# Albania

Albania

sovereign state, country| Inception | 28 Sipaolg kiuugu 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  |
| 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  |
| Has 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  |
| 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  |
| Unicode character | 🇦🇱  |
| Category for honorary citizens of entity | Q8942493  |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of Albania  |

**Albani** (/ælˈbeɪniə, ɔːl-/ i a(w) l-BAY-nee-ə; Albani: Shqipëri or Shqipëria),[a] yaa Albani (Albani: Republika e Shqipërisë),[b] yaa tẽng sẽn be Erop goabg la goabga. A bee Balkans, Adriatik la Ioniẽ mogrã pʋgẽ, Mediterane mogrã pʋgẽ, la a tara tãnsob-n-soods ne Montɛnégro rɩtg goabga, Kosovo rɩtg goabga, Masedoni rɩtg goabga la Gɛrk goabga. Ne a zĩig sẽn yaa 28 748 km2 (111 100 sq mi), a tara zĩig sẽn yaa toor-toore, sẽn kẽed ne zĩigã sẽn yaa to-to wã, a sẽn yaa to-to wã, a sẽn yaa to-to wã, a sẽn yaa to-to wã, a sẽn yaa to-to wã. Albani tẽn-gãonga yaa tãens sẽn gãneg ne sa-kẽeng sẽn be Albani Alpes la Korab, Skanderbeg, Pindus la Ceraunian tãensã, n tɩ tãag tẽn-kɩrems sẽn tar kood sẽn zãad sẽn sɩng ne Adriatik la Ioni mogrã kʋɩl-koakã. Tirana yaa tẽnga na-tẽng la tẽn-kãseng sẽn yaa kãseng n yɩɩdã, tɩ Durrës, Vlorë, la Shkodër pʋgd-a.

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