| Location: |
South-Eastern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and the Mediterranean Sea, between Italy and Turkey |
| Area: |
total: 131,940 sq km
water: 1,140 sq km
land: 130,800 sq km
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| Land boundaries: |
total: 1,228 km
border countries: Albania 282 km, Bulgaria 494 km, Turkey 206 km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 246 km
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| Maritime claims: |
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
territorial sea: 6 NM
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| Climate: |
temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers
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| Terrain: |
mostly mountains with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands
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| Elevation extremes: |
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Olympus 2,917 m
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| Natural resources: |
bauxite, lignite, magnesite, petroleum, marble, hydropower potential |
| Land use: |
arable land: 22.12%
permanent crops: 8.47%
other: 69.41% (1998 est.) |
| Geography - note: |
strategic location dominating the Aegean Sea and southern approach to Turkish Straits; a peninsular country, possessing an archipelago of about 2,000 islands |
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