Albania
/ælˈbeɪnɪə/- a republic in SE Europe, bordering on the Adriatic Sea; pop. 3,639, 500 (est. 2009); official language, Albanian; capital, Tirana.阿尔巴尼亚（欧洲东南部共和国, 濒临亚得里亚海, 2009年估计人口3,639, 500; 官方语言阿尔巴尼亚语, 首都地拉那）。
Previously part of the Byzantine and later the Ottoman Empire, Albania gained independence in 1912. It became a Stalinist regime under Enver Hoxha after the Second World War, remaining extremely isolationist in policy and outlook until 1992. Following a period of political instability a democratically elected government was brought to power in 2001.