| Climate Albania :
| mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter
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| Terrain Albania :
| mostly mountains and hills; small plains along coast
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| Elevation extremes lowest Albania :
| Adriatic Sea 0 m
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| Elevation extremes highest Albania :
| Maja e Korabit (Golem Korab) 2,753 m
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| Natural resources Albania :
| petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower
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| Land use arableland Albania :
| 21,09%
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| Irrigated land Albania :
| 3,400 sq km (1998 est.)
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| Natural hazards Albania :
| destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; floods; drought
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| Environment current issues Albania :
| deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution from industrial and domestic effluents
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| Geography note Albania :
| strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea)
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