
Albania Location Map

Albania Facts
Full Official Name: Republic of Albania
Demonym: Albanian
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Area
Total Area: 28,748 km²
Total Land Area: 27,398 km²
Total Water Area: 1,350 km²
Demographics
Population: 3,107,100
Population Growth Rate: 0.16% (2024 est.)
Largest City: Tirana (Population: 598,176)
Ethnic Groups: Albanian 82.6%, Greek 0.9%, other 1% (including Vlach, Romani, Macedonian, Montenegrin, and Egyptian), unspecified 15.5% (2011 est.)
Languages: Albanian 98.8% (official – derived from Tosk dialect), Greek 0.5%, other 0.6% (including Macedonian, Romani, Vlach, Turkish, Italian, and Serbo-Croatian), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)
Religions: Muslim 56.7%, Roman Catholic 10%, Orthodox 6.8%, atheist 2.5%, Bektashi (a Sufi order) 2.1%, other 5.7%, unspecified 16.2% (2011 est.)
Economy
Currency: Lek
Real GDP at Purchasing Power Parity ($ PPP): $49.592 billion (2023 est.)
GDP per capita (PPP): $18,100 (2023 est.)
Exports Value Per Year: $9.178 billion (2023 est.)
Biggest Export Partners: Italy 41%, Greece 10%, Spain 7%, Germany 5%, China 4% (2022)
Imports Value Per Year: $10.373 billion (2023 est.)
Biggest Import Partners: Italy 25%, Turkey 14%, Greece 12%, China 10%, Germany 5% (2022)
Government
Type: parliamentary republic
Capital City: Tirana (Tirane) (Population: 598,176)
Other Facts
Time Zone: UTC+1 (CET), UTC+2 (CEST) (DST)
Country Code: AL
Internet TLD: .al
Climate Map of Albania

Climate: mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter