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The map of Albania above comes from the CIA World Factbook which has now been taken offline with the following statement:

One of CIA’s oldest and most recognizable intelligence publications, The World Factbook, has sunset. The World Factbook served the Intelligence Community and the general public as a longstanding, one-stop basic reference about countries and communities around the globe.

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Where is Albania? Location Map

Albania Location Map

List of Land & Sea Borders For Albania

  1. Montenegro (Land + Sea): 186 km (116 miles) land / 150 km (93.2 miles) sea
  2. Greece (Land + Sea): 212 km (132 miles) land / 105 km (65.2 miles) sea
  3. North Macedonia (Land): 181 km (112 miles)
  4. Italy (Sea): 163 km (101 miles)
  5. Kosovo (Land): 112 km (69.6 miles)

Albania Facts

Full Official Name: Republic of Albania
Demonym: Albanian

Flag:

Albania Flag

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 Map of Albania

The climate map of Albania above was created by Beck, H.E., Zimmermann, N. E., McVicar, T. R., Vergopolan, N., Berg, A., & Wood, E. F.
Climate: mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter

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