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Albania
Last reviewed: 16 March 2009

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Geography

Albania lies on the eastern Adriatic coastline, bordered by Montenegro to the north, Serbia/Kosovo to the north-east, Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and south-east. Two thirds of the interior is mountainous, while the main population centres lie on the coastal plain stretching from Shkodra in the north to Vlora in the south. The plains enjoy a Mediterranean climate in contrast to continental climate of the Balkan interior.

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