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== | ==Historical Background== | ||
*Between the 18th and 19th centuries, cultural developments, widely attributed to Albanians having gathered both spiritual and intellectual strength, conclusively led to the '''Albanian Renaissance'''. | |||
*After the defeat of the Ottomans in the Balkan Wars, the modern nation state of '''Albania declared independence in 1912'''. | |||
*The People's Socialist Republic of Albania was formed after World War II. The Revolutions of 1991 concluded the fall of communism in Albania and eventually the establishment of the current '''Republic of Albania.''' | |||
==Emigration From Albania== | ==Emigration From Albania== | ||
Albanian diaspora: 2.8 million live in Albania, with an estimated 8.5 million world total (the largest populations being in '''Italy, Greece, Turkey, the United States, Canada and Australia'''). | Albanian diaspora: 2.8 million live in Albania, with an estimated 8.5 million world total (the largest populations being in '''Italy, Greece, Turkey, the United States, Canada and Australia'''). | ||