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    Introduction


    Between 1990 and 1992 Albania ended 46 years of xenophobic Communist rule and established a multiparty democracy. The transition has proven difficult as successive governments have tried to deal with high unemployment, widespread corruption, a dilapidated infrastructure, powerful organized crime networks with links to high government officials, and disruptive political opponents. International observers judged parliamentary elections in 2001 to be acceptable and a step toward democratic development, but identified serious deficiencies. Some of these were addressed through reforms in the Albanian electoral code prior to the nationwide municipal elections in 2003.


    Location


    Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro


    Geographic coordinates


    41 00 N, 20 00 E


    Area


    total: 28,748 sq km water: 1,350 sq km land: 27,398 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly smaller than Maryland


    Land boundaries


    total: 720 km border countries: Greece 282 km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 151 km, Serbia and Montenegro 287 km


    Coastline


    362 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation


    Climate


    mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter


    Terrain


    mostly mountains and hills; small plains along coast


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m highest point: Maja e Korabit (Golem Korab) 2,753 m


    Natural resources


    petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower


    Land use


    arable land: 21.09% permanent crops: 4.45% other: 74.46% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    3,400 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; floods; drought


    Environment - current issues


    deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution from industrial and domestic effluents


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements


    Geography - note


    strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea)


    Population


    3,544,808 (July 2004 est.)


    Capital


    Tirana


    Phone Code


    +355


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