poor, north and south, urban and rural, monarchist and socialist: the extremes of Albanian

society are vivid, it's tensions palpable. But Albania is not "another Yugoslavia:" it is

more like a tensegrity framework, a stable structure of rigid poles positioned in space -

and linked together by flexible cables. The cables are stressed but, barring catastrophe,

they will not snap. Albania, this land that is very beautiful, but only some Americans can

tell Albania from Albany or Alabama, and fewer still would be able to find the country on

the map. Despite it's spectacular and varied beauty, it's rich natural resources, and it's

extraordinary tradition of hospitality, Albania has always been the most isolated country in

Europe, and from World War II until very recently, one of the most isolated countries on

Since 1991, Albania has welcomed foreign visitors but, as the poorest country in

Europe, it has attracted relatively few of them. Yet there are many reasons why the

outside world should be interested in Albania and concerned for it's future. Albania is a

Balkan country and thus a crossroads of East and West, North and South; i

coalition government was created in June 1991. It included Communists, Democrats,

program of the Democratic Party, is the best way for the successful revival of their

Although isolated for decades and ruled by a repressive regime that denied them

September 1990 speech to representatives of Albania's major social and political

The Communists ended much of the traditional, male-dominated clan system and

characterized by a clan mentality, as often portrayed by the Western media. The majority

Democratic Party was formed.. Five of the eleven full members of the Politburo and two

modern clothing made by the state. Traditional costumes are still worn in many rural and

keep pace with the country's high rates of birth and migration to cities. As a result, some

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