Albania Location:
41°202 N, 19°482 E
Albania Geography:
Albania has a total area of 28,750 square kilometers. Its coastline is 362 kilometres long and stretches on the Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea. The lowlands of the west face the Adriatic Sea. The 70% of the country that is mountainous is rugged and often inaccessible. The highest mountain is Korab situated in the district of Dibra, reaching up to 2,753 metres (9,032 ft).
The country has a continental climate at its high altitude regions with cold winters and hot summers. Besides the capital city of Tirana, which has 800,000 inhabitants, the principal cities are Durrës, Elbasan, Shkodër, Gjirokastër, Vlorë, Korçë and Kukës.
In Albanian grammar, a word can have indefinite and definite forms, and this also applies to city names: both Tiranë and Tirana, Shkodër and Shkodra are used.
Albania People:
Population
- (July 2007 est.) estimate 3,600,523[5] (130th)
- Density 123 /km2 (63)
318.6 /sq mi
Albania Government:
Government Republic
- President Alfred Moisiu
- Prime Minister Sali Berisha
Albania Economy:
Since the fall of communism in 1990, Albania has launched economic programmes towards a more open-market economy[citation needed]. The democratically elected government that assumed office in April 1992 launched an ambitious economic reform programme to halt economic deterioration and put the country on the path toward a market economy[citation needed]. Key elements included price and exchange system liberalisation, fiscal consolidation, monetary restraint, and a firm income policy[citation needed]. These were complemented by a comprehensive package of structural reforms, including privatisation, enterprise, and financial sector reform, and creation of the legal framework for a market economy and private sector activity. Most prices were liberalised and are now approaching levels typical of the region[citation needed]. Most agriculture, state housing, and small industry were privatised, along with transportation, services, and small and medium-sized enterprises[citation needed]. After severe economic contraction following 1989, the economy slowly rebounded, finally surpassing its 1989 levels by the end of the 1990s. GDP per capita. Since prices have also risen, however, economic hardship has continued for much of the population. In 1995, Albania began privatizing large state enterprises. Since 2000, Albania has experienced a more rapid expansion of its economy.
Albania More Information:
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