Albania | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-13

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Albania


00:03:19 1 Etymology
00:04:36 2 History
00:04:45 2.1 Early history
00:07:51 2.2 Middle Ages
00:10:50 2.2.1 Albania under the Ottoman Empire
00:14:12 2.3 National Renaissance
00:16:46 2.3.1 Independence
00:19:35 2.4 First Republic
00:23:38 2.5 Communism
00:26:41 2.6 Fourth Republic
00:28:47 2.7 Contemporary
00:30:50 3 Geography
00:33:32 3.1 Climate
00:36:08 3.2 Biodiversity
00:38:46 4 Administrative divisions
00:40:44 5 Politics
00:40:53 5.1 Government
00:42:49 5.2 Foreign relations
00:45:21 5.3 Military
00:47:23 6 Economy
00:49:51 6.1 Primary sector
00:51:53 6.2 Secondary sector
00:53:24 6.3 Tertiary sector
00:56:13 6.4 Transport
00:58:31 7 Infrastructure
00:58:40 7.1 Education
01:00:29 7.2 Energy
01:02:21 7.3 Technology and media
01:04:16 7.4 Health
01:06:00 8 Demography
01:08:47 8.1 Minorities
01:12:45 8.2 Language
01:16:03 8.3 Religion
01:21:19 9 Culture
01:21:28 9.1 Symbols
01:23:16 9.2 Cuisine
01:26:57 9.3 Architecture
01:29:32 9.4 Music
01:31:45 9.5 Arts
01:33:38 9.6 Literature
01:37:34 9.7 Cinema
01:40:11 9.8 Sports
01:43:01 9.9 Diaspora
01:44:05 10 See also



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Albania ( (listen) a(w)l-BAY-nee-ə; Albanian: Shqipëri or Shqipëria; Gheg Albanian: Shqipni or Shqipnia also Shqypni or Shqypnia), officially the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë, pronounced [ɾɛpuˈblika ɛ ʃcipəˈɾiːsə]), is a country in Southeast Europe on the Adriatic and Ionian Sea within the Mediterranean Sea. It is bounded by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast.
Geographically, the country displays varied climatic, geological, hydrological and morphological conditions, defined in an area of 28,748 km2 (11,100 sq mi). It possesses remarkable diversity with the landscape ranging from the snow-capped mountains in the Albanian Alps as well as the Korab, Skanderbeg, Pindus and Ceraunian Mountains to the hot and sunny coasts of the Albanian Adriatic and Ionian Sea along the Mediterranean Sea.
Historically, the area of Albania was populated by various Illyrian, Thracian and Ancient Greek tribes as well as several Greek colonies established in the Illyrian coast. The area was annexed in the 3rd century by Romans and became an integral part of the Roman provinces of Dalmatia, Macedonia and Illyricum. The autonomous Principality of Arbër emerged in 1190, established by archon Progon in the Krujë, within the Byzantine Empire. In the late thirteenth century, Charles of Anjou conquered Albanian territories from the Byzantines and established the medieval Kingdom of Albania, which at its maximal extension was extending from Durrës along the coast to Butrint in the south. In the mid-fifteenth century, it was conquered by the Ottomans.
The modern nation state of Albania emerged in 1912 following the defeat of the Ottomans in the Balkan Wars. The modern Kingdom of Albania was invaded by Italy in 1939, which formed Greater Albania, before becoming a Nazi German protectorate in 1943. After the defeat of Nazi Germany, a Communist state titled the People's Socialist Republic of Albania was founded under the leadership of Enver Hoxha and the Party of Labour. The country experienced widespread social and political transformations in the communist era, as well as isolation from much of the international community. In the aftermath of the Revolutions of 1991, the Socialist Republic was dissolved and the fourth Republic of Albania was established.
Politically, the country is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic and developing country with an upper-middle income economy dominated by the tertiary sector followed by the secondary and primary sector. It went through a process of transition, following the end of communism in 1990, from a centralized to a market-based economy. It also provides universal health care and free primary and secondary education to its citizens.The country is a mem ...