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Fun fact 5 about Albania

Location Albania Europe
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Under Enver Hoxha's regime, Albania became the world's first constitutionally atheist state in 1976.

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Albania

Population
2.3M
Area
28,748 km²
Capital
Tirana
Continent
Europe
145th most populous country in the world

Albania, officially the Republic of Albania, is a country in Southeast Europe. It is located in the Balkans, on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea, and shares land borders with Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south.

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