Albania is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. Between heights of 2,764m in the Korab mountain and the hot coastal regions, the country displays a wide range of biogeographic conditions and consequently habitats and species.
The population is 2.8 million and the capital is Tirana. Albania is divided into 12 counties subdivided further into 61 municipalities.
The land area of 28,748km² is divided between forest (42.8%), agricultural land (28.8%) and other forms (28.2%). Agricultural land is divided between permanent pasture (17.4%) and arable (22.3%).
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