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Macedonia Facts and Country Information...

Macedonia is a country situated in southwestern Europe. It lies between north latitude 41.50 degrees and east longitude 22 degrees.

It is a landlocked country but does have three huge lakes. They are, Lake Prespa, Lake Ohrid and Lake Dojran. The total land area of the country is 24856 square kilometers whereas water additionally covers 857 square kilometers.

The country can be divided in 4 major zones: Pindus Mountains mixed forests, Rhodopes mixed forests, Balkans mixed forests and Aegean mixed forests.

The Vardar River creates a valley in the center of the country and is bordered by the mountain ranges on both sides. The mountains creating the valley are the Sar Mountains and the Osogovo. The three lakes lie towards the southern border of the country.

The two most dominant mountain ranges in the country are the Dinaric Range and the Rhodope Range. Mount Korab is the highest natural peak present in the country and measure up at 2764 meters. The Sar Mountain is just behind by a bit and stands tall at 2747 meters.

There are 1100 sources of water in the country which drain into one of the three dominant basins: Adriatic, Aegean or Black Sea. River Vardar is the largest river in the country and the Aegean is the largest basin.