Area:
28,748 sq. km. (slightly larger than Maryland).
Major cities:
Capital--Tirana (700,000). Others--Durres (400,000), Shkoder (81,000), Vlore (72,000).
Terrain:
Situated in the southwestern region of the Balkan Peninsula, Albania is predominantly mountainous but flat along its coastline with the Adriatic Sea.
Climate:
Mild temperate--cool, wet winters; dry, hot summers.
Population (June 2002 Institute of Statistics est.)::
3,129, 000
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