People's Socialist Republic of Albania
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: Historical
Summary
The People's Socialist Republic of Albania existed from 1946 to 1991, succeeding the post-WWII Democratic Government. Governed by the Party of Labor, it pursued a Stalinist form of Marxism-Leninism, leading to splits with both the Soviet Union and China. It uniquely withdrew from the Warsaw Pact before 1990, protesting the invasion of Czechoslovakia.
Statistics
Area
28,748.00 km²
Population
3,072,000