# Albania

Albaania

sovereign state, country| Piiluu | 28 Nyɔgevennebare 1912  |
| Official name | Republika e Shqipërisë  |
| Native label | Republika e Shqipërisë  |
| IPA transcription | ɐlˈbanʲɪjə  |
| Official language | Albanian  |
| Anthem | Himni i Flamurit  |
| Culture | culture of Albania  |
| Motto | You Albania, give me honour, give me the name Albanian  |
| Motto text | Go your own way!, Torra Dy Gwys Dy Hun  |
| Continent | Europe  |
| Paaloŋ | Albaania  |
| Kapital/teŋkpoŋ | Tirana  |
| Located in time zone | UTC+01:00  |
| Located in or next to body of water | Adriatic Sea, Mediterranean Sea, Ionian Sea  |
| Located in/on physical feature | Balkans, Southeastern Europe, Southern Europe  |
| Coordinate location | 41°0′0″N 20°0′0″E  |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 40°39′58″N 21°3′26″E  |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 42°40′12″N 19°43′48″E  |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 39°38′41″N 20°11′38″E  |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 40°25′19″N 19°17′20″E  |
| Highest point | Korab  |
| Lowest point | Adriatic Sea  |
| Basic form of government | parliamentary system  |
| Office held by head of state | President of Albania  |
| Head of state | Bajram Begaj  |
| Office held by head of government | Prime Minister of Albania  |
| Head of government | Edi Rama  |
| Legislative body | Parliament of Albania  |
| Highest judicial authority | Supreme Court of Albania, Constitutional Court of Albania  |
| Central bank | Bank of Albania  |
| Member of | United Nations  |
| Currency | Albanian lek  |
| Driving side | right  |
| Electrical plug type | Schuko, Europlug  |
| Replaces | People's Socialist Republic of Albania  |
| Studied by | albanology  |
| Official website |   |
| Hashtag | Albania  |
| Top-level Internet domain | .al  |
| Flag | flag of Albania  |
| Coat of arms | coat of arms of Albania  |
| Geography of topic | Geography of Albania  |
| Taa beree | partly free country  |
| History of topic | history of Albania  |
| Yitaa gbuli | Category:Albania-related lists  |
| Open data portal | open.data.al  |
| Bibliography | bibliography of Albania  |
| Economy of topic | economy of Albania  |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of Albania  |
| Mobile country code | 276  |
| Telephone country code | +355  |
| Trunk prefix | 0  |
| Emergency phone number | 112, 127, 128, 129  |
| GS1 country code | 530  |
| Licence plate code | AL  |
| Maritime identification digits | 201  |
| Sɛgebiri ba naŋ ba de sɔgele | 🇦🇱  |
| Category for honorary citizens of entity | Q8942493  |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Albania  |

**Albania** (/ælˈbeɪniə, ɔːl-/ ⓘ *a(w)l-BAY-nee-ə*; Albanian: *Shqipëri* bee *Shqipëria*), naŋ e **AlbaniaRepublic** (Albanian: *Republika e Shqipërisë*), e la paaloŋ Southeast Europe poɔ. O bezie be la a Balkans, a Adriatic ane Ionian Seas eŋɛ a Mediterranean Sea seŋ, a poŋ teŋgane bogi ne Montenegro a o northwest seŋ, Kosovo a o northeast, North Macedonia a o east ane Greece a o south. Neŋ gbaŋgbale vuo 28,748 km2 (11,100 sq mi), o taa la yuoni gbuli wagere ire, 'geological', saa waabo ane teŋgane waaloŋ tɛɛtɛɛ. Albania teŋgane waaloŋ piili ne la sakubo tambilii ŋmare, a Albanian Alps ane a Korab poɔ, Skanderbeg, Pindus ane Ceraunian Mountains, te tɔ bare saase sonne a yɔlle te yi a Adriatic ane Ionian mane noɔre. Tirana la a kapital ane teŋkpoŋ a paaloŋ poɔ, ka Durrës, Vlorë, ane Shkodër tu seŋ anaŋ tutaa lɛ. IIIyrian bal noba yaga da kpeɛrɛ la Albania, ana bal na mine la a Ardiaei, Bylliones, Dassaretii, Enchele, ane Taulantians, ka a Chaonians zeŋ a southwest poɔ. Tenyobo wa de paaloŋ naaŋ zu yaga da e la a Ancient Greeks a Albanian mane noɔreŋ, gbɛɛ yaga Apollonia naŋ de zu. A Illyrians da la pulo naaŋ Albania poɔ sɛre ka a Macedon wa iri. A tuuro a Illyrian zɔɔre, Albania da iri kpɛ la Roman Empire a be a Byzantine Empire saŋa na ba naŋ da kya taa. A Middle Ages poɔ, Albanian noba yaga da laŋ la taa, gaŋ a zaa Arbanon noba, Kingdom of Albania, Principality of Albania and Albania Veneta. A 15th century poɔ, Albania da ba sage ka ba yɛleŋ Ottoman a Gjergj Kastrioti Skanderbeg naaloŋ saŋa, o sogyare aŋ da ŋmɛ Ottoman fɛre yuoŋ lizare. Aneazaa ka ba da kpɛ la a Ottoman Empire, Albania da de la saaŋkonnoŋ zaane ane meŋɛ bambo a yi tenne anaare ne bege saamba, a da te tara Albanian Renaissance a 19th century poɔ. Albania deɛ la ba menne 1912 poɔ, a meŋɛ faabo puoriŋ 20th naa la da kaara ba, ka paaloŋ zaane a andonɛɛ zɔɔre 1 ane 2 poɔŋ, ka ba leɛ gbaŋgbaare a Enver Hoxha naaloŋ saŋa.

Ba naŋ faa ba meŋɛ a 1912 poɔ, Albania kaabo yɛlɛ da leɛrɛ la, a yi naa kaabo te kpɛ pɔletese, yeli ka n yeli naaŋ, sɛre ka ba paaŋ wa so ba menne a maŋ iri ba meŋɛ naa.

## O Kuribu

A article yelzu:  A deme yoe Albanians ane Albania

a yuori pare  "Albania" yi la a medieval Latin kyoɔre poɔ kyɛ pãã e nobɔ naŋ yi a Illyrian balgbɛre poɔ naŋ e Albani. A yeloŋ ŋa meŋ la ka dɔɔ ŋa naŋ e geographer are ko o peɛrenyaabo poɔ o da e la  Ancient Greek geographer Ptolemy a yi a century AD ayi sobɔ poɔ, be la ka o pãã da de   Albanopolis deme  naŋ da zeŋ a  northeast a Durrës poɔ. A peɛle  medieval zenzie ba naŋ boɔlɔ  Albanon bee  Arbanon  da pole la kyaare ne la lɛ a paaloŋ naŋ na wa leɛ do saa yaga . Nombo kaŋa na da be ba kpakyagaŋ kyaare dakoroŋ yel-eree ane nɔkpeɛne naŋ wuli bee ba wulo ka  Albanopolis ane  Albanon zaa e la bonyeni, kyɛ ane a lɛ zaa yɛ naŋ ba nyɛ arezie sɛre .

A Byzantine historian Michael Attaliates, yi o 11th-century yelbanyizie yeluŋ poɔ la daŋ wuli a yelmeŋɛ kyaare ,  Albanians yizie, O yeli ka ba da poɔ la  revolt poɔ a da ba are ko a  Constantinople a 1079 yuoni poɔ. O meŋ da la wuli ka  Arbanitai da e kpambeɛ ko Duke of Dyrrachium.a yuoni sogaŋ  (Middle Ages), Albania da maŋ are ko la  Arbëri bee  Arbëni ko a o laŋkpeɛreba , naŋ da iri ba meŋɛ wuli ka banaŋ la a Arbëreshë bee Arbëneshë.Albanians da de la a boɔlaa  Shqipëri bee Shqipëria ka o are ko ba paaloŋ yuori, a ba pare piila yi la 14th century yuomo poɔ.kyɛ ka  17th baara poɔ ane a 18th da e la fēēfēē a zuŋmaa  Arbëria ane  Arbëreshë a de a Albanians.[17][18] A yeluŋ ayi ama gbɛɛ yaga maŋ are ko bibilii  "Children of the Eagles" and  "Land of the Eagles".[19][20]

Prehistory

Main article: Prehistory of Albania

A  Kamenica Tumulus eŋdaa a  county naŋ yi Korçë

Mesolithic habitation naŋ be Albania taa la danseɛ saseɛ poɔ yeltare eŋɛ  da peɛle la  a Adriatic coastline ane pogi poɔ . Mesolithic boma maŋ be la a bogi poɔ a peɛle  Xarrë a poɔ flint ane  jasper boma peɛle a poɔ doŋa kɔbɔ mine, kyɛ anaŋ meŋ ba naŋ nyɛ yi Mount Dajt ka mine e kɔbɔ ane  kubo kpamkparema naŋ yitaa ne a Aurignacian lesiri .[21] A Neolithic era naŋ be Albania da piili la 7000 BC poɔ kyɛ e danseɛ naŋ wuli   naŋ wuli yiri poɔ donne mine te seŋ peere  ane boore  ane koɔbo yeltare . Ayi a ŋaa puori  naŋ e Neolithic noba yageroŋ  kaapɔge oneŋ a Mesolithic zaa naŋ baŋ e la bonyeni yageroŋ vuo poɔ kyaare a southern Balkans te seŋ Konispol bogi poɔ be la ka a  Mesolithic stratum co-exists ane  Pre-Pottery Neolithic boma mine . Cardium pottery lesiri yi la a Albania poɔ ane  Adriatic gaŋne a  6500 BC puori , kyɛ ka a  Starčevo meŋ wa zemmo kyaare ba lesiri.[22]

### Urbanisation

Gbɛgyamaa yele kyaare a leebu ko a communism a 1991, Albania da taa la leɛroo gyamaa ko a urban landscape, naŋ e a tenne mine kaŋa naŋ e a urbanising wieuŋ ko a Europe. A yelmine ko a a leɛroo la a Tirana-Durrës agglomeration, a naŋ e urban corridor naŋ taa yagroŋ gyamaa a be a western coast ko Albania. A corridor da eɛ a primary locus neŋ a noba yagroŋ baabo ane a settlement development, naŋ nyɛrɛ a influx ko internal migrants naŋ yire a country's peripheral areas. Yi a teŋɛ noba yagroŋ sigroŋ gyamaa, a noba yagaroŋ ko a urban demographic eɛ bone naŋ na taa duoruu ne 47% a 2001 te ta 65% a 2023. Ŋaa la duoreŋ, naŋ da maale taa nyaabo ko a Tirana-Durrës region, naŋ wanneŋ yɛroŋ ne regional imbalances, neŋ a peripheral areas, te gaŋ a zaa Dibër ane Kukës, naŋ maale nyɛrɛ depopulation.

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Largest cities and towns in Albania
According to the 2011 census conducted by Instituti i Statistikave (INSTAT) |
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| Rank | Name | County | Pop. | Rank | Name | County | Pop. |
| 1 | Tirana | Tirana | 418,495 | 11 | Kavajë | Tirana | 20,192 |
| 2 | Durrës | Durrës | 113,249 | 12 | Gjirokastër | Gjirokastër | 19,836 |
| 3 | Vlorë | Vlorë | 79,513 | 13 | Sarandë | Vlorë | 17,233 |
| 4 | Elbasan | Elbasan | 78,703 | 14 | Laç | Lezhë | 17,086 |
| 5 | Shkodër | Shkodër | 77,075 | 15 | Kukës | Kukës | 16,719 |
| 6 | Fier | Fier | 55,845 | 16 | Patos | Fier | 15,937 |
| 7 | Korçë | Korçë | 51,152 | 17 | Lezhë | Lezhë | 15,510 |
| 8 | Berat | Berat | 32,606 | 18 | Peshkopi | Dibër | 13,251 |
| 9 | Lushnjë | Fier | 31,105 | 19 | Kuçovë | Berat | 12,654 |
| 10 | Pogradec | Korçë | 20,848 | 20 | Krujë | Durrës | 11,721 |

## Meŋ kaa kyɛ

* Outline of Albania
* Bibliography of Albania

## Kyɛlle kyɛ meŋ

1. excluding population for which data is not available
2. /ælˈbeɪniə, ɔːl-/ ⓘ *a(w)l-BAY-nee-ə*; Albanian: *Shqipëri* or *Shqipëria*), pronounced [ʃcipəˈɾi(a)]; Gheg Albanian: *Shqipni* or Gheg Albanian: *Shqipnia*, also Gheg Albanian: *Shqypni* or Gheg Albanian: *Shqypnia*.
3. Albanian: *Republika e Shqipërisë*, pronounced [ɾɛpuˈblika ɛ ʃcipəˈɾisə]
4. The population figures for each city or town are available in the relevant reference sources for their respective county:

## Nimitɔɔre karemo

* *History of the Party of Labor of Albania*. Tirana: Institute of Marxist–Leninist Studies, 1971. 691 p.

## Meŋ kaa kyɛ

* albania.al – (in English)
* president.al – (in Albanian)
* kryeministria.al – (in Albanian)
* parlament.al – (in Albanian)
* Albania at *The World Factbook* by Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

## Sommo Yizie