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Albania is situated in the west of the Balkan. Albania is situated at the Adriatic and Ionian Sea and adjacent to the neighbouring Montenegro, Greece, Macedonia and Serbia. In 1912 Albania became independent. After the 2nd World War, the country came under the leadership of the communist regime of Enver Hoxha. Since then, the country reached an isolation from the rest of the world. It is in the nineties Albania is the poorest country in Europe. The capital is Tirana. Other important cities are : Durresi, Berati, Benvenuti, Elbasan, Skampa and Sarande. The archaeological site Butrinti contains important monuments from the Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Venetian time. Recently, this special place was elected by an English newspaper as one of the top 10 sites on the World Heritage. Butrinti is located in the south of Albania at less than 10 kilometers from the island of Corfu. Tourism in Albania is still not very developed. Yet the country as regards natural beauty and archaeological treasures lot to offer. The majority of tourists are day-trippers on their way to one of the neighbouring countries.