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Location: Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea. Area: 28,748 km² (11,100 sq. mi.) Terrain: Situated in the southwestern region of the Balkan Peninsula, Albania is predominantly mountainous but flat along its Adriatic Sea coastline. Highest peak: Maja e Korabit (Golem Korab) 2764 m.
Albania may be divided into two major regions: a mountainous highland and, to the west, an Adriatic coastal lowland that contains the country’s agricultural lands and most of its population. Albania has a developing free-market economy that until 1991 was shaped by a socialist system of state ownership.
6 days ago · Germany then occupied Albania in 1943, and communist partisans took over the country in 1944. Albania allied itself first with the USSR (until 1960) and then with China (until 1978). In the early 1990s, Albania ended communist rule and established a multiparty democracy.
Dec 21, 2021 · Albania declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, but was conquered by Italy in 1939 and occupied by Germany in 1943. Communist partisans took over the country in 1944. Albania allied itself first with the USSR (until 1960), and then with China (to 1978).
Albania is located in southeastern Europe. Albania is bordered by the Adriatic Sea to the west, Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of North Macedonia to the east, and Greece to the south.
Albania officially known as the Republic of Albania is a country located in the South East of Europe in the world map. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It is less than 72 km (45 mi) from Italy, across the Strait of Otranto which ...
Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (IATA code: TIA), also known as Rinas Airport) is Albania's only international airport, located 25 kilometres (16 miles) northwest of Tirana near the town of Rina. Seaport The principal port is located in Albania's second largest city of Durrës. Bookmark/share this page
