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The Principality of Albania (Albanian: Principata e Shqipërisë) was a monarchy from 1914 to 1925. It was headed by Wilhelm, Prince of Albania, and located in modern Albania in the Balkan region of Europe.
The National Library of Albania (Albanian: Biblioteka Kombëtare e Shqipërisë) is Albania's national library headquartered in the country's capital, Tirana. [1] It was founded in 1920 and inaugurated on December 10, 1922. [2] [3]
The language is spoken by approximately 6 million people in the Balkans, primarily in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Serbia, Montenegro and Greece. [1] However, due to old communities in Italy and the large Albanian diaspora, the worldwide total of speakers is much higher than in Southern Europe and numbers approximately 7.5 million.
Development aid, financial aid to support the development of developing countries; Humanitarian aid, material and logistic assistance to people who need help; Welfare spending, social aid to poor people; First aid, assistance given to a person suffering a sudden illness or injury; Charity (practice), voluntary giving of aid and to those in need
According to the Albanian Constitution, the Albanian Armed Forces are charged to: protect the territorial integrity of the country, be present in areas incurring menace, assist the population in case of natural and industrial disasters, warn the dangers of military and non-military nature, protect the constitutional order as it is determined by law and participate in international operations ...
[2] Later, as part of military aid from the Soviet Union, the Albanian Air Force was also equipped with the MiG-17 and MiG-19 . After the Albanian–Soviet split ended the possibility of acquiring new Soviet planes, Albania's ally China supplied it with replacements and spare parts. [ 3 ]
The Academy of Sciences of Albania (Albanian: Akademia e Shkencave e Shqipërisë), founded in 1972, is the most important scientific institution in Albania. [1] In the 1980s, several research institutes began at the University of Tirana were transferred to the Academy's jurisdiction. [2]
The first level of government is constituted by the 12 counties (Albanian: qarqe / qarqet), organized into their present form in the year 2000. [3] They are run by a prefect and a county council (këshill / këshilli i qarkut).