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Counties (Albanian: qarqe or qarqet), also sometimes known as prefectures (prefekturë), are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Albania, replacing...

Albania is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic, in which the president of Albania is the head of state and the prime minister of Albania is...

Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of governance or public administration within a particular sovereign state. Local governments...

officially used in some local government units. Albanian is declared as the native language by 98.76% of the population. The Albanian people are considered...

Albania (/ælˈbeɪniə, ɔːl-/ a(w)l-BAY-nee-ə; Albanian: Shqipëri or Shqipëria), officially the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë), is...

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buy off the Albanians. In 1935 he presented the Albanian government 3 million gold francs as a gift. Zog's success in defeating two local rebellions convinced...

heads of state of Albania who have served since the Declaration of Independence of 1912. Since the collapse of the communist regime in 1991, the head of...

built during the Hoxhaist government led by the Leader Enver Hoxha from the 1960s to the 1980s, as the government fortified Albania by building more than...

socialist government started the anti-religious campaign in 1967 and was declared Albania the world's first constitutionally "atheist state" in 1976. Believers...

in Albania, all governments in the 20th century pursued a secularization policy, most aggressively under the People's Socialist Republic of Albania,...

to northern Albania. Although the government quelled revolts in the north, its ability to maintain order began to collapse, especially in the southern...

The flag of Albania (Albanian: Flamuri i Shqipërisë) depicts a silhouetted black double-headed eagle in the center of a red background. The red stands...

conquered from the Byzantine Empire in 1271, with the help of the local Albanian nobility. The Kingdom of Albania was declared in late February 1272. The kingdom...

Telecommunications in Albania include radio, television, fixed and mobile telephones, and the Internet. Until 1990, Albania was extremely isolated and...

The Greeks in Albania are ethnic Greeks who live in or originate from areas within modern Albania. They form the largest minority group in the country...

of Albania went through a process of transition from a centralized economy to a market-based economy on the principles of the free market. Albania's economy...

and improvement of the transport in the country remains among the most important priorities of the Government of Albania. It has experienced significant...

Communes (Albanian: komuna or komunat), officially known as administrative units (njësite administrative) or units of local administration, government, or governance...

Albania (Albanian: Kuvendi i Shqipërisë) or Kuvendi is the unicameral representative body of the citizens of the Republic of Albania; it is Albania's...