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Geography

Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Black Sea, between Romania and Turkey

Geographic coordinates: 43 00 N, 25 00 E

Area: total: 110,910 sq km; land: 110,550 sq km; water: 360 sq km

Land boundaries: total: 1,808 km; border countries: Greece 494 km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 148 km, Romania 608 km, Yugoslavia 318 km, Turkey 240 km.

Coastline: 354 km

Maritime claims: contiguous zone: 24 NM; exclusive economic zone: 200 NM; territorial sea: 12 NM

Elevation extremes: lowest point: Black Sea 0 m; highest point: Musala 2,925 m

Natural resources: bauxite, manganese, copper, lead, zinc, coal, timber, and arable land

Land use: arable land: 40,02%; permanent crops: 1,92%; permanent pastures: 14%; forests and woodland: 38%; other: 3% (2001 est.) ???

Geography note: strategic location near Turkish Straits; controls key land routes from Europe to Middle East and Asia