Albania (Balkans)
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Albanian Republic
Republika e Shqipërisë (Albanian)
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Motto: Ti Shqipëri, më jep nder, më jep emrin Shqipëtar
You Albania, give me honour, give me the name Albanian |
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| Capital and largest city |
Tirana 41°19′N 19°49′E / 41.317°N 19.817°E |
| Official languages | Albanian |
| Demonym | Albanian |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic |
| Ilir Meta | |
| Edi Rama | |
| Legislature | Kuvendi |
| Formation | |
| 1190 | |
| February 1272 | |
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| 2 March 1444 | |
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• Proclamation of independence from the Ottoman Empire
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28 November 1912 |
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• Principality of Albania (Recognised)
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29 July 1913 |
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• Albanian Republic (1st republic)
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31 January 1925 |
| 1 September 1928 | |
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• People's Republic of Albania (2nd republic)
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11 January 1946 |
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• People's Socialist Republic of Albania (3rd republic)
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28 December 1976 |
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• Republic of Albania (4th republic)
Current constitution |
29 April 1991 28 November 1998 |
| Area | |
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• Total
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28,748 km2 (11,100 sq mi) (140th) |
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• Water (%)
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4.7 |
| Population | |
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• January 2017 estimate
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2,876,591 |
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• 2011 census
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2,821,977 |
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• Density
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98/km2 (253.8/sq mi) (63rd) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
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• Total
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$36.241 billion |
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• Per capita
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$12,582 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
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• Total
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$12.876 billion |
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• Per capita
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$4,470 |
| Gini (2013) | 34.5 medium |
| HDI (2015) |
 0.764high · 75th |
| Currency | Lek (ALL) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
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• Summer (DST)
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CEST (UTC+2) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Drives on the | right |
| Calling code | 355 |
| ISO 3166 code | AL |
| Internet TLD | .al |
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of Albania
(INSTAT Population and Housing Census 2011) |
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 Tirana  Durrës |
Rank | City | Population | Rank | City | Population |
 Gjirokastër  Sarandë |
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| 1 | Tirana | 418,495 | 11 | Kavajë | 20,192 | |||||
| 2 | Durrës | 113,249 | 12 | Gjirokastër | 19,836 | |||||
| 3 | Vlorë | 79,513 | 13 | Sarandë | 17,233 | |||||
| 4 | Shkodër | 78,703 | 14 | Laç | 17,086 | |||||
| 5 | Elbasan | 77,075 | 15 | Kukës | 16,719 | |||||
| 6 | Fier | 55,845 | 16 | Patos | 15,937 | |||||
| 7 | Korçë | 51,152 | 17 | Lezhë | 15,510 | |||||
| 8 | Berat | 32,606 | 18 | Peshkopi | 13,251 | |||||
| 9 | Lushnjë | 31,105 | 19 | Kuçovë | 12,654 | |||||
| 10 | Pogradec | 20,848 | 20 | Krujë | 11,721 | |||||
in Europe (dark grey) – [Legend]
Albania (/ælˈbeɪniə, ɔːl-/, a(w)l-BAY-nee-ə; Albanian: Shqipëri/Shqipëria; Gheg Albanian: Shqipni/Shqipnia or Shqypni/Shqypnia), officially the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë, pronounced [ɾɛpuˈblika ɛ ʃcipəˈɾiːsə]), is a country in Southern and Southeastern Europe. The country spans 28,748 square kilometres (11,100 square miles) and had a total population of almost 3 million people as of 2016[update]. Albania is located in the southwestern part of the Balkan Peninsula, bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east, and Greece to the south and southeast. The country has a coastline on the northern shore of the Mediterranean Sea, the Adriatic Sea to the west and the Ionian Sea to the southwest, forming the Albanian Riviera. Albania is less than 72 km (45 mi) from Italy, across the Strait of Otranto which connects the Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea. Albania is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic with the capital in Tirana, the country's largest city and main economic and commercial centre, followed by Durrës. The country's other major cities include Vlorë, Sarandë, Shkodër, Berat, Korçë, Gjirokastër and Fier.
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