedonia 160 km, Montenegro 76 km, Serbia 366 km |
| Coastline | 0 km (landlocked) |
| Maritime claims | none (landlocked) |
| 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 at an elevation of 400-700 m above sea level surrounded by several high mountain ranges with elevations of 2,000 to 2,500 m |
| Elevation extremes | highest point: Gjeravica/Deravica 2,656 m lowest point: Drini i Bardhe/Beli Drim (located on the border with Albania) 297 m mean elevation: 450 m |
| Natural resources | nickel, lead, zinc, magnesium, lignite, kaolin, chrome, bauxite |
| Land use | agricultural land: 52.8% (2018 est.) arable land: 27.4% (2018 est.) permanent crops: 1.9% (2018 est.) permanent pasture: 23.5% (2018 est.) forest: 41.7% (2018 est.) other: 5.5% (2018 est.) |
| Irrigated land | NA |
| Geography - note | the 41-km long Nerodimka River divides into two branches each of which flows into a different sea: the northern branch flows into the Sitnica River, which via the Ibar, Morava, and Danube Rivers ultimately flows into the Black Sea; the southern branch flows via the Lepenac and Vardar Rivers into the Aegean Sea |
Source: CIA World Factbook
This page was last updated on September 18, 2021
