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41 00 N, 20 00 E
Regional Information

Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro

Capital City

Tirana
Regional Relationships

the Albanian Government calls for the protection of the rights of ethnic Albanians in neighboring countries, and the peaceful resolution of interethnic disputes; some ethnic Albanian groups in neighboring countries advocate for a "greater Albania," but the idea has little appeal among Albanian nationals; the mass emigration of unemployed Albanians remains a problem for developed countries, chiefly Greece and Italy
Environmental: Goals/Challenges/Agreements

Challenges

Deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution from industrial and domestic effluents

International Agreements

Party to:Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
Humanitarian Projects
Native Languages

Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects
Climate

Cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter