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Albania
[ al-bey-nee-uh, -beyn-yuh ]
noun
- a republic in S Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula, W of Macedonia and NW of Greece. 10,632 sq. mi. (27,535 sq. km). : Tirana.
- Obsolete. Scotland.
Albania
/ æ±ôˈ²ú±ðɪ²Ôɪə /
noun
- a republic in SE Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula: became independent in 1912 after more than four centuries of Turkish rule; established as a republic (1946) under Communist rule; multiparty constitution adopted in 1991. It is generally mountainous, rising over 2700 m (9000 ft), with extensive forests. Language: Albanian. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: lek. Capital: Tirana. Pop: 3 011 405 (2013 est). Area: 28 749 sq km (11 100 sq miles)
Albania
- Republic in southeastern Europe on the Adriatic Sea coast of the Balkan Peninsula , bordered by Yugoslavia to the northwest, north, and northeast, Macedonia to the east, and Greece to the southeast and south. Tirana is its capital and largest city.
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Officials from Vietnam, Albania and Iraq - countries from which many migrants have travelled to the UK - will attend the summit at London's Lancaster House, alongside French, Chinese and US representatives.
Tuchel became England manager in January and led them to World Cup qualifying wins over Albania and Latvia in his first two games in charge.
Victory over Latvia handed new England boss Thomas Tuchel a second win in as many games at the start of his tenure following an opening 2-0 victory over Albania on Friday.
The Three Lions' new German boss guided England to routine victories over Albania and Latvia in World Cup qualifying as life after Gareth Southgate began successfully.
"We lacked runs off the ball. It was a little bit too much passing, not enough dribbling, not aggressive enough towards goal," he said after the win over Albania.
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