Albania and A Guide - Resources and Review

Detailed handbook describing the history of Albania and analysing its political, economic, social, and national security systems and institutions, the interrelationships of those systems and the ways they are shaped by cultural factors. Particular attention is given to the people who make up the society, their origins, dominant beliefs and values, common interests and the issues on which they are divided, and their attitudes toward each other and toward their social system and political order.
 
Official information from the office of the President of Albania. Includes information on the Cabinet and the constitutional position of the President. Information available in Albanian and English.
 
Detailed assessment of human rights practices in Albania. Topics assessed include torture, arbitrary detention or exile, fair public trial, freedom of speech and press, freedom of assembly, movement and religion, democratic rights, worker rights, and discrimination based on race, sex, religion, disability, language, or social status.
 
Extensive index to European archaeological resources, organised by country.
 
Evening report of the Independent Albanian Economic Tribune, with news about Albania in economic, political, financial, social and culture fields, updated daily. Some information is restricted to subscribers.
 
Annotated index to newsgroups, mailing lists, maps, news sources and other resources relevant to conflict in Albania.
 
Links to a range of information resources about Albania. Includes a selection of newspapers such as Albanian Observer and Albanian Times.
 
Listing of political resources relevant to Albania, with links to parties, organisations, government, media and results of recent elections, where available.
 
Reasonably detailed map of Albania, showing major towns and cities.
 
Basic reference information about Albania, such as area, capital, population, population density, geography, language, religion, time zone, history and government, plus business and social information, including details of accommodation, addresses, climate, regions, travel, visas, passports, money, health and public holidays.
 
Set of maps produced by the CIA covering the political and ethnic boundaries, administrative divisions and major defence industries in all countries in Europe.
 
Information about Albania and the Albanians, with details of Albanian publications, organisations and companies in Albania, Kosova and around the world. Also includes Albanian history from the Illyrians to the present, details of language, folk music, folk dresses, food, and famous personalities.
 
A catalogue of all the languages and dialects spoken in Albania, with details of the numbers of speakers of each language. Also some demographic data such as rates of literacy, blindness and deafness.
 
Basic reference information about Albania, including details of geography, people, economy, government, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues. Geographical information includes area, population, flag, maps, high and low points, co
ordinates, boundary length, border countries, climate, land use and natural resources.
 
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