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Albania (nation) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 41 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 41.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 020 00 00 E degrees minutes |
Long: 20.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Albania has been inhabited by Illyrians (ancient Indo-Europeans) from 1000 BCE. The south was colonized by Greece, and the north ruled by local kings. It was part of the Roman province of Illyricum, after which it was ruled by Constantinople. In the 6th century CE, Visigoths, Huns, and Slavs invaded it. From the 14th century until 1912, it was ruled by the Ottoman Empire. The official language is Albanian, which is derived from the ancient Illyrian language. |
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| Shqipëria (preferred,C,V,Albanian-P,U,N)
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| Shqipëri (C,V,Albanian,U,N)
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| Republika e Shqipërisë (C,V,O,Albanian,U,N)
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| Shqiperi (C,V,Albanian,U,N)
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| Shqipni (C,V)
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| Shqipnia (C,V)
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| Shqipri (C,V)
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| Albania (C,O,English-P,U,N)
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| Albania (Spanish-P,U,N)
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| Albania, Republic of (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Republic of Albania (C,O,English,U,N)
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| Albanië (C,O,Dutch-P,U,N)
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| Albanie (C,O,French-P,U,N)
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| République d'Albanie (C,O,French,U,N)
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| República de Albania (C,O)
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| Albanien (C,O,German-P,U,N)
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| Albanija (C,O)
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| Albaniya (C,O)
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| Albânia (C,O,Portuguese,U,N)
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| Alvania (C,O)
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| Arnautluk (C,O)
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| Sheypeni (C,O)
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| Shkipeni (C,O)
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| Shqipenia (C,V)
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| Shqipërisë, Republika Popullore e (C,V)
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| Shqipërisë, Republika Popullore Socialiste e (C,V)
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| Shqiprija (C,V)
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| Shqypëni (C,V)
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| Shqypni (C,V)
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| Shqipria (C,V)
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| Shqipnija (C,V)
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| Албания (C,V,Russian-P,U)
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| Республика Албания (C,V)
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| 阿尔巴尼亚 (C,V,Chinese-P,U)
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| 阿尔巴尼亚共和国 (C,V,Chinese,U)
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| أ بًاه اَ (C,V,Arabic-P,U)
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| جُهور ةً أ بًاه اَ (C,V,Arabic,U)
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| ALB (C,O,ISO3L)
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| AL (C,O,ISO2L)
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| ISO008 (C,O,ISO3N)
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| AL00 (C,O,FIPS)
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| Republika Popullore Socialiste e Shqipërisë (H,V)
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............ | 1946-1992 |
| Albania, People's Socialist Republic of (H,V)
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............ | 1946-1992 |
| People's Socialist Republic of Albania (H,V)
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............ | 1946-1992 |
| Albania, Peoples Republic of (H,V)
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............ | 1946-1992 |
| Albanian (C,O,English,U,A)
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| nation (preferred, C) |
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independent nation created in 1912, recognized internationally in 1921; communist state established 1944, declined 1991 |
| primary political unit (C) |
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| independent sovereign nation (C) |
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| republic (C) |
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Related geographic places: |
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| capital is .... |
Tirana .......... (inhabited place) |
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(World, Europe, Albania, Tiranë) [7006423] |
| member of .... |
United Nations .......... (organization) |
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(World) [7029605] |
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joined organization in 1955 |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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| Albania, People's Socialist Republic of.......... |
[VP] |
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NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 10 June 2009 |
| Republika Popullore Socialiste e Shqipërisë.......... |
[VP] |
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) I, 206-208 |
| Shqipërisë, Republika Popullore Socialiste e.......... |
[VP] |
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NGA, GEOnet Names Server (2008-) accessed 10 June 2009 |
| Subject: ..... |
[BHA, GRLPSC, VP] |
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Britannica Book of the Year (1992) 418, 539; 539 |
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Britannica Book of the Year (1993) 546 |
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Cambridge World Gazetteer (1988) |
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Cambridge World Gazetteer (1990) 11-12 |
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Canby, Historic Places (1984) I, 17 |
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Cassell's French Dictionary (1981) I, 23 |
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Cassell's German Dictionary (1982) 24 |
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CIA, World Fact Book (1995) |
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Encyclopaedia Britannica (1988) I, 206-208 |
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Engels Woordenboek (1987) I, 17 |
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ISO Country Codes (1996) 11 |
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ISO Handbook (1988) 763 |
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ISO Newsletter (1992) 1992-04-06, III-20 |
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NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998) |
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NIMA, GNS ADM1 Codes (1999) accessed 01/20/99 |
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Orbis Latinus (1971) 10 |
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Petit Robert II, Noms (1989) |
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Rand McNally Atlas (1994) 320 |
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Shanks, International Atlas (1991) 2 |
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Times Atlas of the World (1992) plate 82 |
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UN Terminology Bulletin 345 (1993) 36 |
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UN Terminology Bulletin 347 (1997) 1 |
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Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1984) |
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Webster's Geographical Dictionary (1988) 24-25 |
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