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History |
| Albania is the land of ancient Illyria , it is generally recognized today that the Albanians are the most ancient race in southeastern Europe . All indications point to the fact that they are descendants of the earliest Aryan immigrants who were represented in historical times by the kindred Illyrians, Macedonians and Epirots.
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Demography |
| The population of Albania is 3,5 million inhabitants, with a density of 113 persons per square kilometer. The overwhelming majority of the population (about 65%) lives in the countryside.
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Geography |
| Albania , coastline 362 km, with geographic coordinates: 41N, 20E, with 28.748 km2 (11.100 sq miles), with population of 3.350.000+ and density of 113.4 population/km2 is wild and mountainous, with extensive forests, sandy beaches and many beautiful lakes. It shares borders with Montenegro and Kosovo to the north, with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia to the northeast and Greece to the south. To the west lie the Adriatic and Ionian Seas .
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Flora |
| Albanian flora is rather rich beginning with evergreen Mediterranean plants and ending with Alpine fir. It consists of 3220 kinds of plants (in addition to sub- species and varieties). They constitute 29% of the species of European flora and 47% of the kinds of the flora of the Balkan Peninsula . About 1% are endemic and 5% sub endemic plants. 85% of the kinds of plants are linked with Mediterranean flora, with the flora of Central Europe and less with that of Western and Eastern Europe .
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Fauna |
| Albania claims distinction for a rich and varied fauna, which is linked with the diversity of geographical landscape and its location on the roads of emigration of birds.
Land fauna is represented, among meat eaters, by brown bear, wolf, fax, jackal, lynx, wild cat, otter, etc.; among insect eaters by long-nose animals; among grass eaters by wild goat, deer, boar, hare, etc. Rich is also the fauna of wild birds. It is represented by 350 species to be found all over the country. You come across with grouse, woodcock, snipe, pelicans and others. A number of reptiles are to be found as well.
Aquatic fauna: Different kinds of fish are to be found in sea and inland waters. Among the widest spread are: sardine, mullet, red mullet, carp, red cohortlebery, speckled trout, etc. Likewise, offshore of the Adriatic Sea there have been appeared rare species which are not characteristic for this sea such as whales, white breast seals, and oceanic whales.
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Main Lakes |
| In the North-Western part of the country, there is the Shkodra Lake, which is the largest in the Balkan Peninsula. It is 368 square kilometres, out of which 149 square kilometres are within the borders of our country. Its depth is 10-12m.
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Main Rivers |
| The main rivers permeating the territory of Albania are: Drini (285 km), Semani ( 281 km)
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Climate |
| Albania has a Mediterranean climate and the seasons are clearly distinguished from one another, with a generally mild and moistly winter and with a hot dry summer.
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Language |
| The Albanian language is the official language. Albanian is a successor of the Ilyrian language
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Ethnography |
| The Greek and Roman ethnographers provide the first ethnographic data on Albania, which were enriched later on by ancient Albanian authors
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Monuments of Culture |
| Albania is a country with a very ancient civilizations. Not only the local, but also other civilizations, such as Greek, Roman, Byzantine, have left their traces in its territory. Albania has a millenarian-long culture and history. the possibility will be provided to you to see their traces in the ancient and relatively new monuments of culture belonging to all the periods and to be found all over Albania.
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Theatre |
| Albanian theater has long-standing traditions. This is testified by the archaeological excavation of the theaters and amphitheaters dating back to the 4 th.-3 rd centuries BC
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Sports |
| The numerous stadiums discovered in the ancient cities are an evidence of the long-standing sports traditions in the country.
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How to reach Albania |
| By Air
The civil airport of the country is in Tirana. Its name is "Mother Teresa Airport" (25km, away from the city of Tirana). Air companies serving the country from all the world are as follows:
Albanian Airlines, BelleAir, British Airways, Lufthansa, Swissair, Alitalia, Austrian Airlines, Olympic Airways, Turkish Airlines, Adria Airways, Malev, Agean Airlines.
The airport ensures bus services from Rinas to Tirana and taxi services from Rinas to all destinations.
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