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 | |  | | About Albania: |
 | Location: Europe
Status: UN Country
Capital City: Tirana
Main Cities: Durrës, Elbasan, Shkodra, Vlorë
Population: 3,362,000
Area: 28,750 km2
Currency: 1 lek = 100 qindars
Languages: Albanian
Religions: Sunni Muslim, Christian |
| More about Albania: a republic in SE Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula: became independent in 1912 after more than four centuries of Turkish rule; established as a republic (1946) under Communist rule; multiparty constitution adopted in 1991. It is generally mountainous, rising over 2700 m (9000 ft.), with extensive forests. Language: Albanian. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: lek. Capital: Tirana. Pop.: 3 193 000 (2004 est.). Area: 28 749 sq. km (11 100 sq. miles) |
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