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___MASK55___ ( regional Gheg Albanian : " Tirona ") is the capital and largest city ___MASK88___ Albania and as well the heart ___MASK88___ Albania ' s cultural , economic and governmental activity . It is located on the western ___MASK65___ ___MASK88___ the country surrounded by hills with the Dajti Mountain on the east and a slight valley opening on the north - west overlooking the Adriatic Sea in the distance . The city is located some north ___MASK88___ Athens , west ___MASK88___ Skopje , south - east ___MASK88___ Pristina and south ___MASK88___ Podgorica . ___MASK99___ , officially the Italian ___MASK12___ , is a unitary parliamentary ___MASK12___ in Europe . Located in the heart ___MASK88___ the Mediterranean Sea , ___MASK99___ shares open land borders with France , Switzerland , Austria , Slovenia , San Marino and Vatican City . ___MASK99___ covers an area ___MASK88___ and has a largely temperate seasonal climate and Mediterranean climate ; due to its shape , it is often referred to in ___MASK99___ as " lo Stivale " ( the Boot ). With 61 million inhabitants , it is the fourth most populous EU member state . The Strait ___MASK88___ Otranto connects the Adriatic Sea with the Ionian Sea and separates Italy from Albania . Its width at Punta Palascìa , east ___MASK88___ Salento is less than . The strait is named after the Italian city ___MASK88___ Otranto . The Ionian Sea (, , ) is an elongated embayment ___MASK88___ the Mediterranean Sea , south ___MASK88___ the Adriatic Sea . It is bounded by southern Italy including Calabria , Sicily , and the Salento peninsula to the west , southern Albania to the north , and the west coast ___MASK88___ Greece . Ervin Pëllumb Fakaj ( born 15 June 1976 in ___MASK90___ ) is a former Albanian footballer . He has 25 appearances and one goal for Albanian national team . ___MASK90___ (; ), officially the ___MASK12___ ___MASK88___ ___MASK90___ , is a sovereign state in Southeastern Europe . It has a population ___MASK88___ 3 . 03 million as ___MASK88___ 2016 . Tirana is the nation ' s capital and largest city , followed by Durrës and ___MASK70___ . ___MASK90___ is located in the south - western part ___MASK88___ the Balkan peninsula , bordered by Montenegro to the northwest , Kosovo to the northeast , the ___MASK12___ ___MASK88___ Macedonia to the east , and Greece to the south and southeast . The country has a coastline on the northern shore ___MASK88___ the Mediterranean Sea , the Adriatic Sea to the west and the Ionian Sea to the southwest where the Albanian Riviera begins . ___MASK90___ is less than from Italy , across the Strait ___MASK88___ Otranto which connects the Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea . ___MASK1___ ( tr . " Makedonija "), officially the ___MASK12___ ___MASK88___ ___MASK1___ ( Macedonian : , tr . " Republika Makedonija "), is a country in the Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe . It is one ___MASK88___ the successor states ___MASK88___ the former Yugoslavia , from which it declared independence in 1991 . It became a member ___MASK88___ the United Nations in 1993 , but , as a result ___MASK88___ an ongoing dispute with Greece over the use ___MASK88___ the name " ___MASK1___ ", was admitted under the provisional description the former Yugoslav ___MASK12___ ___MASK88___ ___MASK1___ ( sometimes unofficially abbreviated as FYROM and FYR ___MASK1___ ), a term that is also used by international organizations such as the European Union , the Council ___MASK88___ Europe and NATO . The Mediterranean Sea ( pronounced ) is a sea connected to the ___MASK52___ , surrounded by the Mediterranean Basin and almost completely enclosed by land : on the north by Southern Europe and Anatolia , on the south by North Africa , and on the east by the Levant . The sea is sometimes considered a part of the ___MASK52___ , although it is usually identified as a separate body of water . A sovereign state is , in international law , a nonphysical juridical entity that is represented by one centralised government that has sovereignty over a geographic area . International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population , defined territory , one government , and the capacity to ___MASK18___ into relations with other sovereign states . It is also normally understood that a sovereign state is neither dependent on nor subjected to any other power or state . ___MASK98___ (' ), officially the Hellenic ___MASK12___ ( Greek : ' ), historically also known as Hellas ("" ), is a country in southeastern Europe . ___MASK98___ ' s population is approximately 10 . 955 million as ___MASK88___ 2015 . Athens is the nation ' s capital and largest city , followed by Thessaloniki . ___MASK34___ , historically also known as Durazzo and Dyrrachium , is the second largest city and a municipality ___MASK88___ Albania , and one ___MASK88___ the world ' s oldest continuously inhabited cities . Geographically , it is central on the coast , about west ___MASK88___ the capital Tirana . Europe is a continent that comprises the westernmost part ___MASK88___ Eurasia . Europe is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north , the ___MASK52___ 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 ___MASK88___ the Ural and Caucasus Mountains , the Ural River , the Caspian and Black Seas , and the waterways ___MASK88___ the Turkish Straits . Yet the non - oceanic borders ___MASK88___ 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 . Albanian Riviera is a coastal area in the County ___MASK88___ ___MASK70___ , running along the Ionian Sea under the Ceraunian Mountains in Southern Albania . It should not be confused with the Albanian coastline as a whole , which includes both the Riviera , and the mostly flat coastline ___MASK88___ central and north Albania . Traditionally , the region begins south ___MASK88___ Llogara National Park , continues down along the coast through the villages ___MASK88___ Borsh , Himara , Qeparo , and Piqeras , and ends at Lukovë . The Albanian Riviera was proclaimed as the 2012 Top Value Destination by Frommer ' s . ___MASK70___ is a coastal city and municipality in southern Albania . It is the second largest port city of Albania , after Durrës . It is where the Albanian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on November 28 , 1912 . ___MASK70___ was briefly the capital of Albania . ___MASK33___ is a disputed territory and partially recognised state in Southeast Europe that declared ___MASK27___ from ___MASK62___ in February 2008 as the Republic ___MASK88___ ___MASK33___ . ___MASK33___ is landlocked in the central Balkan Peninsula . Its capital and largest city is Pristina . It is bordered by the Republic ___MASK88___ Macedonia and Albania to the south , Montenegro to the west , and the uncontested territory ___MASK88___ ___MASK62___ to the north and east . While ___MASK62___ recognises administration ___MASK88___ the territory by ___MASK33___ ' s elected government , it still continues to claim it as its own Autonomous Province ___MASK88___ ___MASK33___ and Metohija . ___MASK21___ ( 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 ___MASK75___ to the west , ___MASK58___ and Herzegovina to the northwest , Serbia 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 "). The Adriatic Sea is a body ___MASK88___ water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan peninsula and the Apennine Mountains from the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges . The Adriatic is the northernmost arm ___MASK88___ the Mediterranean Sea , extending from the Strait ___MASK88___ Otranto ( where it connects to the Ionian Sea ) to the northwest and the Po Valley . The countries with coasts on the Adriatic are Albania , ___MASK58___ and Herzegovina , Croatia , Greece , Italy , Montenegro and Slovenia . The Adriatic contains over 1 , 300 islands , mostly located along its eastern , Croatian , coast . It is divided into three basins , the northern being the shallowest and the southern being the deepest , with a maximum depth ___MASK88___ . The Otranto Sill , an underwater ridge , is located at the border between the Adriatic and Ionian Seas . The prevailing currents flow counterclockwise from the Strait ___MASK88___ Otranto , along the eastern coast and back to the strait along the western ( Italian ) coast . Tidal movements in the Adriatic are slight , although larger amplitudes are known to occur occasionally . The Adriatic ' s salinity is lower than the Mediterranean ' s because the Adriatic collects a third ___MASK88___ the fresh water flowing into the Mediterranean , acting as a dilution basin . The surface water temperatures generally range from in summer to in winter , significantly moderating the Adriatic Basin ' s climate .