{"id":110374,"date":"2026-06-29T13:05:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T07:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=110374"},"modified":"2026-06-29T14:43:28","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T09:13:28","slug":"albania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/albania\/","title":{"rendered":"Albania"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Albania Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, thousands<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Albanians have flooded the streets of its capital Tirana, demanding the cancellation of a $1.6-billion luxury project planned for its Adriatic coast.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Albania<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is located in the south eastern <\/span><b>region of the European continent.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered by 4 Nations:\u00a0 <\/span><b>Montenegro <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the northwest; by <\/span><b>Kosovo<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the northeast; by <\/span><b>North Macedonia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the east; and by <\/span><b>Greece<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the south and southeast.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime Borders:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bounded by the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/adriatic-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\">Adriatic Sea<\/a><\/strong> in the west and the Ionian Sea.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Tirana<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of Albania<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It has coastal Mediterranean climate in the western regions and a continental climate in the east.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Mountain Ranges:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Albanian Alps, the Korab and Pindus Mountains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest Point:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The highest point is <\/span><b>Mt. Karabit<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the Korab mountains.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The significant rivers like the <\/span><b>Drin and Vlore.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lakes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Shkodra (shared with Montenegro), <\/span><b>Ohrid and Prespa<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (both shared with Macedonia).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Strait:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 Otranto (which connects the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea).\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It consists of petroleum, natural-gas deposits, coal reserves and a diverse spectrum of metals, most notably chromite<\/span><b>.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/explained\/explained-global\/jared-kushner-flamingo-revolution-albania-10761464\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">IE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albania is located in the south eastern region of the European continent. 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