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Metohija or Dukagjini ) is a large basin and the name of the region covering the southwestern part of ___MASK23___ . The region covers 35 % ( 3 , 891 km ) of ___MASK23___ ' s total area . According to the 2011 census , the population of the region is 700 , 577 . ___MASK14___ (; ), officially the Republic of ___MASK14___ , is a sovereign state in Southeastern Europe . It has a population of 3 . 03 million as of 2016 . Tirana is the nation ' s capital and largest city , followed by Durrës and Vlorë . ___MASK14___ is located in the south - western part of the Balkan peninsula , bordered by ___MASK28___ to the northwest , ___MASK23___ to the northeast , the Republic of Macedonia to the east , and Greece to the south and southeast . The country has a coastline on the northern shore of the Mediterranean Sea , the Adriatic Sea to the west and the Ionian Sea to the southwest where the Albanian Riviera begins . ___MASK14___ is less than from Italy , across the Strait of Otranto which connects the Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea . Albanians are an ethnic group native to ___MASK14___ and neighboring countries . The term is also used to refer to the citizens of the Republic of ___MASK14___ . Ethnic Albanians speak the Albanian language and more than half of ethnic Albanians live in ___MASK14___ and ___MASK23___ . A large Albanian population lives in the Republic of Macedonia , with smaller Albanian populations located in ___MASK55___ and Montenegro . The majority of Albanians are nominally Muslim ( mainly Sunni , with a smaller Shia , Sufi and Bektashi component ), and a minority are nominally Christian ( Catholic and Orthodox ). Albanians produced many prominent figures such as Skanderbeg , leader of the medieval Albanian resistance to the Ottoman conquest and others during the Albanian National Awakening seeking self - determination . During the 17th and 18th century Albanians in large numbers converted to Islam , often to escape higher taxes levied on Christian subjects . As Muslims , some Albanians attained important political and military positions within the Ottoman Empire and culturally contributed to the wider Muslim world . ___MASK14___ gained its independence in 1912 and between 1945 - 1992 , Albanians lived under a repressive communist regime . Albanians within Yugoslavia underwent periods of discrimination and eventual self - determination that concluded with the breakup of that state in the early 1990s culminating with Albanians living in new countries and ___MASK23___ . Outside the southwestern Balkans of where Albanians have traditionally been located , Albanian populations through the course of history have formed new communities contributing to the cultural , economic , social and political life of their host populations and countries while also at times assimilating too . Europe is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia . Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north , the ___MASK62___ to the west , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . To the east and southeast , Europe is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains , the Ural River , the Caspian and Black Seas , and the waterways of the Turkish Straits . Yet the non - oceanic borders of Europe  a concept dating back to classical antiquity  are arbitrary . The primarily physiographic term " continent " as applied to Europe also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent ' s current overland boundaries . The Ashkali ( also Aškalije , Haškalije , Hashkali ) and Balkan Egyptians ( Jevgs , " Egjiptjant " or " Gjupci ") are Albanian - speaking ethnic cultural minorities ( recognized communities ) which mainly inhabit ___MASK23___ . They are sometimes considered to be Albanized Romani , but they do not self - identify as such . Prior to the ___MASK23___ War of 1999 , Ashkali registered themselves as Albanians . Now they are divided by identifying with two different groups , although the people share culture , traditions and language ( Albanian ). ___MASK55___ , officially the Republic of ___MASK55___ , is a sovereign state situated at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe , covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central Balkans . Relative to its small territory , it is a diverse country distinguished by a " transitional " character , situated along cultural , geographic , climatic and other boundaries . ___MASK55___ is landlocked and borders Hungary to the north ; Romania and Bulgaria to the east ; Macedonia to the south ; and Croatia , Bosnia - Herzegovina , and Montenegro to the southwest ; it also claims a border with Albania through the disputed territory of Kosovo . ___MASK55___ numbers around 7 million residents , and its capital , Belgrade , ranks among the largest cities in Southeast Europe . Pristina , also spelled Prishtina or Priština , is the capital and largest city of ___MASK23___ . It is the administrative center of the homonymous municipality and district . ___MASK34___ ( tr . " Makedonija "), officially the Republic of ___MASK34___ ( Macedonian : , tr . " Republika Makedonija "), is a country in the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe . It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia , from which it declared independence in 1991 . It became a member of the United Nations in 1993 , but , as a result of an ongoing dispute with ___MASK30___ over the use of the name " ___MASK34___ ", was admitted under the provisional description the former Yugoslav Republic of ___MASK34___ ( sometimes unofficially abbreviated as FYROM and FYR ___MASK34___ ), a term that is also used by international organizations such as the ___MASK97___ , the Council of Europe and NATO . Suva Reka ( ) or Suhareka ( In Albanian ) also known as Theranda is a town and municipality in the Prizren district of southern ___MASK23___ . According to the 2011 census , the total population of the municipality is 59 , 722 . Albanians form the absolute majority of the town ( 98 . 9 % ) , while other small ethnic groups include Ashkali and Balkan Egyptians , and others . ___MASK23___ and Metohija , officially the Autonomous Province of ___MASK23___ and Metohija , known as short ___MASK23___ or simply Kosmet , refers to the region of ___MASK23___ as defined in the Constitution of ___MASK55___ . The territory of the province is disputed between ___MASK55___ and the self - proclaimed Republic of ___MASK23___ , who has " de - facto " control . The ___MASK23___ War was an armed conflict in ___MASK23___ that lasted from 28 February 1998 until 11 June 1999 . It was fought by the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( by this time , consisting of the Republics of Montenegro and ___MASK55___ ), which controlled ___MASK23___ before the war , and the ___MASK23___ Albanian rebel group known as the ___MASK23___ Liberation Army ( KLA ), with air support from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation ( NATO ) from 24 March 1999 , and ground support from the Albanian army . ___MASK23___ is a disputed territory and partially recognised state in Southeast Europe that declared independence from ___MASK55___ in February 2008 as the Republic of ___MASK23___ . ___MASK23___ is landlocked in the central Balkan Peninsula . Its capital and largest city is Pristina . It is bordered by the Republic of Macedonia and Albania to the south , Montenegro to the west , and the uncontested territory of ___MASK55___ to the north and east . While ___MASK55___ recognises administration of the territory by ___MASK23___ ' s elected government , it still continues to claim it as its own Autonomous Province of ___MASK23___ and Metohija . The Prizren Bistrica or Prizren Lumbardhi is a river in ___MASK23___ . It flows through the villages of Sredska and Prizren , and empties into the White Drin river . It is long , and has a drainage basin of . Southeast Europe or Southeastern Europe is a geographical region of Europe , consisting primarily of the Balkan peninsula . Sovereign states that are , at least partially , included in the region are , in alphabetical order , ___MASK14___ , ___MASK32___ , Bulgaria , Croatia , Greece , Kosovo , Macedonia , ___MASK76___ , Montenegro , Romania , ___MASK55___ , Slovenia and Turkey . Prizren is a historic city located in ___MASK23___ . It is the administrative center of the eponymous municipality and district . The city has a population of around 178 , 000 ( 2011 census preliminary results ), making it the second largest city in ___MASK23___ . The residents of Prizren are mostly ethnic Albanians . Prizren is located on the banks of a river , the Prizren Bistrica , and on the slopes of the Šar Mountains in the southern part of the Republic of ___MASK23___ . The municipality has a border with Albania and the Republic of Macedonia . The Šar Mountains ( Macedonian and ) or Sharr Mountains , form a mountain range in the Balkans that extends from ___MASK23___ and the northwest of the Republic of Macedonia , to northeastern Albania . ___MASK28___ ( or or ; Montenegrin : " Crna Gora " /   , meaning " Black Mountain ") is a sovereign state in Southeastern Europe . It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the south - west and is bordered by Croatia to the west , ___MASK32___ to the northwest , ___MASK55___ to the northeast , Kosovo to the east , and Albania to the south - east . Its capital and largest city is Podgorica , while Cetinje is designated as the Old Royal Capital (" prijestonica ").