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	Albania Europe - Pictures, Travel, Sites and Maps
		12 counties (qarqe, singular - qark); Qarku i Beratit, Qarku i Dibres, Qarku i Durresit, Qarku i Elbasanit, Qarku i Fierit, Qarku i Gjirokastres, Qarku i Korces, Qarku i Kukesit, Qarku i Lezhes, Qarku i Shkodres, Qarku i Tiranes, Qarku i Vlores.
		Note: percentages are estimates; all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice.
		Between 1990 and 1992 Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic Communist rule and established a multiparty democracy.
	albania.europe-countries.com (1621 words)

	Albania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		It is bordered by Montenegro in the north, Kosovo in the north-east — both still formally part of Serbia-Montenegro, the Republic of Macedonia in the east, and Greece in the south, has a coast on the Adriatic Sea in the west, and a coast on the Ionian Sea in the southwest.
		Albania became part of the Roman and Byzantine Empires before succumbing to a wave of invaders in the Middle Ages, losing most of its original population and finally becaming a part of the Ottoman Empire in 1478.
		Albania after the communist regime was overthrown, as all the ex-communist countries, the country was left with an obsolete industrial base and a pattern of industrial capacity wholly unsuited to its needs.
	www.pineville.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Albania (3022 words)

	Albania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Republic of Albania, or Albania (Albanian: Shqipëria, meaning Land of the Eagles), is a country in southeastern Europe.
		Albania is one of Europe's poorest countries, with half of the economically-active population still engaged in agriculture and a fifth said to be working abroad.
		Albania is aided financially from abroad, notably by Greece and Italy.
	www.bidprobe.com /en/wikipedia/a/al/albania.html (594 words)

	Albania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Albania was also the name of an unrelated ancient state in the Caucasus – see Caucasian Albania.
		Under the Angiò, in the 13th century, the names "Albania" and "Albanenses" indicate the whole country and all the population, as it is demonstrated by the works of many ancient Albanian writers such as Budi, Blanco and Bogdano.
		Albania's coastline on the Ionian Sea, near the Greek tourist island of Corfu, is becoming increasingly popular with foreign visitors due to its relatively unspoilt nature and good beaches.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Albania (2235 words)

	Albania -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Albania is a (The largest inland sea; between Europe and Africa and Asia) Mediterranean country in southeastern (The 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use `Europe' to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles) Europe.
		Albania probably derives from the ancient (The family of languages that by 1000 BC were spoken throughout Europe and in parts of southwestern and southern Asia) Indo-European root *albho, meaning "white".
		Albania has coastline on two of Europe's seas, the (A member of one of the four divisions of the prehistoric Greeks) Ionian and the (An arm of the Mediterranean between Slovenia and Croatia and Montenegro and Albania on the east and Italy on the west) Adriatic.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/A/Al/Albania.htm (3701 words)

	Albania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The derivation of the name Albania is of considerable antiquity, dating back perhaps to the pre-Celtic alb (hill), from whence Alps, or possibly from the Indo-european albh (white), from whence albino and Albion.
		The Illyrian culture was influenced by the Greek culture (mainly the south Illyrian tribes).
		Between 1990 and 1992 Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic Communist rule and established a multiparty democracy.
	www.yotor.com /wiki/en/al/Albania.htm (776 words)

	Albania Counties
		In mid-1991, the number of rrethe (districts) in Albania was increased from 26 to 36.
		In 1993, twelve counties were defined, each one consisting of two to four districts.
		Albania was still part of Turkey at the beginning of the 20th century.
	www.statoids.com /ual.html (688 words)

	wikien.info: Main_Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Republic of Albania is a country in southeastern Europe.
		Under the Angiò, in the XIII century, the names “Albania “and “Albanenses” indicate the whole country and all the population, as it is demonstrated by the works of many ancient Albanian writers such as Budi, Blanco and Bogdano.
		The Eastern Orthodox (20%) and Catholic Church (10%) are the other main religions in Albania, though in Albania religious fanaticism has never been a serious problem with people from different religions living in peace and even getting married without any problem.
	www.hostingciamca.com /index.php?title=Albania (1375 words)

	Administrative divisions. The World Factbook. 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		12 counties (qarqe, singular - qark); Qarku i Beratit, Qarku i Dibres, Qarku i Durresit, Qarku i Elbasanit, Qarku i Fierit, Qarku i Gjirokastres, Qarku i Korces, Qarku i Kukesit, Qarku i Lezhes, Qarku i Shkodres, Qarku i Tiranes, Qarku i Vlores
		41 counties (judete, singular - judet) and 1 municipality* (municipiu); Alba, Arad, Arges, Bacau, Bihor, Bistrita-Nasaud, Botosani, Braila, Brasov, Bucuresti*, Buzau, Calarasi, Caras-Severin, Cluj, Constanta, Covasna, Dimbovita, Dolj, Galati, Gorj, Giurgiu, Harghita, Hunedoara, Ialomita, Iasi, Ilfov, Maramures, Mehedinti, Mures, Neamt, Olt, Prahova, Salaj, Satu Mare, Sibiu, Suceava, Teleorman, Timis, Tulcea, Vaslui, Vilcea, Vrancea
		21 counties (lan, singular and plural); Blekinge, Dalarnas, Gavleborgs, Gotlands, Hallands, Jamtlands, Jonkopings, Kalmar, Kronobergs, Norrbottens, Orebro, Ostergotlands, Skane, Sodermanlands, Stockholms, Uppsala, Varmlands, Vasterbottens, Vasternorrlands, Vastmanlands, Vastra Gotalands
	www.aol.bartleby.com /151/fields/44.html (5027 words)

	Encyclopedia: Tirana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The District of TiranÃ«; (Albanian: Rrethi i TiranÃ«s) is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania.
		Tirana is presently trying to develop a tourist industry, although this effort is hampered by the political instability in the region, owing to military conflicts during the 1990s in Albania and neighboring Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo and the Republic of Macedonia.
		The small town was selected as the temporary capital of Albania (as a compromise between South and North Albania) by the provisional government established at the Congress of LushnjÃ« (January 1920).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Tirana (2431 words)

	ALBANIA FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		:''Albania was also the name of an unrelated ancient state in the Caucasus – see Caucasian_Albania.''
		It is bordered by Montenegro in the north, Serbia (Kosovo) in the north-east, the Republic_of_Macedonia in the east, and Greece in the south, has a coast on the Adriatic_Sea in the west, and a coast on the Ionian_Sea in the southwest.
		Only during the 6th century did the Illyrians venture significant raids against their immediate neighbours, the Greek kingdom of the Mollosoi in northern Epirus (present-day southern Albania), the kingdom of Macedonia and the semi-barbaric kingdom of Paionia.
	www.palfacts.com /Albania (2033 words)

	Albania - Unipedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Only during the 6th century BC did the Illyrians venture significant raids against their immediate neighbours, the Greek kingdom of the Mollosoi in northern Epirus (present southern Albania), the kingdom of Macedonia and the kingdom of Paionia (now in northern Republic of Macedonia).
		In 1914, the great powers agreed to try and unify Albania under a neutral prince, but Prince William of Weid proved an unsuccessful leader and came into conflict with his War Minister, Essed Pasha (a former warlord who had ruled much of central Albania).
		The collaborators were of limited use, however; the "Skanderbeg Division" of the Waffen SS had under three thousand men, with low morale and discipline.
	www.unipedia.info /Albania.html (3034 words)

	Albania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		This process was completed over the second millenium BC and did not really affect northern or central Albania, an area that at the time presented the image of a political vacuum (in essence a historical paradox).
		But since 2000 the country of Albania has had positive changes in terms of employment rate and corruption which were the main reasons for Albania to be in a nearly "non-level-country" compare to other countris.
		TIRANA (Albania) â” A Saudi fugitive who is under investigation for alleged money laundering for Osama bin Ladenâs terror network has sued the Albanian government for seizing his properties in the country, a Tirana district court official said yesterday.
	www.infothis.com /find/Albania (3147 words)

	2006-10-07 CPI 2006 Albania / 2006 / press_releases_nc / latest news / news room / home - Transparency International
		Today in 163 countries including Albania, Transparency International published the Corruption Perceptions Index that could be defined one of the most reliable and uncial corruption measurement tools all over the world.
		Ranking of Albania in the same place with Laos, Yemen and Zambia reflect the negative corruption situation in the country and the perception of corruption as a real and severe problem for Albania.
		There is not yet in Albania any evidence of a high level official (minister, Member of Parliament, mayor, chief of party, chairperson of any constitutional body) convicted and sentenced from corruption.
	www.transparency.org /news_room/latest_news/press_releases_nc/2006/2006_10_07_cpi_2006_albania (514 words)

	albania map and information page
		In the early 1990s, Albania abandoned its long-time Communist rule in favor of democracy and a move into the 21st Century.
		Blessed with many natural resources, Albania has (for the most part) remained somewhat isolated from the world because of its mountainous topography and the policies of its former hard-line government.
		The Albania maps and information pasge are currently being revised, and will be posted soon.
	www.worldatlas.com /webimage/countrys/europe/al.htm (353 words)

	Articles - Albania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The Albanian Orthodox (20%) and Catholic Church (10%) (Note: Percentages are estimates based on 1939 statistics, they do not include those who would describe themselves today as atheist or agnostic.
		In addition, these numbers do not include those that have, after the fall of communism, converted to various Christian churches.) are the other main religions in Albania, though in Albania religious fanaticism has never been a serious problem with people from different religions living in peace and even getting married without any problem.
		The main prophet of Alevism is Haxhi Bektash Veliu, and it is currently headed by Baba Flamur Shkalla, the successor of Baba Rexhep, based in Madison, United States.
	www.worldhammock.com /articles/Albania (2000 words)

	Albanian Telegraphic Agency (ATA), 98-07-07
		The Liberation Army of Kosove was considered by the PM "a people's movement created as a result of the right of the peoples to defend themselves from aggressors." Nano said that the Albanian government has never qualified the KLA as a terrorist organization but it has warned that it is against terrorism.
		The conference was organised by the OSCE representative office in Tirana and the regional office in Gjirokastra in cooperation with the local NGO-s and the Council of Europe and financed by the Foreign Ministry of Norway.
		Present to attend the exercise were the Albanian Prime Minister, Fatos Nano, the Defence Minister, Luan Hajdaraga, the Chief of the Army General Staff, brigade general Aleks Andoni, the adviser of the President of the Republic for Defence Policy, Zabit Brokaj and military attaches of various countries accredited in Tirane.
	www.hri.org /news/balkans/ata/1998/98-07-07.ata.html (3239 words)

	Counties Of Albania Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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	Insight: Troubled Water (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Though the trout tops the menu at virtually every restaurant on the shoreline, the Hydrobiological Institute of Lake Ohrid has floated the extreme suggestion of a five-year moratorium on commercial fishing, as well as the periodic relocation of tourists away from active spawning areas.
		The proposal has won high-level endorsements from the ministries of environment in both Macedonia and Albania, the counties who share the lakes' shoreline, as well as local support by lakeside municipalities.
		That favored status could be in jeopardy if UNESCO decides to put the lake on an endangered list -- a sign to the world that Macedonia and Albania have not been fulfilling their roles as local stewards.
	www.rec.org /REC/Bulletin/bull122/insight_water.html (936 words)

	CDC Information on Aedes albopictus - CDC Division of Vector-Borne Infectious Diseases (DVBID)
		It is believed to be established in 866 counties in 26 states in the continental U.S.:
		The northernmost established infestation in the U.S. is Chicago, Illinois, although an infestation was found in Minnesota in 1997.
		In the West, it occurs in Del Rio (Val Verde County) and Lubbock (Lubbock County), Texas, and Omaha (Douglas County), Nebraska.
	www.cdc.gov /ncidod/dvbid/arbor/albopic_new.htm (742 words)

	Motorola Media Center - Press Releases
		Equipment is currently being deployed throughout the six county area on the state’s western slope.
		While Alamosa County is the first to go online, Motorola equipment will be installed and turned on in the other counties in the San Luis Valley All Hazards Region over the next several months.
		There are 29 counties (mostly on the western slope) that still need to be added to the statewide system.
	www.motorola.com /mediacenter/news/detail.jsp?globalObjectId=5416_5407_23 (702 words)

	Encyclopedia: Counties of Albania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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	Government Of Albania (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		If you would like to use this flag of Albania or any other on your website you are welcome to do so, all we ask is that you include a link back to our site on the same page.
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		A county is generally a sub-unit of regional self-government within a sovereign jurisdiction.
		Originally, in continental Europe, a county was the land under the jurisdiction of a count.
		Counts are called earls in post-Celtic Britain and Irelandâ”the term is from Old Norse jarl and was introduced by the Vikingsâ”but there is no correlation between counties and earldoms.
	www.countyiworld.com (570 words)

	RADIO FREE EUROPE/ RADIO LIBERTY
		The counties cited include Albania, Belarus, Bosnia, Romania, Russia, Kazakhstan, and Yugoslavia.
		Another project was started in Albania about a year ago.
		Also, in many member countries, the OSCE conducts seminars to raise awareness of the trafficking in women among social workers, policemen, border guards, prosecutors, teachers, local government representatives, and journalists.
	www.rferl.org /features/2001/07/19072001112542.asp (1170 words)

	Albania Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
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		Buy and Sell Albania On eBay - Visit eBay where you will find great buys on Albania and so much more including collectibles, jewelry, toys, tickets, and practical items like clothing, and computers.
		English: Hymn to the Flag (The Flag That United Us In The Struggle)
	www.variedtastes.com /encyclopedia/Albania (2264 words)

	Armiski zbor, 3. September 1998 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Meetings, co-operation and the open dialogue as well as changing the viewpoints are not just a way of building an environment for a mutual trust, but at the same time they can lead to the specific forms of agreed engagements, favouring the peace and stability.
		The Ministers of defence of NATO members states and PfP members participants on the Meeting of the Ministers of defence of South- eastern European counties: Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, Italy, Romania and Turkey which was held in Skopje on September 26, have signed the agreement for establishing a multinational peace force at the brigade level.
		In that context we support the establishment of the multinational peace force as a sign of the higher level of trust and as an example which shows that it is worth making every necessary efforts which will show that there are real perspectives for the collaboration in our region, including the field of defence.
	www.morm.gov.mk /1998/armzbor/az9e.htm (3097 words)

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