25. INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS AND TREATIES: Member, United Nations after 1955. Member, Council for Mutual Economic Assistance (COMECON) and Warsaw Treaty Organization, 1955-68; participation all but ceased after 1961 split with Soviet Union.
26. AID PROGRAMS: United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Agency (UNRRA) 1945-46; Yugoslavia 1947-48, as an integrated economy; Soviet Union 1948-61; and Communist China after 1961.
27. SECURITY: Party-controlled agencies closely watch people's activities and secure borders. Security forces total approximately 12,500.
28. ARMED FORCES: The People's Army, approximately 40,000, includes army, navy, and air elements. Most conscripts serve two years. Cost, about 10 percent of total budget.
PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF ALBANIA
TABLE OF CONTENTS
| Page | ||
| FOREWORD | [iii] | |
| PREFACE | [v] | |
| COUNTRY SUMMARY | [vii] | |
| Chapter 1. | General Character of the Society | [1] |
| 2. | Historical Setting | [9] |
| Antiquity and the Middle Ages—Ottoman Turk Rule —National Awakening and Independence—Creation of Modern Albania—Communist Seizure and Consolidation of Power—The Communist Period | ||
| 3. | Physical Environment | [25] |
| Natural Regions—National Boundaries—Local Administrative Areas—Climate—Drainage—Natural Resources—Transportation | ||
| 4. | The People | [49] |
| Population—Ethnic Groups—Languages—Settlement Patterns—Living Conditions | ||
| 5. | Social System | [67] |
| Traditional Social Patterns and Values—Social Stratifications under Communist Rule—Education— Religion | ||
| 6. | Government Structure and Political System | [103] |
| Formal Structure of Government—Court System—Political Dynamics—Foreign Relations | ||
| 7. | Communications and Cultural Development | [125] |
| Nature and Functions of the Information Media—The Press—Radio and Television—Book Publishing and Libraries—Cultural Development | ||
| 8. | Economic System | [145] |
| Labor—Agriculture—Industry—Finance—Foreign Economic Relations | ||
| 9. | Internal and External Security | [175] |
| Historical Background—The Military Establishment—The Military Establishment and the National Economy, Foreign Military Relations—Security Forces | ||
| BIBLIOGRAPHY | [197] | |
| GLOSSARY | [209] | |
| INDEX | [213] | |