ocr: ALBANIA - SERDUA U - Ros S Official Name: Republic of. Albania Capital: Tirana Official Population: language: 3.3 million Albanian Currency: New Lek Morth llps Albanias LYING AT' THE SOUTHEASTERN end of the Shkoder Adriatic Sea, opposite the heel of Italy, Albaniais a mountainous country vulnerable to earthquakes S. It achieved de facto independence from Turkey in 1913 and became a one-party communi st state in 1944. Albanial held its first Ru lB a multiparty elections in 1991. Its return to the Durres o international community has been delayedby - Elbasan 7 its support for the ethnic. Albania ...