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.

Landlocked

No 3

Income Group

Upper-Middle 4

Government Type

Republic 3

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)

Kosovo

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: Kosovo

North Macedonia

Source CIA World Factbook (factbook.json archive): The World Factbook archive: North Macedonia

Strait of Otranto

Has Capital

Tirana

Tirana is the capital of Albania.

Source Tirana (Wikipedia)

In the Other Atlases

Nationals Include

Vera Grabocka

Also in Film and Media Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Vera Grabocka (Wikipedia)Lead sentence [nationality]

Quote, Lead sentence [nationality]

is an Albanian television director and television producer

Darian Pavli

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Fiona Papajorgji

Also in Law Atlas: a national of this subject.

Edi Rama

Also in Political Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Edi Rama (Wikipedia)Lead

Quote, Lead

Edvin Kristaq "Edi" Rama (born 4 July 1964) is an Albanian politician, artist, writer, and former professional basketball player who has served as prime minister of Albania since 2013 and as chairman of the Socialist Party of Albania since 2005.

Enver Hoxha

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

Bekim Balaj

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Bekim Balaj (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

is an Albanian professional footballer

Eklent Kaçi

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Eklent Kaçi (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

is an Albanian professional pool player

Majlinda Kelmendi

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Majlinda Kelmendi (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

She is also a citizen of Albania and has an Albanian passport.

Nick Malai

Also in Sport and Games Atlas: a national of this subject.

Source Nick Malai (Wikipedia)Lead, nationality

Quote, Lead, nationality

is an Albanian professional pool player

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

Location Of

Greco-Italian War

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Greco-Italian War (source article)Infobox: location

Quote, Infobox: location

Greece and Southern Albania

Kosovo War

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Kosovo War - WikipediaInfobox: location

Quote, Infobox: location

Kosovo, FR Yugoslavia with incursions into Albania (OSCE report)

Ottoman-Venetian War (1463-1479)

Also in War and Military Atlas: which took place in this subject.

Source Ottoman-Venetian War (1463-1479) (Wikipedia)Lead, Venetian holdings

Quote, Lead, Venetian holdings

it resulted in the loss of several Venetian holdings in Albania and Greece, most importantly the island of Negroponte (Euboea), which had been a Venetian protectorate for centuries.

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.