# Albania

Albania

sovereign state, country| Year dem found am | 28 November 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  |
| Country | Albania  |
| Capital | 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  |
| Government ein basic form | parliamentary system  |
| Office held by head of state | President of Albania  |
| State ein head | Bajram Begaj  |
| Office head of government hold | Prime Minister of Albania  |
| Government ein head | 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  |
| Dey replace | People's Socialist Republic of Albania  |
| Studied by | albanology  |
| Dema 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  |
| Get characteristic | partly free country  |
| History of topic | history of Albania  |
| Related category | 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  |
| Country calling code | +355  |
| Trunk prefix | 0  |
| Emergency phone number | 112, 127, 128, 129  |
| GS1 country code | 530  |
| Licence plate code | AL  |
| Maritime identification digits | 201  |
| Unicode character | 🇦🇱  |
| Category for honorary citizens of entity | Q8942493  |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Albania  |

**Albania**, officially de **Republic of Albania**, be a country insyd Southeast Europe. E dey locate insyd de Balkans, on de Adriatic den Ionian Seas insyd de Mediterranean Sea, wey e dey share land borders plus Montenegro to de northwest, Kosovo to de northeast, North Macedonia to de east den Greece to de south. Plus an area of 28,748 km2 (11,100 sq mi), e get a varied range of climatic, geological, hydrological den morphological conditions. Albania ein landscapes range from rugged snow-capped mountains insyd de Albanian Alps den de Korab, Skanderbeg, Pindus den Ceraunian Mountains, to fertile lowland plains wey dey extend from de Adriatic den Ionian seacoasts. Tirana be de capital den largest city insyd de country, followed by Durrës, Vlorë, den Shkodër.

## Demography

### Urbanisation

depopulation.

| Largest cities den towns insyd Albania

According to de 2011 census dem conduct by Instituti i Statistikave (INSTAT) |
| --- |
| 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 |

## Administrative divisions

| Emblem | County | Capital | Area
(km2) | Population (2020) | HDI (2019) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|  | Berat | Berat | 1,798 | 122,003 | 0.782 |
|  | Dibër | Peshkopi | 2,586 | 115,857 | 0.754 |
|  | Durrës | Durrës | 766 | 290,697 | 0.802 |
|  | Elbasan | Elbasan | 3,199 | 270,074 | 0.784 |
|  | Fier | Fier | 1,890 | 289,889 | 0.767 |
|  | Gjirokastër | Gjirokastër | 2,884 | 59,381 | 0.794 |
|  | Korçë | Korçë | 3,711 | 204,831 | 0.790 |
|  | Kukës | Kukës | 2,374 | 75,428 | 0.749 |
|  | Lezhë | Lezhë | 1,620 | 122,700 | 0.769 |
|  | Shkodër | Shkodër | 3,562 | 200,007 | 0.784 |
|  | Tirana | Tirana | 1,652 | 906,166 | 0.820 |
|  | Vlorë | Vlorë | 2,706 | 188,922 | 0.802 |
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## Read further

* *History of the Party of Labor of Albania*. Tirana: Institute of Marxist–Leninist Studies, 1971. 691 p.
* Abrahams, Fred (2015). *Modern Albania: From Dictatorship to Democracy in Europe*. NYU Press. p. 384. ISBN 978-0-8147-0511-7.

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