"5er's new Albania Page" Albania by 5er

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Albania shares border with Montenegro and Kosovo in the North and the Northeast, with Macedonia in the East and Greece in the South and Southwest. The Adriatic and Ioanian Seas traverse the West of the country, creating a coastline of 270 km. The Strait of Otranto in the Southern Adriatic separate Italy from Albania (The nearest point is approximately 50km)
Albania is mainly a mountainous country. Two thirds of its territory is made up of hills and mountains whereas the plains with an altitude up to 300m are situated mainly in the Western part of the country. The Southern coast (Vlora-Saranda) is also characterised by its steep slopes. The highest mountain is Korabi 2751m, in the Northeast of the country.
The lake of Shkodra in the North (368 km2) is the biggest by the size in the Balkans, while Lake Ohrid (362 km2) in the Southeast of Albania is the deepest in the Balkans. There are also Lake Prespa which punctuates borders with the Former Yougoslav Republic of Macedonia and Greece in the east and some small alpine lakes in the North and Northeast.
The main rivers are Drini, Mati, Ishmi, Erzeni, Shkumbini, Semani, Vjosa. There are 152 rivers and tributaries; 5 reservoirs; 200 natural springs - drinking, mineral, hydropathis- in Albania. The average flow of water is 42 billion m3 per annum.

Total Population: 3 255 891 (in 1993
Density: 113,3 inhabitants per Km2.
The average age of population 26 years; 40% of the population is under 16 years of age; the average longevity is 72.2 years (69.3 for men and 75.4 for women).
Religion: Albanians share the Muslim, Orthodox and Catholic religions
The main cities of the country are: Tirana (capital); Durres, Shkoder, Elbasan, Vlora, Korca, Fier.
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Last visit to Albania: Feb 2000
Intro Written Sep 11, 2002
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nomorewars Feb 9, 2003 at 10:17 PM

Wow! What a great look into a small portion of Albania.
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cosmopolit Aug 16, 2002 at 1:03 AM

Nice page despite not all pics visible..
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asgottl Aug 7, 2002 at 9:25 PM

I`d love to go to Albania. Thanks for the insight!
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tini58de Jul 9, 2002 at 12:06 PM

Albania is a country, that I would love to visit one day, too
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b1bob Jun 7, 2002 at 9:17 PM

I like it!
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DPando May 29, 2002 at 10:28 AM

poor people
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corey07 May 23, 2002 at 6:05 AM

Nice page... although reading the text is a little bit diffic
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sillymanie May 17, 2002 at 12:33 AM

Well done page.I really like it.
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acemj Apr 3, 2002 at 7:43 AM

Beautiful children!
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fabrice Mar 2, 2002 at 2:18 AM

nice hospitality