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4 days ago · Albania, country in southern Europe, located in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula on the Strait of Otranto, the southern entrance to the Adriatic Sea. The capital city is Tirana ( Tiranë ). Albania. Albanians refer to themselves as shqiptarë —often taken to mean “sons of eagles,” though it may well refer to “those associated ...
- People
Albania - Ethnic Groups, Language, Religion: Albania has one...
- Collapse of Communism
Albania - Post-Communist, Balkan, Geography: After Hoxha’s...
- Economy
Albania - Economy, Agriculture, Tourism: Before 1991 the...
- Cultural Institutions
Albania - Cultural Institutions: Tirana is the home of a...
- Constitutional Framework
Albania - Constitution, Government, Parliament: The...
- Languages
Albania - Albanian, Greek, Vlach: The Albanian language,...
- Climate
Climate of Albania. Like other Mediterranean countries,...
- Albanian Nationalism
Albania - Nationalism, Ethnicity, Culture: By the mid-19th...
- People
4 days ago · Legislative branch. description: unicameral Assembly or Kuvendi (140 seats; members directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by open party-list proportional representation vote using the D'Hondt method; members serve 4-year terms) elections: last held on 25 April 2021 (next to be held in 2025) election results: percent of vote by party/coalition - PS 48.7%, PD-Alliance for Change 39.4% ...
Apr 25, 2024 · Here are four ways that climate change is linked to extreme weather. 1. More extreme rain. For every 1C rise in average temperature, the atmosphere can hold about 7% more moisture. This can result ...
3 days ago · Balkans, easternmost of Europe’s three great southern peninsulas. The Balkans are usually characterized as comprising Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, and Slovenia—with all or part of those countries located within the peninsula.
Apr 28, 2024 · The impacts of climate change (CC) on droughts are well documented, but the effects of land-use change (LUC) are poorly understood. This study compares the projected individual and combined ...
1 day ago · Climate change in Africa. Graph showing temperature change in Africa between 1901 and 2021, with red colour being warmer and blue being colder than average (the average temperature during 1971–2000 is taken as the reference point for these changes). Climate change in Africa is an increasingly serious threat as Africa is among the most ...
1 day ago · Zadar (US: / ˈ z ɑː d ɑːr / ZAH-dar, Croatian: ⓘ), historically known as Zara (from Venetian and Italian, pronounced; see also other names), is the oldest continuously inhabited city in Croatia. It is situated on the Adriatic Sea, at the northwestern part of Ravni Kotari region.
