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Albania declared its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912, but was conquered by Italy in 1939. Communist partisans took over the country in 1944. Albania allied itself first with the USSR (until 1960), and then with China (to 1978). In the early 1990s, Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic Communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven c....
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Population 3,581,655
Culture Albanian
Religion Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%
Famous For Butrint Monastery, Ethnographic Museum, Gjirokaster Mosque
Best Travel Time Summer or Fall
Highest Point Maja e Korabit (Golem Korab) 2,753 m
Lowest Point Adriatic Sea 0 m
Capital City Tirana
Independence Day 28 November 1912 (from Ottoman Empire)
Language Albanian (official - Tosk is the official dialect), Greek
Total Area 28,748 sq km (slightly smaller than Maryland)
Water Area 1,350 sq km
Currency lek (ALL)
Export textiles and footwear; asphalt, metals and metallic ores, crude oil; vegetables, fruits, tobacco
Import machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, textiles, chemicals

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» Car Travel Up, Air Travel Down for Memorial Day 2012
The number of people traveling for Memorial Day 2012 is expected to be higher than in 2011.

» Traveling by Car Almost as Expensive as by Plane
By Lauren Mickler EUGENE, Ore. -- When gas prices go up for us, they go up for everyone with a fuel tank, including planes, trains, and buses. Numbers show car travel is taking the hardest hit. Usually, opting for wheels instead of wings is a much cheaper route. But with gas prices so high, the difference is not that significant. Car travel is adding up to almost as much as a plane ticket. We ...

» Steve and his banana car travel for a good cause
If you saw a big banana driving around the coast this week, don't worry. You're not going crazy. The one-of-a-kind car was attracting attention in Jackson County this week. Doug Walker caught up with its owner and found, besides being a lot of fun, there's a serious message that goes along with driving a banana car.

» New Yorkers hit the road for the holiday
With gas prices dropping, many New Yorkers are hitting the road this Memorial Day weekend, but the city won't be empty for long. Lots of traveling tourists will take their place. As of Monday, the average price of regular gasoline in New York City was $3.74 a gallon, a 6% drop from five weeks ago and an 8% drop from this time last year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration ...

» Tackling traffic, bike path issues not an easy task
Laguna's problems are not easily fixed, some say. Others believe making streets more bike- and pedestrian-friendly are the answer.

» City is risking west-end war over light rail
Already, city staff appears to have forgotten the lessons of Lansdowne.

» Concur Exceeds Revenue and Earnings Expectations for Second Quarter of Fiscal 2012
REDMOND, Wash., May 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --  Concur (CNQR), a leading provider of integrated travel and expense management services, today reported financial results for its second fiscal quarter ...

» Environmental groups prevail against RivCo in bid to preserve wildlife refuge
Environmental groups today celebrated a Riverside County judge’s decision to put the brakes on a planned development just north of San Jacinto that opponents . . . → Read More

» Fishbone Protection 2.0: Valor Communication's Latest Fishbone Designs
CITY OF INDUSTRY, Calif., May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Valor Communication, Inc., one of the largest manufacturers of mobile phone accessories worldwide, has expanded their premier line of Fishbone Protector ...

» Increase In Travel Expected For Memorial Day Weekend
Memorial Day Weekend is close, marking the summer's first three-day weekend and the start of the summer travel season.

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