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|  | A few sentences about Albania Albania
Albania is a fascinating country.
Don't miss to go there.
It has a very special athmosphere.
It is a rural country.
The people are very friendly.
But there are also some nice monuments.
There are not many tourists in this country.
So it will be a very specia interest and hospitality to you. |
Short information about Albania Albania
Formal Name:
Republic of Albania
Local Name:
Shqiperia
Local Formal Name:
Republika e Shqiperise
Location: Europe
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Tirana
Main Cities: Durr?s, Elbasan, Shkodra, Vlor?
Population: 3,362,000
Area: 28,750 km2
Currency: 1 lek = 100 qindars
Languages: Albanian
Religions: Sunni Muslim, Christian | | |
| | Geographic Information Albania consists of mostly hilly and mountainous terrain, the highest mountain, Korab in the district of Dibra reaching up to 2,753 m. The country mostly has a land climate, with cold winters and hot summers.
Besides capital city Tirana, with 520,000 inhabitants, the principal cities are Durres, Elbasan, Shkoder, Gjirokaster, Vlorė and Korce. In Albanian grammar a word can have indefinite and definite forms, and this also applies to city names: so both Tirane and Tirana, Shkoder and Shkodra are used. |
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| Pros: | "Fascinating country" | | Cons: | "Danger of thieves etc." | | In A Nutshell: | "Go to Albania and check out the fascinatation!" |
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 Comments for Tobias_Plieninger about Albania | | | | |
SLLiew Fri Nov 17, 2006 20:54 UTC
Tobias, Very useful tips about Albania. Wish you had taken some pictures to share. May be next trip. Cheers, SL | nickandchris Thu Nov 24, 2005 22:18 UTC
There must be some good things about Albania, somewhere!!! |
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