Albania Transnational Issues 2018, CIA World Factbook

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Albania Transnational Issues 2018

SOURCE: 2018 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES

Page last updated on February 28, 2018

Disputes - international:
none

Refugees and internally displaced persons:
stateless persons: 4,921 (2016)

Illicit drugs:
active transshipment point for Southwest Asian opiates, hashish, and cannabis transiting the Balkan route and - to a lesser extent - cocaine from South America destined for Western Europe; significant source country for cannabis production; ethnic Albanian narcotrafficking organizations active and expanding in Europe; vulnerable to money laundering associated with regional trafficking in narcotics, arms, contraband, and illegal aliens

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Albania Transnational Issues 2018 SOURCE: 2018 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK AND OTHER SOURCES