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Kosovo Geography 2013
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SOURCE: 2013 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES
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Page last updated on February 11, 2013

Location:
Southeast Europe, between Serbia and Macedonia

Geographic coordinates:
42 35 N, 21 00 E

Map references:
Europe

Area:
total: 10,887 sq km
[see also: Area - total country ranks ]
country comparison to the world: 169
land: 10,887 sq km
water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative:
slightly larger than Delaware

Land boundaries:
total: 702 km
border countries: Albania 112 km, Macedonia 159 km, Montenegro 79 km, Serbia 352 km
[see also: Land boundaries country ranks ]

Coastline:
0 km (landlocked)
[see also: Coastline country ranks ]

Maritime claims:
none (landlocked)

Climate:
influenced by continental air masses resulting in relatively cold winters with heavy snowfall and hot, dry summers and autumns; Mediterranean and alpine influences create regional variation; maximum rainfall between October and December

Terrain:
flat fluvial basin with an elevation of 400-700 m above sea level surrounded by several high mountain ranges with elevations of 2,000 to 2,500 m

Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Drini i Bardhe/Beli Drim 297 m (located on the border with Albania)
[see also: Elevation extremes - lowest point country ranks ]
highest point: Gjeravica/Deravica 2,656 m

Natural resources:
nickel, lead, zinc, magnesium, lignite, kaolin, chrome, bauxite


NOTE: The information regarding Kosovo on this page is re-published from the 2013 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Kosovo Geography 2013 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Kosovo Geography 2013 should be addressed to the CIA.


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