Geography of North Macedonia

Geography of North Macedonia

Continent	Europe
Region	Balkan Peninsula
Coordinates	41°40′N 21°45′E / 41.667°N 21.750°E / 41.667; 21.750
Area	Ranked 148
• Total	25,713 km2 (9,928 sq mi)
• Land	96.67%
• Water	1.9%
Borders	766 km
Highest point	Mount Korab, 2,764 m
Lowest point	Vardar River (near Gevgelija), 50 m
Longest river	Vardar, 388 km
Largest lake	Lake Ohrid 348 km2

North Macedonia is a country situated in southeastern Europe with geographic coordinates 41°50′N 22°00′E / 41.833°N 22.000°E / 41.833; 22.000, bordering Kosovo and Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south and Albania to the west. The country is part of the wider region of Macedonia and makes up most of Vardar Macedonia. The country is a major transportation corridor from Western and Central Europe to Southern Europe and the Aegean Sea. North Macedonia is a landlocked country but has three major natural lakes: Lake Ohrid, Lake Prespa and Lake Dojran. It has a water area of 857 km², while its land area is 24,856 km².

Phytogeographically, Macedonia belongs to the Illyrian province of the Circumboreal Region within the Boreal Kingdom. According to the WWF and Digital Map of European Ecological Regions by the European Environment Agency, North Macedonia's territory can be subdivided into four ecoregions: the Pindus Mountains mixed forests, Balkan mixed forests, Rhodopes mixed forests and Aegean sclerophyllous and mixed forests.