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Albania

country in southeastern Europe
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Albania is a country in Europe.[1] It was established on November 28, 1912. Its capital is Tirana.

The official language is Albanian.[2] Its population is 2.8M (2023). The area is 29k.[3]

Its time zone is Central European Time, UTC+01:00, and UTC+02:00.

World Factbook

CIA reference data · 4 sections
Geography
Location
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece to the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north
Climate
mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter
Terrain
mostly mountains and hills; small plains along coast
Natural resources
petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower, arable land
People & Society
Religions
Muslim 56.7%, Roman Catholic 10%, Orthodox 6.8%, atheist 2.5%, Bektashi (a Sufi order) 2.1%, other 5.7%, unspecified 16.2% (2011 est.)
Government
Government type
parliamentary republic
Independence
28 November 1912 (from the Ottoman Empire)
National holiday
Independence Day, 28 November (1912), also known as Flag Day
Legal system
civil law system except in the northern rural areas where customary law known as the "Code of Leke" is still present
Economy
Real GDP (purchasing power parity)
$51.36 billion (2024 est.)
Real GDP per capita
$18,900 (2024 est.)
Real GDP growth rate
4% (2024 est.)
Inflation rate (consumer prices)
2.2% (2024 est.)
Unemployment rate
10.3% (2024 est.)
Exports - partners
Italy 41%, Greece 10%, Germany 5%, Spain 5%, Serbia 4% (2023)
Imports - partners
Italy 22%, China 11%, Turkey 9%, Germany 7%, Greece 6% (2023)
Source: CIA World Factbook · public domain (US gov work, 17 USC §105) · fetched 2026-05-06

Key Facts

  • Ethnic group: Albanians[3], Greeks[4], Vlachs[5], Romani people[6], Macedonians[7], Montenegrins in Albania[8], Egyptians[9]
  • Country: Albania[10]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Adriatic Sea[11], Mediterranean Sea[12], Ionian Sea[13]
  • Head of government: Edi Rama[14]
  • Continent: Europe[15]
  • Instance of: unitary state[16], republic[17], Mediterranean country[18], country[19]
  • Head of state: Ilir Meta[20], Bajram Begaj[21]
  • Capital: Tirana[22]
  • Official language: Albanian[23]
  • Currency: Albanian lek[24]
  • Shares border with: Greece[25], North Macedonia[26], Serbia[27], Montenegro[28], European Union[29], Kosovo[30]
  • Top-level Internet domain: .al[31]
  • Anthem: Himni i Flamurit[32]
  • Basic form of government: parliamentary system[33]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Berat County[34], Dibra County[35], Durrës County[36], Elbasan County[37], Fier County[38], Gjirokastër County[39], Korçë County[40], Kukës County[41], Lezhë County[42], Shkodër County[43], Tirana County[44], Vlorë County[45]
  • Flag: flag of Albania[46]
  • Legislative body: Parliament of Albania[47]
  • Highest judicial authority: Supreme Court of Albania[48], Constitutional Court of Albania[49]
  • Coat of arms: coat of arms of Albania[50]
  • Commons category: Albania[51]
  • Licence plate code: AL[52]
  • Located in time zone: Central European Time[53], UTC+01:00[54], UTC+02:00[55], Europe/Tirane[56]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for Albania include Albanians[57], an inhabitant[58]; Lilium albanicum[59], a taxon[60]; and piazza Albania[61], a square[62], in Italy[63].

Why It Matters

Albania has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[64] Albania is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[65]

Works attributed to Albania include Invocation of the Vienna (Human Dimension) Mechanism on the Situation in Georgia[66], a document[67]. Entities named for Albania include Albanians[57], an inhabitant[58]; Lilium albanicum[59], a taxon[60]; and piazza Albania[61], a square[62], in Italy[63].

Related Entities

Academy of Film and Multimedia Marubi Afghanistan Agricultural University of Tirana Albania Albanian lek Albano Carrisi Albanopolis Aldent University Aleksandër Moisiu University of Durrës Aleksandër Xhuvani University in Elbasan Alfred Moisiu American University of Tirana Amir Rrahmani Andi Lila Anna Oxa Ansi Agolli Arilena Ara Arlind Ajeti Armando Broja Armando Sadiku Aulon Aurela Gaçe Australia Austria Bajram Begaj Bajram Curri Bamir Topi Bedër University Bekim Balaj Berat Djimsiti

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  11. [23] ↑ . Constitution of Albania. wikidata.org.
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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [66] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
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  3. [59] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [61] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [67] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [58] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [60] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [62] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [63] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [64] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [65] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23h ago · BorkedBot bot · 2026-10-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Subject named as: Albania, update metadata from fandom API ([[:toolforge:editgroups/b/CB/fb2d267272cf|details]])"
  2. 3d ago · Tomodachi94 · 2026-10-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → countries:Albania, gta:Albania, de.gta:Albanien +1
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Fandom article id: historica:Albania, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/299553509|Albania (#299553509)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8197|Historica Wiki"
  3. 5d ago · Sadads · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14968 → list of bridges of Lyon
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  4. 6d ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Diplomatic relation → United States, Germany, Italy +24
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Diplomatic relation: Romania"
  5. 6d ago · Profesorul Blazat · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 387
    Wikipedia languages → ['ab', 'abstract', 'ace', 'ady', 'af', 'als', 'am', 'ami', 'an', 'ang', 'ann', '
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Life expectancy: 78.345 year"
  6. 5w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000813
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/54972|batch #54972]]"
  7. 5w ago · GregMcCollum · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cantic id → 981061224038706706
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Cantic id: 981061224038706706, add P9984 claim: 981061224038706706"
  8. 11w ago · WikiLucas00 · 2026-08-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q7026 (cat)-Millars-Albània.wav, Lb-Albanien.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Albania.wav +4
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q33573 (kin)-Adygrafix250-Alubaniya.wav"
  9. 12w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates of geographic center → {'lat': 41.1533, 'lon': 20.1683}
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/44771|batch #44771]]"
  10. 12w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Greece, North Macedonia, Serbia +6
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000813
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Nhk one news topic id: 0002851"
  11. 12w ago · Ђидо · 2026-07-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Shares border with → Greece, North Macedonia, Serbia +6
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ Shares border with: Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia"
  12. 13w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14470 → Locations/Albania
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Locations/Albania, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  13. 13w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → LL-Q7026 (cat)-Millars-Albània.wav, Lb-Albanien.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Albania.wav +4
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Albania.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
  14. 13w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → combine harvester
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q26886, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/a6710164cdc|details]])"
  15. 15w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Idref id → 027501302, 026436248
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  16. 19w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → g0005165-Albanie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: g0005165-Albanie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
  17. 22w ago · Trade · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → albania
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: albania, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289912283|albania (#289912283)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n'm"
  18. 23w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → countries:Albania, gta:Albania, de.gta:Albanien +1
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    Dbnl country id → alban01
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Dbnl country id: alban01, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257631|batch #257631]]"
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