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Interesting Questions, Facts and Information
- There are a total of 20 general entries.
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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
 Albania
| On which sea is most of Albania's coastline? | Albania
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Adriatic. The main port is Dürres, sometimes also known by its Italian name, Durazzo.
| What is the approximate population of Albania? | Albania
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3.5 million. There also many Albanians in Kosovo, which is legally part of Serbia, and there is an Albanian community in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
| What is the approximate area of Albania in square miles? | Albania
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11,100. The country is small and mountainous, with few natural resources.
| What is the capital of Albania? | Albania
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Tirane . Tirana is the Italian version of the name. Before independence, it was a no more than a village. A few other places were bigger, such as Elbasan, but were less central.
| What is the main port of Albania? | Albania
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Durres. Durres is sometimes called by its Italian name, Durazzo. For a time, Durres was part of the Venetian Empire.
| For nearly four centuries Albania was part of an Empire. Which? | Albania
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The Ottoman Empire. Under Skanderbeg, the Albanians managed to resist the Ottoman Turks till 1468 - much longer than other areas in the Balkans.
| When did Albania gain its independence? | Albania
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1912. The independence of Albania was not widely recognized by other countries till the following year, 1913. Moreover, many Albanians lived - and still live - in adjacent countries and territories - N. Greece, Macedonia and Kosovo.
| In 1939 Albania was invaded by another country in the region. Which one? | Albania
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Italy. Mussolini used Albania as the launch-pad for his attack on Greece in WW2.
'Country of the Eagle'. Albania has existed in much the same form since the Illyrians settled in the region from about 2000BC.
Tirana. Tirana or Tirane. Skopje is in Macedonia, Dubrovnik is in Croatia and Split is in Croatia.
Strait of Otranto. Just forty seven miles, separates the two countries.
true . About 11,000 square miles of total area.
Bune. Due to the mountainous terrain most major rivers in Albania become torrents when they reach the coastal plain, and are mostly unnavigable.
The Adriatic. It shares the Adriatic coast with Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Yugoslavia and Greece.
false . It is about 215 miles from north to south and about 95 miles from east to west.
Slovenia. The other Balkan states that do not border Albania are, Croatia, Bosnia Herzegovina, Bulgaria and Romania.
Mount Korabit. At 9,066 feet, it is on the Albanian, Macedonian border. Mount Orjen is in Montenegro, Mount Cincar is in Bosnia and Mount Ruen is in Bulgaria.
The Dinaric Alps. The Dinaric Alps extend about 40 miles inland from Montenegro and make up the rugged northern region of Albania.
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