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Albania

Republic of Albania
Republika e Shqipërisë
Flag of Albania
Coat of arms of Albania
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Ti Shqipëri, më jep nder, më jep emrin Shqipëtar
You Albania, give me honour, give me the name Albanian
Anthem: Himni i Flamurit
"Albanian National Anthem"
Location of  Albania  (green)in Europe  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]
Location of  Albania  (green)

in Europe  (dark grey)  –  [Legend]

Capital
and largest city
Tirana
41°19′N 19°49′E / 41.317°N 19.817°E / 41.317; 19.817
Official languages Albanian
Demonym Albanian
Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic
• President
Bujar Nishani
Edi Rama
Legislature Kuvendi
Formation
1190
February 1272
1368
2 March 1444
• Proclamation of independence from the Ottoman Empire
28 November 1912
• Principality of Albania (Recognised)
29 July 1913
• Albanian Republic (1st republic)
31 January 1925
1 September 1928
• People's Republic of Albania (2nd republic)
11 January 1946
28 December 1976
• Republic of Albania (4th republic)
Current constitution
29 April 1991

28 November 1998
Area
• Total
28,748 km2 (11,100 sq mi) (143rd)
• Water (%)
4.7
Population
• July 2016 estimate
3,038,594
• 2011 census
2,821,977
• Density
98/km2 (253.8/sq mi) (63rd)
GDP (PPP) 2017 estimate
• Total
$36.241 billion
• Per capita
$12,582
GDP (nominal) 2017 estimate
• Total
$12.876 billion
• Per capita
$4,470
Gini (2013) 34.5
medium
HDI (2014) Increase 0.733
high · 85th
Currency Lek (ALL)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)
CEST (UTC+2)
Date format dd/mm/yyyy
Drives on the right
Calling code 355
ISO 3166 code AL
Internet TLD .al
  1. Aromanian, Greek, Macedonian and other regional languages are government-recognised minority languages.

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Albania (Listeni/ælˈbniə, ɔːl-/, a(w)l-BAY-nee-ə; Albanian: Shqipëri/Shqipëria; Gheg Albanian: Shqipni/Shqipnia, Shqypni/Shqypnia), officially the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë, pronounced [ɾɛpuˈblika ɛ ʃcipəˈɾiːsə]), is a country in Southeast Europe, bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east, and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the west and on the Ionian Sea to the southwest. It is less than 72 km (45 mi) from Italy, across the Strait of Otranto which connects the Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea.


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