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1 day ago · The Albanian language is the official language of Albania and Kosovo and a co-official language in North Macedonia and Montenegro. Albanian is a recognised minority language in Croatia, Italy, Romania and in Serbia.
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The Albanians (⫽ æ l ˈ b eɪ n i ə n z, ɔː l-⫽...
- Paleo-Balkan Language
1 day ago · The Albanians (⫽ æ l ˈ b eɪ n i ə n z, ɔː l-⫽ a(w)l-BAY-nee-ənz; Albanian: Shqiptarët, pronounced [ʃcipˈtaɾət]) are an ethnic group native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language.
1 day ago · The origin of the Albanians has been the subject of historical, linguistic, archaeological and genetic studies. The first mention of the ethnonym Albanoi occurred in the 2nd century AD by Ptolemy describing an Illyrian tribe who lived around present-day central Albania.
5 days ago · Albania - Nationalism, Ethnicity, Culture: By the mid-19th century Turkey was in the throes of the “Eastern Question,” as the peoples of the Balkans, including Albanians, sought to realize their national aspirations. To defend and promote their national interests, Albanians met in Prizren, a town in Kosovo, in 1878 and founded the Albanian ...
5 days ago · Albania has one of the most homogeneous populations in Europe, with non-Albanians accounting for less than one-tenth of the total population. The largest minorities are Vlachs; Greeks, concentrated mainly in the southeast; and Macedonians, living along the eastern border.
5 days ago · Introduction. Background. After declaring independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, Albania experienced a period of political upheaval that led to a short-lived monarchy, which ended in 1939 when Italy conquered the country. Germany then occupied Albania in 1943, and communist partisans took over the country in 1944.
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5 days ago · Albania is a parliamentary democracy, with 140 deputies elected to four-year terms in the unicameral Parliament. Of those deputies, 100 are elected by direct suffrage, while the remainder are elected by proportional representation.
