total: 515 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 6,448,105 GRT/7,940,824
DWT
ships by type: cargo 202, chemical tanker 10, combination bulk 2,
container 253, liquefied gas tanker 6, multifunction large-load
carrier 6, oil tanker 9, passenger 4, railcar carrier 2, refrigerated
cargo 2, roll-on/roll-off cargo 12, short-sea passenger 7
note: includes ships from the former East Germany and West Germany;
Germany owns 460 additional ships (1,000 GRT or over) that operate
under the registries of Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Cyprus, Hong
Kong, Liberia, Malta, Norway, Netherlands Antilles, Panama, Marshall
Islands, Singapore, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1997 est.)
Airports: 620 (1997 est.)
Airports-with paved runways:
total: 321
over 3,047 m: 14
2,438 to 3,047 m: 61
1,524 to 2,437 m: 70
914 to 1,523 m: 53
under 914 m: 123 (1997 est.)
Airports-with unpaved runways:
total: 299
over 3,047 m: 2
2,438 to 3,047 m: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 6
914 to 1,523 m: 57
under 914 m: 228 (1997 est.)
Heliports: 63 (1997 est.)
@Germany:Military
Military branches: Army, Navy (includes Naval Air Arm), Air Force,
Medical Corps, Border Police, Coast Guard
Military manpower-military age: 18 years of age
Military manpower-availability:
males age 15-49: 20,915,978 (1998 est.)
Military manpower-fit for military service:
males: 17,888,396 (1998 est.)
Military manpower-reaching military age annually:
males: 465,179 (1998 est.)
Military expenditures-dollar figure: $42.8 billion (1995)
Military expenditures-percent of GDP: 1.5% (1995)
@Germany:Transnational Issues
Disputes-international: individual Sudeten German claims for
restitution of property confiscated in connection with their expulsion
after World War II
Illicit drugs: source of precursor chemicals for South American
cocaine processors; transshipment point for and consumer of Southwest
Asian heroin and hashish, Latin American cocaine, and
European-produced synthetic drugs
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GHANA
@Ghana:Geography
Location: Western Africa, bordering the Gulf of Guinea, between Cote
d'Ivoire and Togo
Geographic coordinates: 8 00 N, 2 00 W
Map references: Africa
Area:
total: 238,540 sq km
land: 230,020 sq km
water: 8,520 sq km
Area-comparative: slightly smaller than Oregon
Land boundaries:
total: 2,093 km
border countries: Burkina Faso 548 km, Cote d'Ivoire 668 km, Togo 877
km
Coastline: 539 km
Maritime claims:
contiguous zone: 24 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate: tropical; warm and comparatively dry along southeast coast;
hot and humid in southwest; hot and dry in north
Terrain: mostly low plains with dissected plateau in south-central
area
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Atlantic Ocean 0 m
highest point: Mount Afadjato 880 m
Natural resources: gold, timber, industrial diamonds, bauxite,
manganese, fish, rubber
Land use:
arable land: 12%
permanent crops: 7%
permanent pastures: 22%
forests and woodland: 35%
other: 24% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: 60 sq km (1993 est.)
Natural hazards: dry, dusty, harmattan winds occur from January to
March; droughts
Environment-current issues: recent drought in north severely affecting
agricultural activities; deforestation; overgrazing; soil erosion;
poaching and habitat destruction threatens wildlife populations; water
pollution; inadequate supplies of potable water
Environment-international agreements:
party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered
Species, Environmental Modification, Law of the Sea, Nuclear Test Ban,
Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 83, Tropical
Timber 94, Wetlands, Whaling
signed, but not ratified: Marine Life Conservation
Geography-note: Lake Volta is the world's largest artificial lake;
northeasterly harmattan wind (January to March)
@Ghana:People
Population: 18,497,206 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 43% (male 3,985,219; female 3,947,640)
15-64 years: 54% (male 4,905,442; female 5,077,521)
65 years and over: 3% (male 275,192; female 306,192) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 2.13% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 32.81 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 10.63 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: -0.9 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.03 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 77.53 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 56.82 years
male: 54.77 years
female: 58.92 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 4.27 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Ghanaian(s)
adjective: Ghanaian
Ethnic groups: black African 99.8% (major tribes-Akan 44%,
Moshi-Dagomba 16%, Ewe 13%, Ga 8%), European and other 0.2%
Religions: indigenous beliefs 38%, Muslim 30%, Christian 24%, other 8%
Languages: English (official), African languages (including Akan,
Moshi-Dagomba, Ewe, and Ga)
Literacy:
definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 64.5%
male: 75.9%
female: 53.5% (1995 est.)
@Ghana:Government
Country name:
conventional long form: Republic of Ghana
conventional short form: Ghana
former: Gold Coast
Data code: GH
Government type: constitutional democracy
National capital: Accra
Administrative divisions: 10 regions; Ashanti, Brong-Ahafo, Central,
Eastern, Greater Accra, Northern, Upper East, Upper West, Volta,
Western
Independence: 6 March 1957 (from UK)
National holiday: Independence Day, 6 March (1957)
Constitution: new constitution approved 28 April 1992
Legal system: based on English common law and customary law; has not
accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Executive branch:
chief of state: President Jerry John RAWLINGS (since 7 January 1993);
note-the president is both the chief of state and head of government
head of government: President Jerry John RAWLINGS (since 7 January
1993); note-the president is both the chief of state and head of
government
cabinet: Council of Ministers; president nominates members subject to
approval by the Parliament
elections: president and vice president elected by popular vote for
four-year terms; election last held 7 December 1996 (next to be held
NA 2000)
election results: Jerry John RAWLINGS elected president; percent of
vote-RAWLINGS 57%
Legislative branch: unicameral Parliament (200 seats; members are
elected by direct popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 7 December 1996 (next to be held NA December
2000)
election results: percent of vote by party-NA; seats by party-NDC 133,
NPP 61, PCP 5, PNC 1
Judicial branch: Supreme Court
Political parties and leaders: National Democratic Congress or NDC
[Dr. Huudu YAHAYA, general secretary]; New Patriotic Party or NPP
[Peter Ala ADJETY]; People's Heritage Party or PHP [Emmanuel Alexander
ERSKINE]; National Convention Party or NCP [Sarpong KUMA-KUMA]; Every
Ghanian Living Everywhere or EGLE [Owuraku AMOFA, chairman]; Peoples
Convention Party or PCP [P. K. DONKOH-AYIFI, acting chairman]; Peoples
National Convention or PNC [Edward MAHAMA]
International organization participation: ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA,
ECOWAS, FAO, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD,
IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, IOM
(observer), ISO, ITU, MINURSO, NAM, OAU, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO,
UNIFIL, UNIKOM, UNMIBH, UNMOP, UNPREDEP, UNU, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO,
WIPO, WMO, WToO, WTrO
Diplomatic representation in the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Kobena KOOMSON
chancery: 3512 International Drive NW, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 686-4520
FAX: [1] (202) 686-4527
consulate(s) general: New York
Diplomatic representation from the US:
chief of mission: Ambassador Edward BRYNN
embassy: Ring Road East, East of Danquah Circle, Accra
mailing address: P. O. Box 194, Accra
telephone: [233] (21) 775348
FAX: [233] (21) 776008
Flag description: three equal horizontal bands of red (top), yellow,
and green with a large black five-pointed star centered in the yellow
band; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia; similar to the
flag of Bolivia, which has a coat of arms centered in the yellow band
@Ghana:Economy
Economy-overview: Well endowed with natural resources, Ghana has twice
the per capita output of the poorer countries in West Africa. Even so,
Ghana remains heavily dependent on international financial and
technical assistance. Gold, timber, and cocoa production are major
sources of foreign exchange. The domestic economy continues to revolve
around subsistence agriculture, which accounts for 41% of GDP and
employs 60% of the work force, mainly small landholders. In 1995-97,
Ghana made mixed progress under a three-year structural adjustment
program in cooperation with the IMF. On the minus side, public sector
wage increases and regional peacekeeping commitments have led to
continued inflationary deficit financing, depreciation of the cedi,
and rising public discontent with Ghana's austerity measures.
GDP: purchasing power parity-$36.2 billion (1997 est.)
GDP-real growth rate: 3% (1997 est.)
GDP-per capita: purchasing power parity-$2,000 (1997 est.)
GDP-composition by sector:
agriculture: 41%
industry: 14%
services: 45% (1996 est.)
Inflation rate-consumer price index: 27.7% (1997 est.)
Labor force:
total: NA
by occupation: agriculture and fishing 61%, industry 10%, services 29%
(1996 est.)
Unemployment rate: 20% (1997 est.)
Budget:
revenues: $1.39 billion
expenditures: $1.47 billion, including capital expenditures of $370
million (1996 est.)
Industries: mining, lumbering, light manufacturing, aluminum smelting,
food processing
Industrial production growth rate: 4.2% (1996 est.)
Electricity-capacity: 1.3 million kW (1997)
Electricity-production: 600 million kWh (1996)
Electricity-consumption per capita: 373 kWh (1996)
Agriculture-products: cocoa, rice, coffee, cassava (tapioca), peanuts,
corn, shea nuts, bananas; timber
Exports:
total value: $1.57 billion (f.o.b., 1996 est.)
commodities: gold 39%, cocoa 35%, timber 9.4%, tuna, bauxite,
aluminum, manganese ore, and diamonds (1996 est.)
partners: UK, Germany, US, Netherlands, Japan, Nigeria
Imports:
total value: $1.84 billion (c.i.f., 1995)
commodities: capital equipment, petroleum, consumer goods, foods,
intermediate goods
partners: UK, Nigeria, US, Germany, Japan, Netherlands
Debt-external: $5.2 billion (1996 est.)
Economic aid:
recipient: ODA, $472 million (1993)
Currency: 1 new cedi (C) = 100 pesewas
Exchange rates: new cedis per US$1-2,271.70 (January 1998), 2,050.17
(1997), 1,637.23 (1996), 1,200.43 (1995), 956.71 (1994), 649.06 (1993)
Fiscal year: calendar year
Communications
Telephones: 100,000 (1997 est.)
Telephone system: poor to fair system
domestic: primarily microwave radio relay
international: satellite earth station-1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 4, FM 23, shortwave 0 (1997)
Radios: 12.5 million (1997 est.)
Television broadcast stations: broadcast stations 3 (8 repeaters); pay
per view (cable/satellite) 1 (1997)
Televisions: 1.9 million (1997 est.)
@Ghana:Transportation
Railways:
total: 953 km (undergoing major rehabilitation)
narrow gauge: 953 km 1.067-m gauge (32 km double track) (1997 est.)
Highways:
total: 39,409 km
paved: 11,653 km (including 30 km of expressways)
unpaved: 27,756 km (1997 est.)
Waterways: Volta, Ankobra, and Tano Rivers provide 168 km of perennial
navigation for launches and lighters; Lake Volta provides 1,125 km of
arterial and feeder waterways
Pipelines: 0 km
Ports and harbors: Takoradi, Tema
Merchant marine:
total: 4 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 17,037 GRT/22,747 DWT
ships by type: cargo 1, oil tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2 (1997 est.)
Airports: 12 (1997 est.)
Airports-with paved runways:
total: 6
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 2 (1997 est.)
Airports-with unpaved runways:
total: 6
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 2 (1997 est.)
@Ghana:Military
Military branches: Army, Navy, Air Force, National Police Force,
Palace Guard, Civil Defense
Military manpower-military age: 18 years of age
Military manpower-availability:
males age 15-49: 4,386,728 (1998 est.)
Military manpower-fit for military service:
males: 2,434,732 (1998 est.)
Military manpower-reaching military age annually:
males: 181,169 (1998 est.)
Military expenditures-dollar figure: $30 million (1994)
Military expenditures-percent of GDP: 0.8% (1994)
@Ghana:Transnational Issues
Disputes-international: none
Illicit drugs: illicit producer of cannabis for the international drug
trade; transit hub for Southwest and Southeast Asian heroin and South
American cocaine destined for Europe and the US
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GIBRALTAR
(dependent territory of the UK)
@Gibraltar:Geography
Location: Southwestern Europe, bordering the Strait of Gibraltar,
which links the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean, on the
southern coast of Spain
Geographic coordinates: 36 11 N, 5 22 W
Map references: Europe
Area:
total: 6.5 sq km
land: 6.5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area-comparative: about 11 times the size of The Mall in Washington,
DC
Land boundaries:
total: 1.2 km
border countries: Spain 1.2 km
Coastline: 12 km
Maritime claims:
territorial sea: 3 nm
Climate: Mediterranean with mild winters and warm summers
Terrain: a narrow coastal lowland borders the Rock of Gibraltar
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Rock of Gibraltar 426 m
Natural resources: NEGL
Land use:
arable land: NA%
permanent crops: NA%
permanent pastures: NA%
forests and woodland: NA%
other: 100% (1993 est.)
Irrigated land: NA sq km
Natural hazards: NA
Environment-current issues: limited natural freshwater resources, so
large concrete or natural rock water catchments collect rain water
Environment-international agreements:
party to: NA
signed, but not ratified: NA
Geography-note: strategic location on Strait of Gibraltar that links
the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea
@Gibraltar:People
Population: 29,045 (July 1998 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 20% (male 3,131; female 2,731)
15-64 years: 66% (male 10,835; female 8,262)
65 years and over: 14% (male 1,684; female 2,402) (July 1998 est.)
Population growth rate: 0.43% (1998 est.)
Birth rate: 13.01 births/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Death rate: 8.78 deaths/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Net migration rate: 0.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1998 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.15 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.31 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female (1998 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 6.61 deaths/1,000 live births (1998 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 78.19 years
male: 74.9 years
female: 81.64 years (1998 est.)
Total fertility rate: 2.19 children born/woman (1998 est.)
Nationality:
noun: Gibraltarian(s)
adjective: Gibraltar
Ethnic groups: Italian, English, Maltese, Portuguese, Spanish
Religions: Roman Catholic 74%, Protestant 11% (Church of England 8%,
other 3%), Muslim 8%, Jewish 2%, none or other 5% (1981)
Languages: English (used in schools and for official purposes),
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Russian
Literacy:
definition: NA
total population: above 95%
male: NA%
female: NA%
@Gibraltar:Government
Country name:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Gibraltar
Data code: GI
Dependency status: dependent territory of the UK
Government type: NA
National capital: Gibraltar
Administrative divisions: none (dependent territory of the UK)
Independence: none (dependent territory of the UK)
National holiday: Commonwealth Day (second Monday of March)
Constitution: 30 May 1969
Legal system: English law
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal, plus other UK subjects resident
six months or more
Executive branch:
chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II of the UK (since 6 February 1952),
represented by Governor Admiral Sir Richard LUCE (24 February 1997)
head of government: Chief Minister Peter CARUANA (since 17 May 1996)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed from among the elected members
of the House of Assembly by the governor in consultation with the
chief minister
note: there is also a Gibraltar Council that advises the governor
elections: none; the queen is a hereditary monarch; governor appointed
by the queen; chief minister appointed by the governor
Legislative branch: unicameral House of Assembly (18 seats, 15
elected, the Speaker, and 2 ex officio; members are elected by popular
vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 16 May 1996 (next to be held NA May 2000)
election results: percent of vote by party-SD 53%, SL 42%, NP 3%;
seats by party-SD 8, SL 7
Judicial branch: Supreme Court; Court of Appeal
Political parties and leaders: Gibraltar Socialist Labor Party or SL
[Joe BOSSANO]; Gibraltar Labor Party/Association for the Advancement
of Civil Rights or GCL/AACR [Adolfo CANEPA]; Gibraltar Social
Democrats or SD [Peter CARUANA]; Gibraltar National Party or NP [Joe
GARCIA]
Political pressure groups and leaders: Housewives Association; Chamber
of Commerce; Gibraltar Representatives Organization
International organization participation: Interpol (subbureau)
Diplomatic representation in the US: none (dependent territory of the
UK)
Diplomatic representation from the US: none (dependent territory of
the UK)
Flag description: two horizontal bands of white (top, double width)
and red with a three-towered red castle in the center of the white
band; hanging from the castle gate is a gold key centered in the red
band
@Gibraltar:Economy
Economy-overview: Gibraltar benefits from an extensive shipping trade,
offshore banking, and its position as an international conference
center. The British military presence has been sharply reduced and now
contributes about 11% to the local economy. The financial sector
accounts for 15% of GDP; tourism (more than 5 million visitors in
1995), shipping services fees, and duties on consumer goods also
generate revenue. Because more than 70% of the economy is in the
public sector, changes in government spending have a major impact on
the level of employment.
GDP: purchasing power parity-$500 million (1997 est.)
GDP-real growth rate: NA%
GDP-per capita: purchasing power parity-$17,500 (1997 est.)
GDP-composition by sector:
agriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
Inflation rate-consumer price index: 2.1% (1996)
Labor force:
total: 14,800 (including non-Gibraltar laborers)
by occupation: services 60%, industry 40%, agriculture NEGL
Unemployment rate: 13.5% (1996)
Budget:
revenues: $111.6 million
expenditures: $115.6 million, including capital expenditures of $NA
(1995/96)
Industries: tourism, banking and finance, ship-building and repairing;
support to large UK naval and air bases; tobacco, mineral waters,
beer, canned fish
Industrial production growth rate: NA%
Electricity-capacity: 30,000 kW (1995)
Electricity-production: 85 million kWh (1995)
Electricity-consumption per capita: 2,667 kWh (1995)
Agriculture-products: none
Exports:
total value: $83.7 million (f.o.b., 1995)
commodities: (principally reexports) petroleum 51%, manufactured goods
41%, other 8%
partners: UK, Morocco, Portugal, Netherlands, Spain, US, FRG
Imports:
total value: $778 million (c.i.f., 1995)
commodities: fuels, manufactured goods, and foodstuffs
partners: UK, Spain, Japan, Netherlands
Debt-external: $NA
Economic aid:
recipient: ODA, $NA
Currency: 1 Gibraltar pound (£G) = 100 pence
Exchange rates: Gibraltar pounds (£G) per US$1-0.6115 (January 1998),
0.6106 (1997), 0.6403 (1996), 0.6335 (1995), 0.6529 (1994), 0.6658
(1993); note - the Gibraltar pound is at par with the British pound
Fiscal year: 1 July-30 June
Communications
Telephones: 19,356 (1994)
Telephone system: adequate, automatic domestic system and adequate
international facilities
domestic: automatic exchange facilities
international: radiotelephone; microwave radio relay; satellite earth
station-1 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean)
Radio broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 6, shortwave 0
Radios: NA
Television broadcast stations: 4
Televisions: NA
@Gibraltar:Transportation
Railways:
total: NA km; 1.000-m gauge system in dockyard area only
Highways:
total: 49.9 km (including 12.9 km public highways)
paved: 49.9 km
unpaved: 0 km
Pipelines: 0 km
Ports and harbors: Gibraltar
Merchant marine:
total: 18 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 360,880 GRT/627,429 DWT
ships by type: bulk 1, cargo 1, chemical tanker 2, container 1, oil
tanker 12, roll-on/roll-off cargo 1 (1997 est.)
Airports: 1 (1997 est.)
Airports-with paved runways:
total: 1
1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 (1997 est.)
@Gibraltar:Military
Military branches: British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Air Force
Military-note: defense is the responsibility of the UK
@Gibraltar:Transnational Issues
Disputes-international: source of friction between Spain and the UK
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GLORIOSO ISLANDS
(possession of France)
@Glorioso Islands:Geography
Location: Southern Africa, group of islands in the Indian Ocean,
northwest of Madagascar
Geographic coordinates: 11 30 S, 47 20 E
Map references: Africa
Area:
total: 5 sq km
land: 5 sq km
water: 0 sq km
note: includes Ile Glorieuse, Ile du Lys, Verte Rocks, Wreck Rock, and
South Rock
Area-comparative: about eight times the size of The Mall in
Washington, DC
Land boundaries: 0 km
Coastline: 35.2 km
Maritime claims:
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate: tropical
Terrain: NA
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Indian Ocean 0 m
highest point: unnamed location 12 m
Natural resources: guano, coconuts
Land use:
arable land: NA%
permanent crops: NA%
permanent pastures: NA%
forests and woodland: NA%
other: 100% (all lush vegetation and coconut palms)
Irrigated land: 0 sq km (1993)
Natural hazards: periodic cyclones
Environment-current issues: NA
@Glorioso Islands:People
Population: uninhabited
@Glorioso Islands:Government
Country name:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Glorioso Islands
local long form: none
local short form: Iles Glorieuses
Data code: GO
Dependency status: possession of France; administered by a high
commissioner of the Republic, resident in Reunion
Legal system: NA
Diplomatic representation in the US: none (possession of France)
Diplomatic representation from the US: none (possession of France)
Flag description: the flag of France is used
@Glorioso Islands:Economy
Economy-overview: no economic activity
@Glorioso Islands:Transportation
Ports and harbors: none; offshore anchorage only
Airports: 1 (1997 est.)
Airports-with unpaved runways:
total: 1
914 to 1,523 m: 1 (1997 est.)
@Glorioso Islands:Military
Military-note: defense is the responsibility of France
@Glorioso Islands:Transnational Issues
Disputes-international: claimed by Madagascar
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GREECE
@Greece:Geography
Location: Southern Europe, bordering the Aegean Sea, Ionian Sea, and
the Mediterranean Sea, between Albania and Turkey
Geographic coordinates: 39 00 N, 22 00 E
Map references: Europe
Area:
total: 131,940 sq km
land: 130,800 sq km
water: 1,140 sq km
Area-comparative: slightly smaller than Alabama
Land boundaries:
total: 1,210 km
border countries: Albania 282 km, Bulgaria 494 km, Turkey 206 km, The
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 228 km
Coastline: 13,676 km
Maritime claims:
continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
territorial sea: 6 nm
Climate: temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers
Terrain: mostly mountains with ranges extending into sea as peninsulas
or chains of islands
Elevation extremes:
lowest point: Mediterranean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Olympus 2,917 m
Natural resources: bauxite, lignite, magnesite, petroleum, marble