STRUCTURE AND RELIEF OF ALBANIA

Abstract

ALBANIA, is a European country situated in the Balkan Peninsula. The west side is bordered with the southeastern costs of Adriatic Sea . Albania has borders with MONTENEGRO in the North KOSOVO and SYRBIA in the northeast,MACEDONIA in the east , GREECE in the south - southeast.Area 28. 742 km2 , .Capital city is TIRAN.Shkodra ( Shkoder ), Durres , Albania ( Durres ), Elbasan, Korca ( Korce ), Vlora (Vlore ), Gjirokastra (Gjirokaster), are the major cities.The population is 3,194,972 according to 2010 census results, respectively. The rateof Albanian population is 95 . 3 %, 2, 5 % gypsies, 1,8 is Greek, 0.14 is Macedonian and Kosovo people.Albania is a mountainous country. The mountains are included in the Alpine Orogeny System. Albanian Alps mountain ranges in the North , east , south - known as the Dinaric Alps. These different orographic and tectonic nomenclature extensions on developments in different directions.The main factor in determining the structure and relief of Albania on the basis ofthe Alpine Orogeny, and epyrogenyc Movements related to that. The presence of Plato and lowlands is related to them.The presence of high mountains ( the Shar Mountains, 2764 m, etc. ), by the rivers around here has deep breach. Aspects of the main stretch of rivers, but some exceptional cases, the south-east, north-west is true. This stretch, depending on the systems developed in the fold is not a coincidence.The country from east to west elevation is gradually lowered, Adriatic Sea coast isthe transition towards the plains. Land in the country about 1 / 3', which corresponds to the formation and development of the plains, and even the whole structure and relief of the country's present - day tectonic, isostatic and eustaticcontrols on movements.The details of the issue is given in the main text relatively