[1] After moving to Brussels, Belgium, Faik Konica at the age of 22 founded the periodical Albania in 1896–7.

[1] The periodical was distributed in all European countries and in the provinces of the Ottoman empire located in northern Africa and Anatolia.

Among the most known distributors of Albania was Shahin Kolonja, future publisher of Drita, the first magazine written in the Albanian language.

[3] The contents of Albania covered a wide range topics like history, politics, archaeology, economics, language, religion and art, leading to the periodical being regarded as a mini-encyclopedia of Albanian culture of the era.

Many notable Albanian writers like Gjergj Fishta, Andon Zako Çajupi, Kostandin Kristoforidhi and Thimi Mitko first published parts of their works in Albania.