Outline of Albania

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The Flag of Albania		The Coat of arms of Albania

The location of Albania

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Albania

The Republic of Albania is a country in southeastern Europe. Albania is bordered by Greece to the south-east, Montenegro to the north, Kosovo to the northeast, and the Republic of Macedonia to the east. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the west, and on the Ionian Sea to the southwest. It is less than 100 km (60 miles) from Italy, across the Strait of Otranto.

Albania is a parliamentary democracy that is transforming its economy into a market-oriented system. The Albanian capital, Tirana, is home to 350,000 of the country's 3.6 million population. As a result of the opening of the country in the post-communist era, Albania is now undergoing a development boom as its telecommunications, transport and utilities infrastructure is being revamped.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Albania:

1 General reference
2 Geography of Albania
- 2.1 Environment of Albania
  - 2.1.1 Natural geographic features of Albania
- 2.2 Regions of Albania
  - 2.2.1 Ecoregions of Albania
  - 2.2.2 Administrative divisions of Albania
3 Government and politics of Albania
4 History of Albania
- 4.1 By period
- 4.2 By field
5 Economy of Albania
6 Education in Albania
7 Infrastructure of Albania
8 See also
9 References
10 External links

[edit] General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Albania

Pronunciation:
Common English country name: Albania
Official English country name: The Republic of Albania
Common endonym(s):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Albanian
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of Albania
International rankings of Albania
ISO country codes: AL, ALB, 008
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AL
Internet country code top-level domain: .al

[edit] Geography of Albania

An enlargeable topographic map of Albania

Main article: Geography of Albania

Albania is: a country
Location:
- Eastern Hemisphere
- Northern Hemisphere
  - Eurasia
    - Europe
      - Southern Europe
        
        Balkans (also known as "Southeastern Europe")
- Time zone(s): UTC+1
- Extreme points of Albania
- Land boundaries: 717 km

Greece 282 km

Montenegro 172 km

Macedonia 151 km

Kosovo 112 km

Coastline: 362 km

Population of Albania: 3,600,523 people (2007 estimate) - 130th most populous country
Area of Albania: 28,748 km² (11,100 sq mi) - 139th largest country
Atlas of Albania

[edit] Environment of Albania

An enlargeable satellite image of Albania

Main article: Environment of Albania

[edit] Counties of Albania

Counties of Albania

Albania is divided into twelve counties (Albanian: qarku, sing. qark (official term); but often prefektura, sing. prefekturë, sometimes translated as prefecture). Each contains several districts (sometimes described as subprefectures):

	County	Capital	Districts
1.	Berat	Berat	Berat, Kuçovë, Skrapar
2.	Dibër	Peshkopi	Bulqizë, Dibër, Mat
3.	Durrës	Durrës	Durrës, Krujë
4.	Elbasan	Elbasan	Elbasan, Gramsh, Librazhd, Peqin
5.	Fier	Fier	Fier, Lushnjë, Mallakastër
6.	Gjirokastër	Gjirokastër	Gjirokastër, Përmet, Tepelenë
7.	Korçë	Korçë	Devoll, Kolonjë, Korçë, Pogradec
8.	Kukës	Kukës	Has, Kukës, Tropojë
9.	Lezhë	Lezhë	Kurbin, Lezhë, Mirditë
10.	Shkodër	Shkodër	Malësi e Madhe, Pukë, Shkodër
11.	Tirana	Tirana	Kavajë, Tirana
12.	Vlorë	Vlorë	Delvinë, Sarandë, Vlorë

[edit] Districts of Albania

Districts of Albania.

Main article: Districts of Albania

Albania is divided into 36 districts, or rrethe. Districts are grouped into counties or prefectures, of which there are 12. The capital city, Tirana, has a special status. The districts are: