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GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION AND NATURAL CONDITIONS

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Albania is located in the western part of the Balkan peninsula. It borders the former Yugoslavia (Serbia - Montenegro) and Kosova in the north and the east, (FYR of) Macedonia in the east, and Greece in the south. It has access to the Adriatic and Ionian Seas in the west. From the Strait of Otranto, Albania is less than 100 km (60 miles) from Italy. The country covers a total of 28,000 squared kilometers (11,000 squared miles) and its population is 3.3 million.

 

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GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION AND NATURAL CONDITIONS

 

GEOGRAPHICAL POSITION AND NATURAL CONDITIONS

The boundary line is 1094 km long, out of which 657 km areground border, 316 seaborder, 48 km river border and 73 km arelake borders. In the north it is confined with Montenegro, FYROM and Kosove, 529 km, while in south and southeast it borders on Greece, 271 km.In the west Albania has a wide exit in Adriatic andIonian sea. Albania has got a favorable geographical positionbecause it is situated in the crossing point of the shortestroads which pass from the western Mediterranean countries to theBalkans and Small Asia, and it (Albania) controls the passthrough the sea channel of Otranto.Its biggest valleys are those situated in Drin, Shkumbinand Vjose rivers which facilitate at the same time the innerconnection of the Balkans with the Adriatic sea and that of Small Asia with the Mediterranean countries.The Adriatic coast lies from the Buna gorge tillGjuheza cape. Starting from Vlore bay towards the south theseaside is high, and a charecterisctic there is the dominationKaraburuni mountain.The main bays of Albania are: the bays of Drini, Lalezi,Durresi, Karavasta and that of Vlore in the entry of which issituated Sazani island.The main lagoons are: Lundra, Patoku, Bishtrake, Seman andVlore lagoons.The main beaches are: Velipoje, Tale, Durresi, Divjake,Seman and Vlore beach.The main capes are that of Rodon, Bishti i Palles andGjuheza.The relief of Albania is mainly rocky. The first alpinemountain-range were formed at the end of Jurassic, while duringthe Cenozoic area was accelerated the mountain-formation processin the Albanide eternity, which actually form the earth andunderground of Albania. The approximate height of the relief is708 meters, or two times more that the average height ofEurope. The greatest altitude is found in the Albanian Alps andin the eastern mountains (Korabi 2751 meters over the sea levelis the highest point of Albania).Fields are mainly found in the western part of the countryalong the Adriatic shore, but they lie as well in other parts ofAlbania. The highest fields are those situated in Kor]e basin,more than 800 meters over sea level. The fields are mainlysituated alongside the biggest rivers such as Vjose, Devoll,Osum, Shkumbin, Erzen, Mat and Drin, were are situated theagricultural lands and big urban centers, and where importantcommunication roads are found.The Albanian territory is divided in four big naturalparts; Albanian Alps, the central mountainous region, thesouthern mountainous region, and the western lowland.

ALBANIA'S POPULATION

The Albanian population belongs to a very young age. More than 40% of the population, men and women, belong to the 0-19 age-group, 50% of the population belong to the group age of 20-64 and only 10% are more than 65 years old.As compared with 1938, the population is tripled and it amounts to 3,5 million inhabitants. Until the end of 70ies the index of the average growth of population in a year was higher in males, about 3%, while according to the latest registration data in 1989, this index is higher in females, about 2%. In 1989 we have a population dispersion which graphically is represented by a regular population pyramid, in 1995 this pyramid changed in males belonging to the age group of 20 to 30 years old.This fact is explained with the emigration phenomenon, which achieved its peak during the transitional period. According to UNDP data 15% of Albania population is actually living outside the Albanian territory.


 

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