Albania en-us-Albania.ogg /ælˈbeɪniə/ (help·info) al-BAY-nee-ə (Albanian: Shqipëri/Shqipëria, Gheg Albanian: Shqipnia or Shqypnia), officially the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë, pronounced [ɾɛpuˈblika ɛ ʃcipəˈɾiːs]), is a country in South Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo[a] to the northeast, Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the west, and on the Ionian Sea to the southwest. It is less than 72 km (45 mi) from Italy, across the Strait of Otranto which links the Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea.
Albania is a member of the United Nations, NATO, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Council of Europe, World Trade Organisation, Organisation of the Islamic Conference and one of the founding members of the Union for the Mediterranean. Albania has been a potential candidate for accession to the European Union since January 2003, and it formally applied for EU membership on 28 April 2009.[4]
Albania is a parliamentary democracy and a transition economy. The Albanian capital, Tirana, is home to approximately 727,000 of the country’s 3.6 million people, and it is also the financial capital of the country.[5] Free-market reforms have opened the country to foreign investment, especially in the development of energy and transportation infrastructure.[6][7][8]
[Durres] [Tirana]
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country name:
Albania
capital:
Tirana
area:
28,748.0 km²
population:
3,619,000
currency:
Lek (ALL)
language:
Albanian, Greek, Modern (1453-)
neighbours:
Macedonia, Greece, Serbia and Montenegro, Montenegro, Serbia
International Country Code for calling Albania. This page details Albania phone code. The Albania phone codes will help you make international phone calls to Albania. In order to make international calls to Albania, use Albania’s country code before dialing the local number.The Albania country dialing code is only used when calling Albania from another country. To make an international call to Albania, you may also need a city or area code.

Albania REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE LOANS BANKS
The mortgage for non-residents in Albania
Hypothecary crediting of non-residents well in Albania. Banks offer competitive hypothecary credits with terms of payments from one year till 20 years.
Conditions of reception of the hypothecary credit in Albania:
The crediting sum — to 80 %
Repayment term — till 20 years
The interest rate — on the average 5 %
The commission for registration — to 2 %
Visa regime in Albania
Since June, 20th, 2009 Albania has cancelled visas to citizens of Russia …
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Albania - the unique European country having the Muslim majority. Moslems-sunnity (70 %), Christians (the Greek orthodox church - 20 %, Catholics - 10 %) and representatives of other faiths.
Currency of Albania:
The international name: ALL
One lek is equal 100. In circulation there are banknotes face values 100, 200, 500, 1000 and 5000 lek various updatings, and also a coin in 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 lek. There are the banknotes of three different releases different from each other on appearance identical face value.
US dollars and euro have …
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Import and foreign currency export legally is not limited, the currency over 2500 US dollars should be declared in quantity at entrance. Export imported before a foreign currency within a year, national - no more than 3000 lek is resolved.
Import of the weapon, pornographic materials and drugs though the customs authorities “wink” often at infringement of these rules is strictly forbidden.
Export of antiquities, including stones from archeological excavations, is forbidden. Free export of copies of antique works which are on sale everywhere is resolved.

In II millenium B.C. illiria grandparents of today’s Albanians, have lodged on the Western Balkans. Arrived in VII century B.C. Greeks have founded homing colonies in Epidamnose (Durresse), Apollonii and Butrintii. Two people peacefully traded for the time being among themselves and when in IV century B.C. èëëèðèéöû have created the state, the southern part of modern Albania has departed to Greece. In second half III centuries B.C. illirianning the kingdom with capital in Shkodere has entered war with Rome which has transmitted 200 galleys against queen Teuty (correcting in Ardiansky kingdom in 228 year BC). In 214 year B.C., …
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January 01 New Year Day
January 11 Republic Day
March 14 Summer Day
March 21 Nowruz (Iranian or Persian New Year)
April 05 Orthodox Easter Monday (Bright or Renewal Monday)
May 01 Workers or Labour Day (May Day)
October 19 Mother Teresa Day
November 28 Independence Day
November 29 Liberation Day
December 25 Christmas Day
