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ALBANIA celebrete the independence day 28th of November

November 28, 2009 | California | Vetting explained

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Albania,officially the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë, pronounced is a Mediterranean country in South Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Montenegro to the north,Kosovo to the northeast,Macedonia to the east and Grecee to the southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the west, and on the Ionian Sea to the southwest. It is less than 72 km (45 mi) from Italy, across the Strait of Otranto which links the Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea.

Albania is a member of the United Nations, NATO, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Council of Europe, World Trade Organisation, Organisation of the Islamic Conference and one of the founding members of the Union for the Mediterranean. Albania has been a potential candidate for accession to the European Union since January 2003, and it formally applied for EU membershipon 28 April 2009.

Laurena Gjokaj (menagere of youth council "Gjon Nikoll Kazazi".

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