# Albania

Albania

sovereign state, country| Inception | 28 Etswa Sowunko 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  |

**Alabania**, sunna yekpe **Republic of Albania**, kin wun yi dan Southeast Europe bo. Wun chi Balkans'o, eba nuwan Adriatic toh Ionian Seas dan mini Mediterranean Sea bo, chi de gangani be Montenegro gwalo yilazhin'o, kosovo gwapin Yilazhin'o, North Macedonia yilozun'o ah be Greece gwapin'o, wun de epe kin 28,748 km2 (11,100 sq mi), wun de rikpe zhi eba kin, Nuwan ah be ele toh efe zhi. Kin ta nyan Kin Albania de kin yiri kankara be pati zhi eba ke Albania Alps, Korab, Skanderbeg, Pindus ah be Ceraunian mountains, ah be Dana nan zhi ge ya nyagichi dzo dagan Adriatic toh Ionian seacoast zhi nan. tirana ga yi ezhiko na wancin gan ci kezhe yi ezhiti nyan kin wuncin nan'o, ta zuman'u bo yi Durrës, vlorë ah be Shkodër.

Albania de lile gwata ezhimi Illyrian ke Ardiaei, bylliones, dassaretii, enchele, ah be Taulantians, keba be Chaonians na zhi kpe do zhi gwalo yilozun'o nan. Eba kaman de dankun ko gwata Greeks zhi'o eko Albanian coast, nan ah kpeye gan nan Apollonia. Ezhimi Illyrian ga yi ezhimi nan dokun gan chi kezhe de kagbo gan ezan na Macedon be na. Zuman eku Illyrian zhi'o, Albania be'a de kpikpe lo Roman empire chi dan gwata Byzantine Empire'o kamina wun kpe fi zo nan.

Eka middle ages zhi'o, gwala mulki Albania sashi kezhe'a ya nyin tinya, nan tiye gan nan yi gwata mulki Arbanon, kingdom of Albania, principality of Albania ah be Albania Veneta.
ela 15th century, Albania be'a zhe tsukun robo ya bibe Ottoman dan gwata mulki Gjergj kastrioti Skanderbeg'o, nan ekun nyan mulki'u fe ka bibe Ottoman har eya shi nan. Ama wun be'a de zhi zhe be ottoman empire, Albania fe tswa didan nyanba zhi har century guni nan zandonci fe jin'a mulki nan. Ela 19th century. Albania fe la nyanci ti tacin'a tu ela (1912), chi de zuman gba mulki Etsu toh etun gwa eza den zhi ela 20th century, chi de mulki communist gwata Enver Hoxha'o.

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