Albania
Republic of Albania
Albania sits in Southeast Europe and uses ALL - Albanian lek (L). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Tirana
526K
Durrës
153.6K
Elbasan
66.8K
Population
2.4M
2,402,113 people
Area
28.7K km2
28,748 square kilometers
Density
84/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Tirana
41.32, 19.82
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Albania, officially listed here as Republic of Albania, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Albania, AL, ALB, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Albania is grouped under Europe, more specifically Southeast Europe, with Europe shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 2,402,113 people and a land area of 28,748 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 84 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 41, 20, while the capital coordinate reference is 41.32, 19.82. Albania shares listed land borders with MNE, GRC, MKD, UNK, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Tirana (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Tirana, Durrës, Elbasan, Vlorë and Kamëz. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Albania, capital of Albania, and major urban areas in Albania. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary parliamentary republic. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include NATO and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Albania uses calling code +355, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+01:00. The number format uses . as the thousands separator and , as the decimal separator. The week starts on monday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists ALL - Albanian lek (L), while language records include Albanian. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as AL. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 29.4 for 2020.
How to use this profile
This Albania profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
AL / ALB
Top-level domains
.al
Continents
Europe
Border countries
MNE, GRC, MKD, UNK
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
AL
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Albania is represented by the AL country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Tirana
Tiranë
526,017
primary
#2
Durrës
Durrës
153,614
admin
#3
Elbasan
Elbasan
66,834
admin
#4
Vlorë
Vlorë
66,320
admin
#5
Kamëz
Tiranë
61,739
City
Governance
Government type
Unitary parliamentary republic
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
monday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
. thousands, , decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+355
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+01:00
Languages
Albanian
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
29.4
2020