For 10 points, Enver Hoxha formerly ruled what southeast European nation across the Strait of Otranto from Italy?
In 2011, the Women's World Chess Championship match between Hou Yifan and Koneru Humpy was held in this nation. The 1997 Operation Libelle in this nation was the first time that German soldiers fired in combat since World War II. That event was a result of a rebel takeover in this country after a failed series of (*) Ponzi schemes resulted in the country descending into anarchy. A ruler of this nation abolished Islamic law in 1929 and adopted a civil code modeled on that of Switzerland. In 1967, this nation's ► communist government proclaimed it  the world's first atheist state. For 10 points, Enver Hoxha formerly ruled what southeast European nation across the Strait of Otranto from Italy?
In 2011, the Women's World Chess Championship match between Hou Yifan and Koneru Humpy was held in this nation.
Albania