Albania

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Albania is a Balkan country in Southeastern Europe known for its mountainous landscapes, Adriatic and Ionian coastlines, and a history shaped by Ottoman rule, communism, and post–Cold War transition.


Statements (51)
Predicate Object
instanceOf country in Europe
sovereign state
borderedBy Greece
Kosovo
Montenegro
North Macedonia
callingCode +355
candidateFor European Union membership
capital Tirana
climateType Mediterranean climate
coatOfArms Coat of arms of Albania
continent Europe
currency Albanian lek
demonym Albanian
drivesOnThe right
flag Flag of Albania
geographyFeature mountainous terrain
governmentType parliamentary republic
hasCoastlineOn Adriatic Sea
Ionian Sea
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Albania
headOfStateTitle President of Albania
highestPoint Mount Korab
historicalEvent declaration of independence in 1912
historicalPeriod Ottoman rule
communist era
independenceDate 1912-11-28
independenceFrom Ottoman Empire
internetTLD .al
ISO3166-1Alpha2 AL
ISO3166-1Alpha3 ALB
largestCity Tirana
legislature Kuvendi i Shqipërisë
Parliament of Albania
locatedIn Balkans
Southeastern Europe
majorReligion Christianity
Islam
nativeName Republika e Shqipërisë
officialLanguage Albanian
officialName Republic of Albania
partOf Council of Europe
NATO
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
World Trade Organization
region Western Balkans
shortNativeName Shqipëria
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
UNMemberState true
usesScript Latin alphabet

Referenced by (189)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Academy of Sciences of Albania
Albanian Riviera
Albanian Sigurimi
Albanian lek
Albanian resistance
Coat of arms of Albania
Dinaric Alps
Flag of Albania
King of the Albanians
Kingdom of Albania
Kuvendi i Shqipërisë
Lake Ohrid
Orthodox Church of Albania
Party of Labour of Albania
President of Albania
Prime Minister of Albania
Tirana
Via Egnatia ("Albania (modern territory)")
Warsaw Pact
Šar Mountains
country
Central European Free Trade Agreement
Eurocontrol
Fourth Committee (Special Political and Decolonization)
Islamic Development Bank
NATO
North Atlantic Council
States Parties to the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
Układ Warszawski
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
hasMember
Albanian language
Aromanian
Balkan Turkish
Eastern Romance
Gheg ("northern Albania")
Italian language
Macedonian
Vlach language
spokenIn
Greece
Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes
Kosovo
Montenegro
Serbia
Socialist Republic of Serbia
Yugoslavia
borderedBy
Adriatic Sea
Epirus
Macedonia (Greece)
Northern Greece
Strait of Otranto
bordersCountry
Battle of Grammos–Vitsi
Democratic Army of Greece ("People’s Republic of Albania")
Democratic Army of Greece
Greek Civil War
Kosovo Liberation Army
supportedBy
Albanian resistance
Declaration of Independence of Albania (1912)
Italian invasion of Albania
Italian invasion of Greece
location
Bulgarians
Macedonians
Montenegrins
Vlach (Aromanian people)
recognizedMinorityIn
Adriatic Sea
Lake Ohrid
Lake Prespa
basinCountry
Balkan Campaign
Corfu incident
Yugoslav Wars
countryInvolved
Black Sea Economic Cooperation
Council for Mutual Economic Assistance
International Security Assistance Force
memberState
CEST
Central European Time
First Lady
usedInCountry
Eastern Bloc regimes
President of Albania ("Republic of Albania")
appliesToJurisdiction
Ionian Sea
Kastoria (regional unit)
borders
Florina (regional unit)
Thesprotia regional unit
bordersWith
Enver Hoxha
Mother Teresa
countryOfCitizenship
Balkans
Eastern Europe
hasCountry
Balkan theatre of World War II
KFOR mission in Kosovo
hasParticipant
Erasmus+ Programme Countries
World Health Organization Member States
includes
Academy of Sciences of Albania ("Republic of Albania")
Kuvendi i Shqipërisë ("Republic of Albania")
jurisdiction
Academy of Sciences of Albania
Lake Prespa
locatedIn
Albanian Greek Catholic Church
Orthodox Church of Albania
primaryTerritory
Coat of arms of Albania ("Republic of Albania")
adoptedBy
Oberbefehlshaber Südost
areaOfResponsibility
Bojaxhiu
associatedWithCountry
North Macedonia
borderCountry
Mediterranean Sea
borderedByCountry
Šar Mountains
borderRegionOf
Tirana
capitalOf
Italian Empire
colonialPowerOf
Ancona
connectsToBySea
Europe and North America
containsWorldHeritageSiteIn
Lake Prespa
countryBorder
Declaration of Independence of Albania (1912)
countryDeclaredIndependent
Mount Korab
countryHighPointOf
Eastern Bloc
countryMember
Albanians
countryOfEthnogenesis
Hoxhaism
countryOfOrigin
Tosk
countryOfPrimaryUse
Strait of Otranto
countryOnSouthernShore
Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region
crossBorderPropertyWith
Albanian lek
currencyOf
Enver Hoxha
deathPlace
Treaty of London (1913)
definedBorderOf
Montenegrins
diaspora
Sava
drainageBasinCountry
Pindus Mountains
extendsInto
Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Mutual Assistance
foundingMemberState
Strait of Otranto
governingCountryOnEast
Adriatic Sea
hasCoastOn
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
hasMemberState
Coat of arms of Albania ("Republika e Shqipërisë")
hasMotto
Albanian language
hasOfficialStatusIn
NATO Strategic Airlift Capability
hasParticipatingNation
President of Albania
headOfStateOf
Dinaric Alps
highestPointCountry
Council of Europe member states
include
Mediterranean Basin
includesCountry
German-occupied Europe
includesTerritory
European theatre of World War II
involvedCountry
Albanian Greek Catholic Church
isMinorityChurchIn
General of the Army
isUsedByCountry
Tirana
largestCityOf
Albanian lek
legalTenderIn
Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region
locatedInCountry
Mount Korab
locatedOnBorderOf
Grammos Mountains
locatedOnBorderWith
Albanians ("Republic of Albania")
majorityIn
Union for the Mediterranean
memberIncludes
WHO Regional Office for Europe
memberStatesInclude
Illyricum
modernTerritoryIncludes
King of the Albanians
monarchOf
Declaration of Independence of Albania (1912)
nationalHolidayOf
Coat of arms of Albania
nationalSymbolOf
Albania ("Republika e Shqipërisë")
nativeName
Mount Vitsi
nearBorderWith
Corfu
nearCountry
Mount Korab
nearestCountry
Grammos Mountains ("Ersekë")
nearSettlement
Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia
nonParticipatingWarsawPactMember
Albanian lek
officialCurrencyOf
Albania ("Republic of Albania")
officialName
Royal Albanian Army
operatedIn
Academy of Sciences of Albania
operatesIn
Multinational force in Iraq
participant
Albanian Riviera
partOf
Advisory Opinion on Minority Schools in Albania
partyInvolved
Dinaric Alps
passesThrough
Mother Teresa
placeOfActivity
Advisory Opinion on Minority Schools in Albania
placeOfJurisdiction
Haredi Jews
populationCenter
Kingdom of Albania ("Albanian Republic")
precededBy
Kingdom of Albania ("Albanian Republic")
predecessor
Albanians
primaryCountry
Horahane Roma
primaryRegions
Aromanian
recognizedAsMinorityLanguageIn
Treaty of London (1913)
recognizedIndependenceOf
Albanian Sigurimi
regionServed
Orthodox Church of Albania ("All Albania")
see
Strait of Otranto
separates
Childe Harold's Pilgrimage
setting
Lake Prespa
sharedBy
Albania ("Shqipëria")
shortNativeName
Warsaw Pact
signatory
Vlach (Aromanian people)
significantPopulationIn
Marxism–Leninism ("People's Socialist Republic of Albania")
stateIdeologyOf
Kingdom of Albania ("People's Republic of Albania")
succeededBy
Ottoman Empire ("Republic of Albania")
successor
Kosovo War
supporter
Orthodox Church of Albania ("Republic of Albania")
territorialJurisdiction
Serbian Empire
territoryIncludes
Coat of arms of Albania ("Republika e Shqipërisë")
textOnEmblem
Xoraxane Roma
traditionallyFoundIn
Lake Ohrid
UNESCOSiteSharedBy
Macedonian
usedAsMinorityLanguageIn
CET
usedByCountry
Central European Summer Time
usedIn

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