{"id":90009,"date":"2024-02-23T20:46:16","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T15:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/?post_type=current-affairs&#038;p=90009"},"modified":"2024-02-24T19:33:23","modified_gmt":"2024-02-24T14:03:23","slug":"albania","status":"publish","type":"current-affairs","link":"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/current-affairs\/albania","title":{"rendered":"Place in News: Albania"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>Context:\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, <\/span><b>Albania\u2019s Foreign Minister said that Albania is planning to open an Embassy<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in New Delhi, India while<\/span><b> India will soon have a diplomatic mission in Tirana, Albania.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><b>About Albania:<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A country in<\/span><b> Southeast Europe.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered by <\/span><b>four countries:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Northeast: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kosovo<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Northwest: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Montenegro<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>East:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> North Macedonia<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>South and Southeast: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Greece\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is bounded by the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/editorial-analysis\/changes-in-the-arctic-region\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Adriatic Sea<\/b><\/a><b> in the west <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the <\/span><b>Ionian Sea in the southwest.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Maritime Borders: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Italy, Greece and Montenegro<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-90102\" src=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/untitled-2024-02-24t112621400-65d9b9dc94edf.webp\" alt=\"Albania\" width=\"350\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/untitled-2024-02-24t112621400-65d9b9dc94edf.webp 1056w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/untitled-2024-02-24t112621400-65d9b9dc94edf-275x300.webp 275w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/untitled-2024-02-24t112621400-65d9b9dc94edf-937x1024.webp 937w, https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/untitled-2024-02-24t112621400-65d9b9dc94edf-768x839.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Capital:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Tirana<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Highest Point: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mount Korab (at 9,066 ft or 2,764 m)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Major Rivers: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drin and Vlore<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Major Lakes:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Shkodra, Ohrid and Prespa<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Lake Ohrid is the deepest lake in the Balkans.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100.201%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"width: 100%; border-style: solid; border-color: #000000; background-color: rgba(184, 165, 217, 0.53); text-align: left; vertical-align: middle;\">\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 18pt; color: #000000;\"><b>Importance of Albania For India<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is at the <\/span><b>crossroads between the European Union and the East.\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>part of many corridors that link India with the <\/b><a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/upsc-notes\/european-union\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>European Union<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>becoming one of the fastest-growing European economies.<\/b><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its<\/span><b> language is linked to Sanskrit <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the two sides have \u201cmany cultural, linguistic, and historical ties.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<span class=\"vc_button\"><b>Also Read: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/pwonlyias.com\/stage\/raisina-dialogue-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raisina Dialogue 2024<\/span><\/a><\/span>\n<p><b><i>News Source: <\/i><\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/india-to-open-diplomatic-mission-in-albanian-capital\/article67875809.ece#:~:text=Albania%20will%20have%20an%20Embassy,its%20Foreign%20Minister%20Igli%20Hasani&#038;text=Albania&#039;s%20Foreign%20Minister%20Igli%20Hasani%20said%20on%20Thursday%20that%20Albania,a%20diplomatic%20mission%20in%20Tirana.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b><i>The Hindu<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100.048%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 36px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 1883.22%; 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