Albania
Republic of Albania
Republika é Shqipërisë
CAPITAL: Tiranë
FLAG: The flag consists of a red background at the center of which is a black double-headed eagle.
ANTHEM: Hymni i Flamúrit (Anthem of the Flag) begins "Rreth flamúrit të për bashkuar" ("The flag that united us in the struggle").
MONETARY UNIT: The lek (L) of 100 qindarka is a convertible paper currency. There are coins of 5, 10, 20, 50 qindarka, and 1 lek, and notes of 1, 3, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100, and 500 leks. L1 = $0.0079 (or $1 = L126.53) as of May 2003.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: The metric system is the legal standard.
HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, 1 January; Small Bayram, end of Ramadan, 16 December 2001*; International Women's Day, 8 March; Catholic Easter, April**; Orthodox Easter, April**; Great Bayram, Feast of the Sacrifice, 6 March 2001*; Independence Day, 28 November; Christmas Day, 25 December.
*Dependent on the Islamic lunar calendar and will vary from the dates given.
** Dependent on religious calendar, and also will vary.
TIME: 1 PM = noon GMT.
Location, Size, and Extent
Albania is situated on the west coast of the Balkan Peninsula opposite the "heel" of the Italian "boot," from which it is separated on the SW and W by the Strait of Otranto and the Adriatic Sea.
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