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A
fifth of the estimated 600,000 weapons that were looted from army warehouses
in the crisis of 1997 have been collected.
Refusal to hand in weapons voluntarily is a fineable offense from $80
US dollars to $800 US dollars and punishable by up to 6 months prison
sentence
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Only
17% of all people unemployed receive unemployment benefits.
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Official
statistics put the number of Albanian farmers dealing in tobacco around
40,000. The tax from domestic
cigarettes could raise 400 million in US dollars.
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Half
the primary school students are not going to school in Tirana.
Many children have failed the first grade for two or three
consecutive years.
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Of
the 200 largest companies in Albania 88% of them are in Tirana.
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The
Albanian archaeological service has noted new excavations at the southern
city of Butrint. A classical
theater, various temples and bath houses of the Roman period were found on
the acropolis near the ancient city.
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Albania's
National Soccer Club had not won a trophy in foreign competition in 54 years
(1946) until winning at Malta in the winter of 2000.
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Albania
has 34 factories producing bricks and ceramics, claiming an annual
production of 350 million standard bricks.
