Introduction

Albania is situated in the south-western region of the Balkan Peninsula (Map I.1). The country has a total area of 28,748 km2, which makes it one of the smallest countries in Europe. The neighbouring countries are Montenegro to the north-west (with a 172 km border), Serbia to the north-east (115 km border), the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the north and east (151 km border), and Greece to the south and south-east (282 km border) ( Map I.1). Italy is less than 100 km away to the west on the other side of the Strait of Otranto. The Strait divides Albania’s 487 km-long coastline to the northern Adriatic Sea coast and to the southern Ionian Sea coast.

Related Subject(s): Environment and Climate Change

Countries: Albania