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Albania

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Albania , Albanian Shqipëria or Shqipnija, officially Republic of Albania, republic (2005 est. pop. 3,563,000), 11,101 sq mi (28,752 sq km), SE Europe. Albania is on the Adriatic Sea coast of the Balkan Peninsula, between Montenegro on the northwest, Serbia on the northeast, Macedonia on the east, and Greece on the southeast. Tiranë is the capital and largest city. Land and People Albania is rugged and mountainous, except for the fertile Adriatic coast. Mt. Korabit (9,066 ft/2,763 m), on the Macedonian-Albanian border, is the highest point in the country. The coast... Read more
Albania

[officially Republic of Albania ] Country, Balkan Peninsula , southeastern Europe. Area: 11,082 sq mi (28,703 sq km). Population (2005 est.): 3,130,000. Capital: Tiranë . Language: Albanian (official). Albanians comprise two major subgroups: Gegs (Ghegs) and Tosks. Religions: Islam, ...

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Albania

Albania

Country statistics

area:

3,510,484

capital (population):

Tirana (288,217)

government:

Multiparty republic

ethnic groups:

Albanian 96%, Greek 3%, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Romany

languages:

Albanian (official)

religions:

Shi'a (Bektashi) Muslim 45%, Sunni Muslim 20%, Albanian Orthodox Christian ...

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Albania Opening to Trade;Isolated for Decades, Nation Seeks U.S. Imports
; Albania, the last of the hard-line communist states to shed Marxism...with and send us an offer for 50,000 tons of wheat," the Albanian government's head of food purchases said in a letter sent...Baldwin, N.Y., office of Dr. Agim Leka, a first-generation Albanian-American who with his Washington-based son, ... Read more
Partisan politics in World War II Albania: the struggle for power, 1939-1944.
; In Albania, November 29, 1944 is remembered as the...the Italian invasion of April 1939, the Albanian people were embroiled in a seemingly endless...the Germans. Ultimately, the citizens of Albania sought to create a unified nation that... Read more
Albania attracts Israeli investors
; Headline: Albania attracts Israeli investors Byline: JOHN...Page: 18 Thursday, September 11, 2008 -- Albania may soon become the new mecca for Israeli...advantage of them. Now the spotlight is on Albania. "We are very keen on attracting foreign... Read more
Historical Dictionary of Albania / Albania: From Anarchy to a Balkan Identity
; Raymond Hutchings. Historical Dictionary of Albania. European Historical Dictionaries, No...cloth. Miranda Vickers and James Pettifer. Albania: From Anarchy to a Balkan Identity. New...Map. Select Bibliography on Contemporary Albania. Index. $55.00, cloth. $18.95, paper... Read more
Profile: Tirana, Albania, hopeful that current crisis will strengthen ties with the West
; 00-00-0000 Profile: Tirana, Albania, hopeful that current crisis will strengthen ties with the West...Adams. The conflict over Kosovo has drawn new world attention to Albania. Albania is slowly recovering from nearly 50 years of dictatorship. It... Read more
Albania recalls envoy to Greece as tensions mount
; ALBANIA said yesterday it had withdrawn its ambassador from Greece, a sign that tensions between...his ambassador to Athens for "consultations" on Monday after a Greek plane flew into Albania's airspace and dropped leaflets calling for the removal of the Albanian government. The Greek authorities denied the ... Read more
Albania: how close is Italy? Albanian-Italian relations in the post-cold war environment: managing threats or opportunities?
; Italy's relationship with Albania is a recurrent theme of Albanian foreign policy debates. While points of view differ...escaping the fact that Italy is of primary importance to Albania because of cultural links, migratory patterns, foreign... Read more
Baltics can ill-afford campaign for Greater Albania
; When future archaeologists dig up Albania, they will surely wonder what earthquake...produced the bizarre layer cake that is Albania today. They will find Communist-era concrete...still bearing the washed-out slogans of Albania's former Stalinist regime slogans such... Read more
Balkans can ill-afford campaign for Greater Albania
; When future archaeologists dig up Albania, they will surely wonder what earthquake...produced the bizarre layer cake that is Albania today. They will find Communist-era concrete...still bearing the washed-out slogans of Albania's former Stalinist regime slogans such... Read more
ALBANIA MANIA; We don't wish to push our luck, but here are 13 things you never knew you wanted to know about our World Cup opponents We don't wish to push our luck, but here are 13 things you never knew you wanted to know about our World Cup opponents.
; Byline: LEO MCKINSTRY A TRIP to Albania can hardly be described as one of the...chef along. Like other Balkan nations, Albania is living with a legacy of a turbulent...rising ethnic conflicts of the region. Yet Albania has survived. So, as kickoff approaches... Read more

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