Geography of North Macedonia
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Location: Southeastern Europe, north of Greece
Geographic coordinates: 41°50′N 22°00′E / 41.833°N 22.000°E
Map references: Europe
Area:
total:
25,333 km²
land:
24,856 km²
water:
477 km²
Area - comparative: slightly larger than Vermont
Land boundaries:
total:
748 km
border countries:
Albania 151 km, Bulgaria 148 km, Greece 228 km, Serbia and Montenegro 221 km (all with Serbia)
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 2,753 m
Natural resources: chromium, lead, zinc, manganese, tungsten, nickel, low-grade iron ore, asbestos, sulfur, timber, arable land
Land use:
arable land:
24%
permanent crops:
2%
permanent pastures:
25%
forests and woodland:
39%
other:
10% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 830 km² (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: high seismic risks
Environment - current issues: air pollution from metallurgical plants
Environment - international agreements:
party to:
Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, 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