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Albania shares borders with Montenegro and Kosovo to the North, with Macedonia to Notheast and Greece to the south and southeast.
It is washed by the Adriatic and Ionian seas to the West and separated from Italy through the straight of Otranto, of 82 km.
Albania has a surface of 28.750 km2 (11.000sq. miles). Its total border length is 1094 km, out of which 316 km is coastline, 657 km is land boundaries, 48 km are rivers, and 73 km are lakes.
It is mainly a mountainous country, two third of the territory is made of hills and mountains.
Albania surprises the tourists with the diversity of its landscapes, which change quickly and dramatically. Albania is a Mediterranean country, but having special geographical and geological features different landscapes are found interwoven with one another.
Landscapes range from typical Mediterranean in West and South West, to mixed landscapes in central area, to steep mountains in the inner part of country. On the coast beautiful virgin and fine sandy and pebble beaches are to be found. The country is jeweled with plenty of beautiful inland lakes, natural lagoons, reserves, hunting grounds and SPA-s. |
