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Albania

Also Known As Republic of Albania

Southern Europe

Albania is a country in Southeast Europe on the Balkan Peninsula, bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east, and Greece to the south, with a coastline on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. It declared independence from the Ottoman Empire on 28 November 1912. It is a unitary parliamentary republic. Its capital is Tirana. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

Tirana 2

Population

2,335,930 2

2026 census figure, from Albania's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2026 2

Area (sq km)

28,748 2

Independence or Founding Year

1912 2

Albania declared independence from the Ottoman Empire on 28 November 1912.

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Albania

Connections

Associated With

Kosovo is bordered by Albania to the southwest.

Source Kosovo (Wikipedia)

Tirana County is associated with Albania.

Source Tirana County (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Albania has a coast on the Adriatic.

Source Adriatic Sea (Wikipedia)

Strait of Otranto

Has Capital

Tirana is the capital of Albania.

Source Tirana (Wikipedia)

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Nationals Include

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Fiona Papajorgji

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Origin Of

Albanian Cuisine

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Anastasius I Dicorus

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Source Wikipedia: Feudopening sectiontier 3

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Montenegrin culture calls this krvna osveta, meaning "blood revenge", which had unspoken but highly valued rules. In Albanian culture it is called gjakmarrja and usually lasts for generations.

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Source Wikipedia: VlachsIntroduction, paragraph 2, location clause

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who live south of the Danube, in Albania, Bulgaria, northern Greece, North Macedonia and eastern Serbia

Site Of

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Bank of Albania

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Trans-Adriatic Pipeline Project

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Found There

Northern Beech Fern

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Source Global Biodiversity Information Facility: GBIF species distributions: Northern Beech FernDistributions

Quote, Distributions

"locality": "Albania", "source": "The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)"

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Northern pintail

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Ophioglossum Vulgatum

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Opilio Parietinus

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Oriental Cockroach

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Peacock Butterfly

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Phragmites australis

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Pieris brassicae

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Plantago maritima

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Potentilla recta

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Pteridium Aquilinum

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Raphanus raphanistrum

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Regalecus Glesne

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Rough Horsetail

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Rumex acetosella

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Rusty-back Fern

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Ruta graveolens

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Sage (Salvia officinalis)

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Salvia verticillata

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Scouringrush Horsetail

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Shepherds Purse

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Silene latifolia

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Slender Club-Rush

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Soft Shield-fern

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Southern Maidenhair Fern

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Sources

1. Member States of the United Nations (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationIntroduction

Quote, Introduction

The United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states and the world's largest intergovernmental organization.

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2. Albania (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia Foundation

Infobox, capital
Tirana
Infobox, area
28,748 km2 (11,100 sq mi)
Infobox: population_census
2,335,930
Article text
Albania declared independence in 1912, followed by a turbulent 20th century marked by monarchy, foreign occupation during both World Wars, and a communist regime under Enver Hoxha.
Lead section
It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south.
Lead section
Albania, officially the Republic of Albania, is a country in Southeastern Europe.

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Wikidata: Albania

Wikidata Q222, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source

Adriatic Sea (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationBordered By Water: Adriatic Sea, Lead section

Quote, Bordered By Water: Adriatic Sea, Lead section

The countries with coasts on the Adriatic are Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Italy, Montenegro, and Slovenia.

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Tirana County (Wikipedia)

Wikimedia FoundationEncompasses: Tirana County, Lead paragraph

Quote, Encompasses: Tirana County, Lead paragraph

Qarku i Tiranës), is a county in the Central Region of Albania.

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