DISTINCTIVE EFFECT OF HYDROGRAPHY ON LAND BORDERS IN ALBANIA AND POTENTIAL REGIONS OF CONTROVERSY

Abstract

Countries have borders that identify the fields of their authority. Although the fields of influence changes according to economic, political and military powers of the countries, the elements under the actual enforcement and responsibility of the countries in terms of security and welfare only are composed of only the areas intheir borders. Hence, identifying and stabilizing the international borders is substantially important for economic, political and military purposes. This study puts Albania under the microscope by identifying the current borders of Albania,some of the elements in the determination of these borders and regions along the borders which have a potential to cause problems in the future.