Albania
Average temperature, rainfall and snowfall information is available for the following climate stations in Albania
Official name: | Republic of Albania |
Capital: | Tirana |
Area: | total: 28,748 sq km water: 1,350 sq km land: 27,398 sq km |
Climate: | mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter |
Location: | Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro |
Geographic coordinates: | 41 00 N, 20 00 E |
Comparative Area: | slightly smaller than Maryland |
Land boundaries: | total: 720 km border countries: Greece 282 km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 151 km, Serbia and Montenegro 287 km |
Coastline: | 362 km |
Terrain: | mostly mountains and hills; small plains along coast |
Elevation extremes: | lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m highest point: Maja e Korabit (Golem Korab) 2,753 m |
Map of Albania