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 albania - Article and Reference from OnPedia.com
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.
Besides capital city Tirana, with 520,000 inhabitants, the principal cities are Durrs, Elbasan, Shkodr, Gjirokastr, Vlor and Kor.
Main article: Economy of Albania 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.
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 Albania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Besides capital city Tirana, with 520,000 inhabitants, the principal cities are Durrës, Elbasan, Shkodër, Gjirokastër, Vlorë and Korçë.
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)

  
 Encyclopedia: List of cities in Albania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
The castle of Skanderbeg Krujë; (Albanian: Krujë; or Kruja, Italian: Croia) is a capital city of the District of Krujë; in Albania.
Patos (Albanian: Patos or Patosi) is a city in the District of Fier in Albania.
Peshkopi (Albanian: Peshkopi or Peshkopia) is a city in northeast Albania, in the district and county of Dibër.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-cities-in-Albania   (920 words)

  
 Albania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Alternatively, Albania may derive from the same source as the name of the Alps, the etymology of which is uncertain.
The districts are: See also: List of cities in Albania (''Note: some cities have the same name as the district they are in'').
Albania consists of mostly hilly and mountainous terrain, the highest mountain, Korab in the district of Dibra reaching up to 2,753 m.
albania.iqnaut.net   (2225 words)

  
 Burrel, Albania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Burrel (Albanian: Burrel or Burreli; alternate forms Burelë, Mat) is a city in North-West Albania (41.63 degrees North, 20.62 degrees East), 91 km from Tiranë.
The number of inhabitants is 13,900 (2003; 21st rank in Albania).
The city used to be the site of one of the most terrible prisons of the communist regime where ordinary criminals and political prisoners such as Bashkim Shehu and Fatos Lubonja or the catholic priest Dom Simon Jubani were held.
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 Albania - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
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 consists of mostly hilly and mountainous terrain, the highest mountain, Korab in the district of Dibra reaching up to 2,753 m.
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.
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Vlorë (Albanian: Vlorë or Vlora) is the second largest port city of Albania, after Durrës, with a population of about 85,000 (2003 estimate).
It is one of the oldest cities of Albania with traces of civilaztion dating back to the 6th century BC.
The city was invaded by Italy in 1914 and in 1939.
www.online-encyclopedia.info /encyclopedia/v/vl/vlore.html   (125 words)

  
 Korçë - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
It was revived in the 16th century and developed into a significant commercial centre in a predominately agricultural part of Albania.
The city and the surrounding area are home to a significant Greek and Aromanian community.
The city was administered by France between 1916-1920 but was again occupied by Greece between November 1940 - April 1941, following Fascist Italy's annexation of the rest of Albania.
www.sevenhills.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Kor%E7%EB   (349 words)

  
 ALBANIA FACTS AND INFORMATION
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.
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.
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 Learn more about Tourism in Albania in the online encyclopedia.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Albania was under a communist regime which did not allow tourism to become established for a long time.
Albania has an old history dating to the Illyrian civilization and there are many old ruins and other treasures reflecting the old civilizations.
There are also allegations that the government officials have been "bribed" in some way by Italian and Greek officials so as not to develop tourism in Albania and thus not intrude in Italian tourism and Greek tourism.
www.onlineencyclopedia.org /t/to/tourism_in_albania.html   (309 words)

  
 Tirana - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
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 Lushnjë (January 1920).
The city's population, estimated at only 12,000 in 1910, rose to 30,000 at the 1930 census and 60,000 in 1945 despite the intervening years of foreign occupation and war.
Currently, the city suffers from the problems of overpopulation such as waste management, lack of running water and electricity as well as extrimely high levels of pollution from the 300 000 cars moving in the city (The Guardian March 27 2004).
www.sterlingheights.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Tirana   (880 words)

  
 Albania information - Search.com
Albania consists of mostly hilly and mountainous terrain, the highest mountain, Korab in the district of Dibra reaching up to 2,753 metres (9,032 ft).
Besides the capital city of Tirana, with 800,000 inhabitants, the principal cities are Durrës, Elbasan, Shkodër, Gjirokastër, Vlorë, Korçë and Kukës.
Albania's coastline on the Ionian Sea, especially near the Greek tourist island of Corfu, is becoming increasingly popular with tourists due to its relatively unspoiled nature and great beaches.
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 Bio at BlinkBits. Albania
Besides capital city Tirana, with 800,000 inhabitants, the principal cities are Durrës, Elbasan, Shkodër, Gjirokastër, Vlorë and Korçë.
Albania is one of Europe's most impoverished countries, with half of the economically-active population still engaged in agriculture and a fifth said to be working abroad.
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.
www.blinkbits.com /bits/viewforum/albania_bio?f=12642   (4234 words)

  
 Best Practices: Albania - www.electionaccess.org
In at least two nations – Albania and Armenia – these concerns have led to changes in election law to prevent the use of mobile ballot boxes, leaving disenfranchised those who are physically unable to go in person to the public polling station.
Through the pilot survey in Albania, the ADRF and the International Foundation for Election Systems (IFES) are working to re-open a dialogue with the Central Election Commission, with political parties, and with Members of Parliament, on the rights of all voters – even those who are homebound – to cast a ballot.
They worked in the cities of Tirana, Elbasan, and Librazdh, monitoring whether elections were conducted according to Albanian law and international standards, paying particular attention to the degree to which polling stations were accessible to people with physical disabilities, and the experiences of disabled voters.
www.electionaccess.org /Bp/Albania_local_election.htm   (1528 words)

  
 Albania
Under the Angevine rulers, in the 13th century, the names "Albania" and "Albanenses" indicated the whole country and all the population, as is demonstrated by the works of many ancient Albanian writers such as Budi, Blanco and Bogdano.
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.
creekin.net /n2-albania.html   (4146 words)

  
 Vlore   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Vlorë; (Albanian: Vlorë; or Vlora) is the second largest port city of Albania, after Durrës, with a population of about 85,000 (2003 estimate).
It is located in southwestern Albania, facing the Adriatic Sea, in the District of Vlorë; and County of Vlorë; at 40.48°N, 19.49°E. Vlorë; has also been known by the names Aulon and Valona.
In 1997, Vlorë; was the center of the riots after the collapse of several fraudulent investment schemes that led to the downfall of the Sali Berisha administration, and almost precipitated the country into a civil war.
www.wikiverse.org /vlore   (178 words)

  
 The Virtual Jewish History Tour: Albania
Albania is a Balkan state on the eastern border of the Adriatic Sea.
While Albanians may have attempted to rescue the Jews in Albania proper, the government was aware of the roundup and deportation of Jews from the Kosovo region.
After the fall of Communism, in 1991, nearly all the Jews of Albania were airlifted to Israel and settled predominately in Tel Aviv.
www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org /jsource/vjw/albania.html   (998 words)

  
 Albania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
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.
Between 1990 and 1992 Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic Communist rule and established a multiparty democracy.
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 leaving in peace and even getting married without any problem.
www.yotor.com /wiki/en/al/Albania.htm   (776 words)

  
 Reproductive Health in Albania
Generally in Albania the roads are in bad condition, making transport very difficult even in urban areas, to say nothing of the more remote mountain regions which are almost impassable in winter.
In Albania abortion was and still is one of the most important methods to reduce the number of births.
In Albania several programmes are already written for the training of personnel and mothers on breast-feeding.
www.gfmer.ch /Endo/Reprod_health/Reprod_Health_Eastern_Europe/albania/ALBANIA_ISLAMI.html   (7489 words)

  
 Gazeta Start-Lajme nga Shqipëria, Kosova, Rajoni, Bota dhe Sporti- Latest News from Albania
Albania has historically been an object of wars and a region that the big empires have always wanted to keep under their rule and have wanted to wipe it out as a state.
Besides capital city Tirana, with 800,000 inhabitants, the principal cities are Durrës, Elbasan,Shkodër, Gjirokastër, Vlorë; and Korçë;.
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.
gazetastart.com /?faqe=aboutalbania   (2145 words)

  
 Travel Advice for Albania - Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Reliable travel options within Albania are limited and the safety standards that Australians might expect of public transport are unlikely to be met.
The European Union has published a list of airlines that are subject to operating bans or restrictions within the Union.
The Albanian government considers anyone born in Albania or children born to an Albanian parent to be Albanian citizens.
www.smartraveller.gov.au /zw-cgi/view/Advice/Albania   (1768 words)

  
 REC: Status of NEAPs: Country Reports: Albania
Although Albania suffered from almost the same social and economic problems as other former communist countries, the intensity and consequences of these problems in Albania were far graver.
The transition period from communism to democracy in Albania was and is marked by a great number of economic and political tensions.
Albania's NEAP is consistent with the Environmental Action Program document adopted in Lucerne in April 1993.
www.rec.org /REC/Publications/NEAPstatus/FeeBased/Albania.html   (4376 words)

  
 Elbasan   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Elbasan (Albanian : Elbasan or Elbasani) is a city in central Albania.
It is located in the District of Elbasan and the County of Elbasan at 41.12°N 20.09°E. It is one the largest cities in Albania with a of around 100 000 (2003 estimate) and an area of 1 square km.
The city was rebuilt in 1466 after becoming a military base by Mehmed II who renamed it El Basan or the Fortress.
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Tourism in Albania is still in its 7 infancy.
Albania was 6 under a communist regime 0 which did not 1 allow tourism to 4 become established for a 0 long time.
Albania 1 has an old 7 history dating to the 5 Illyrian civilization and 7 there are many old 5 ruins and other 3 treasures reflecting the old 9 civilizations.
www.centiel.com /tourism_in_albania_.htm   (286 words)

  
 City Mayors: The world's largest cities (1 to 100)
City Mayors ranks the world’s largest and richest cities and urban areas.
City Mayors lists and features urban events, conferences and conventions aimed at urban decision makers and those with an interst in cities worldwide.
City Mayors questions those who govern the world’s cities and talks to men and women who contribute to urban society and environment.
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 Encyclopedia: Korçë   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-18)
Korçë; (Albanian: Korçë; or Korça, Greek: Koritsa) is the largest city in the District of Korçë;, Albania located at 40.63°N, 20.79°E with a population of around 60,000 (2003 est).
The District of Korçë; (Albanian: Rrethi i Korçës), is one of the thirty-six districts of Albania.
This is a list of cities in Albania: Apollonia Bajram Curri Ballsh Berat Bilisht Bulqizë Burrel Butrint Cërrik Çorovodë Delvinë Durrës Elbasan Ersekë Fier Fushë-Krujë Gjirokastër Gramsh Has Himarë; Kamzë Kavajë; Këlcyrë Klos Koplik Korçë; Krujë; Krumë; Kuçovë Kukës Laç Lezhë; Librazhd Lushnj...
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Kor%E7%EB   (231 words)

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