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  The *capital of Albania is #*.                                                                                                                                  Tirane                                                 Durres                                                 Korce                                                  Shkoder                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             
  *Although* a *small* European country, *# has* a surprising *[*.                                                                                                Albania                                                Austria                                                Australia                                              Africa                                                 variety of mineral resources, including chromium       shortage of mineral resources, especially chromium     absence of any energy resources                        surplus of highly skilled labor                            *Albania [ visitors from #*.                                                                                                                                    most other countries                                   6 in the morning until noon                            China                                                  impoverished areas                                     does not welcome                                       fears                                                  welcomes                                               gives presents to                                         *# is* the major *language in Albania* and *[ is the official dialect*.                                                                                         Albanian                                               English                                                Swahili                                                Serbo-Croatian                                         Tosk                                                   slang                                                  Cockney                                                Creole                                                  
  *Greece lies along Albania's # border; there is* a small *Greek speaking, [ minority living in southern Albania*.                                               southeastern                                           northeastern                                           southwestern                                           northwestern                                           Greek Orthodox                                         Greek Catholic                                         Moslem                                                 Roman Catholic                                            *Albania claims to be the world's first #*.                                                                                                                     atheist state                                          all male country                                       country in alphabetical order                          to discover oil                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       All *# were closed in 1967 and religious observances were prohibited*.                                                                                          churches and mosques                                   roads                                                  movie theaters                                         department stores                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
  *Albania* is a *small country located on* the *#; to* the *northeast are* the *former Yugoslavian provinces of [*.                                              Adriatic Sea                                           Baltic Sea                                             Aegean Sea                                             Black Sea                                              Montenegro, Kosovo and Macedonia                       Cappadocia, Toros and Daglari                          Macedonia, Euboea and Khalkidhiki                      Bosnia, Hercegovina and Slovenia                          Although a *small country, Albania's population* is a complicated *mixture of #*, further *divided by* strong *[*.                                              Moslems and Christians                                 Hindus and Moslems                                     Catholics and Protestants                              Christians and Hindus                                  regional loyalties                                     family feuds                                           political ideologies                                   racial divisions                                        	  *Early* in the *20th century Albania #*, *but* the *country* was *still surrounded by [*.                                                                       became independent of Turkey                           conquered Turkey                                       became an ally of Turkey                               annexed Turkey                                         countries eager to take over parts of it               weaker nations that Albania could expand into          unorganized tribal regions                             rich countries eager to offer financial aid             
  *Northern Albania* is *#* that is more scenic than liveable, although *there are [ in* the *area*.                                                              a wildly mountainous land                              an unusually flat land                                 an incredibly dry, arid land                           an unbelievably dense, jungle land                     wandering herdsmen                                     many small farmers                                     a few wheat farmers                                    drug smugglers                                            *Ottoman rule in Albania succeeded in converting most of the population to #*.                                                                                  Islam                                                  daily workouts                                         rice instead of potatoes                               Stephen King fans                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     After WWII, the *communist government of Albania* was very repressive; it *#* and *closed* the *[*.                                                             suppressed the tribal north                            eliminated the tribes living in the north              made the tribal north the ruling class                 expelled the northern tribes                           country to outside influences                          schools, making people dependent on the government     industries to keep the country agricultural            military to voluntary enlistment                        
  The *soils of Albania tend to be #; farming* is *possible in some areas*, but *[*.                                                                              thin and eroded                                        deep, volcanic land                                    too alkaline                                           too acidic                                             it is not particularly profitable                      almost all the people are involved in agriculture      only foreigners try to farm                            farming is the most profitable business in Albania      	  *Since* the *#, many* have *fled* the *hardships of* their *country*, *[*.                                                                                      fall of Albania's communist government                 communists took power in Albania                       fall of Albania's democratic government                creation of a monarchy in Albania                      becoming refugees in neighboring nations               starting a guerilla force to invade the country        becoming wealthy Americans                             starting an Albanian government in exile                  The *state-managed economy of modern Albania* has been *handicapped by* the *government's # which [*.                                                           isolationist policy,                                   internationalist policy                                agricultural policies                                  free trade policy                                      limited opportunities for trade                        made it absolutely impossible to trade                 encouraged trade only in agricultural products         encouraged foreign control of trade                     
  *Albania's coast has* a *#* with *limited rainfall*, and *water is* a *[* in much of the country.                                                               warm, Mediterranean climate                            cool, maritime climate                                 cold, wet climate                                      wet, tropical climate                                  scarce resource                                        plentiful resource                                     non-existent resource                                  polluted resource                                         *Albania has* real *# because of* its *important energy resources--[*.                                                                                          economic potential                                     economic growth                                        limited potential                                      economic diversification                               oil, natural gas, coal, and hydroelectric power        geo-thermal power, coal and nuclear energy             coal, peat bogs and hydroelectric power                oil, coal gasification, and nuclear power plants          *Despite its potential, # has given Albania* a *low standard of living* and *[*.                                                                                communist mismanagement                                free market economics                                  trickle-down economics                                 social welfare policy                                  serious shortages of food and other goods              huge surpluses of food and other goods                 a wealthy upper class                                  a surprising surplus of office space                    
  While *#, agriculture* is *not very productive because of* the *[*.                                                                                             many Albanians are farmers                             most Albanians are dairy farmers                       few Albanians are farmers                              all Albanians are farmers                              poor soil, lack of water, and inept land management    lack of export markets                                 over-use of pesticides which has poisoned the soil     lack of unskilled labor                                 	  *After WWII* the *communists #; nervous about Soviet influence*, the *Albanian communists became allies of [*.                                                  imposed a government on Albania                        were defeated in efforts to overthrow the government   in Albania were attacked by the Soviet Union           were voted into power in Albania                       China                                                  Japan                                                  Israel                                                 the United States                                       
  Albania is *approximately # square miles in area*.                                                                                                              11,100                                                 1,100                                                  23,500                                                 32,500                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              
  The *population* of Albania is approximately *# million*.                                                                                                       3                                                      4                                                      5                                                      2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   	  Albania *broke relations with the # in 1961*.                                                                                                                   former Soviet Union                                    United States                                          EEC                                                    Andes                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               	  *Albania was under the control of # by 800 AD*.                                                                                                                 Bulgaria                                               Hungary                                                Sweden                                                 Denmark                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             	  Albania was *part of the # Empire from 1478 to 1912*.                                                                                                           Ottoman Turkish                                        Dark Ages                                              Iron Curtain                                           Hungarian                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          