Country

Albania

Also Known As Republic of Albania

Southern Europe

Albania is a country in Southeast Europe on the Balkan Peninsula, bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east, and Greece to the south, with a coastline on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. It declared independence from the Ottoman Empire on 28 November 1912. It is a unitary parliamentary republic. Its capital is Tirana. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Capital

Tirana 2

Population

2,335,930 2

2026 census figure, from Albania's own Wikipedia infobox.

Population Estimate Year

2026 2

Area (sq km)

28,748 2

Independence or Founding Year

1912 2

Albania declared independence from the Ottoman Empire on 28 November 1912.

Classification

Sovereignty Status

UN Member State 1

Albania

Connections

Associated With

Kosovo

Kosovo is bordered by Albania to the southwest.

Source Kosovo (Wikipedia)

Tirana County is associated with Albania.

Source Tirana County (Wikipedia)

Bordered By Water

Adriatic Sea

Albania has a coast on the Adriatic.

Source Adriatic Sea (Wikipedia)

Strait of Otranto

Has Capital

Tirana

Tirana is the capital of Albania.

Source Tirana (Wikipedia)

In the Other Atlases

Nationals Include

Darian Pavli

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Fiona Papajorgji

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Enver Hoxha

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: a national of this subject.

Origin Of

Albanian Cuisine

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Ballokume

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Fërgesë

Also in Food and Drink Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Anastasius I Dicorus

Also in History Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikidata: Anastasius I Dicorus

Blood Feud

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Feudopening sectiontier 3

Quote, opening section

Montenegrin culture calls this krvna osveta, meaning "blood revenge", which had unspoken but highly valued rules. In Albanian culture it is called gjakmarrja and usually lasts for generations.

Vlachs

Also in Society and Culture Atlas: which originated in this subject.

Source Wikipedia: VlachsIntroduction, paragraph 2, location clause

Quote, Introduction, paragraph 2, location clause

who live south of the Danube, in Albania, Bulgaria, northern Greece, North Macedonia and eastern Serbia

Site Of

Antea Cement

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Birra Tirana

Also in Business Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Bank of Albania

Also in Economics Atlas: which is located in this subject.

Trans-Adriatic Pipeline Project

Also in Energy Atlas: which is located in this subject.