Monday, July 28, 2014

Liberia





 

Liberia is a country in West Africa bordered by Sierra Leone to its west, Guinea to its north and Ivory Coast to its east.

The Capital and largest city is Monrovia.

The president is Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. She was in office from January 16, 2006 to January 22, 2018. The current president is George Weah. He assumed office on January 22, 2018.

Official language is English.

  

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Serbia and Kosovo





Serbia is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Pannonian Plain and the central Balkans. Serbia is landlocked and borders Hungary to the north; Romania and Bulgaria to the east; Macedonia to the south; and Croatia, Bosnia, and Montenegro to the west; it also claims to border Albania through the disputed territory of Kosovo. The capital of Serbia, Belgrade, is among Europe's oldest cities and one of the largest in Southeast Europe.

The Capital and largest city is Belgrade.

The president is Tomislav Nikolići.

Official language is Serbian.





















Kosovo is a partially recognised state in Southeastern Europe, which declared independence from Serbia in February 2008 as the Republic of Kosovo. While Serbia recognises the Republic's governance of the territory, it still continues to claim it as its own Autonomous Province of Kosovo and Metohija.

The Capital and largest city is Pristina.

The president is Atifete Jahjaga.

Official languages are Albanian and Serbia.

Albania





Albania officially known as the Republic of Albania. It is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, Macedonia to the east, and Greece to the south and southeast.

The Capital and largest city is Tirana.

The president was Bujar Nishani. He served from July 24, 2012 to July 24, 2017. He was succeeded by Ilir Meta, he assumed office on 7.24.17.


Official language is Albanian.



Albania is a secular state without an official religion, with the freedom of religion being a constitutional right. The 2011 census, for the first time since 1930, included an optional open-ended question on religion; the census recorded a majority of Muslims (58.79%), which include Sunni (56.70%) and Bektashi Muslims (2.09%). Christians, making up 16.92% of the population, include Catholics (10.03%), Orthodox (6.75%) and evangelical Protestants (0.14%). Atheists accounted for 2.5% of the population and 5.49% were non-affiliated believers, while 13.79% preferred not to answer.