TY  - JOUR
T1  - Differentiation of Administrative Units of Albania by Length and Density of National Road
Network
AU - Gashi, Ferim AU - Ramadani, Ibrahim AU - Nikolli, Pal 
JO  - Online Journal of Earth Sciences
VL  - 14
IS  - 2
SP  - 17
EP  - 27
PY  - 2020
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1991-7708
DO  - ojesci.2020.17.27
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ojesci.2020.17.27
KW  - Distribution
KW  -road network
KW  -national roads
KW  -world rankings
KW  -differentiates
AB  - The distribution of the road network in Albania
with a total length of about 18,000 km, of which 3794 km
are national roads is conditioned by physico-geographic
and socio-economic factors. The density of the overall
road network is about 630 km/1000 km<sup>2</sup> while that of
the national road network is about 130 km/1000 km<sup>2</sup>
which is worth ranking Albania in the last group of world
rankings, together with Romania and Bulgaria but behind
all the Balkan countries. The study assesses and
differentiates Albania&#146;s national road network based on
several statistical indicators, according to the
administrative organization (municipalities and districts)
approved by law no. 115/2014. The data sources are the
road and topographic maps of the scales 1:100000 and
1:200000 as well as the data of the Ministry of
Transport and Infrastructure and the Ministry of Local
Affairs. Maps and images are georeferenced and
processed in ArcGIS 10.2 where digital lines and road
junctions and other geographic objects related to them are
digitized.
ER  -