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Albania

Country Information
Location 41°20′N 19°48′E1
Area 28,748 km2 3
Coastline 362 km*
Climate Mild temperate with cool, cloudy, wet winters and hot, clear and dry summers.
Terrain The 70% of the country is mountainous and often inaccessible. The remainder, an alluvial plain, receives precipitation seasonally, is poorly drained, and is alternately arid or flooded.
Population 3,162,000 (2012)3
Official Languages Albanian1
Natural Hazards Drought, storm and flood2
  •  Sources : 
  • 1 Wikipedia
  • 2 Prevention web
  • 3 UN Data
  • * The World factbook
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