Albania March 21, 2020 Adriatic Sea , Albania , associate member of the European Union , Balkan peninsula , Balkans , Canal d'Otrante , Drin , Europe , Kosovo , Lac de Skadar , Mediterranean Sea , Mer Ionienne , NATO , Ottoman Empire , Republika e Shqipërisë , Shqipëria , South Europe , Tirana , tourism Official name Republic of Albania Name in local language Republika e Shqipërisë (sq) Continent Europe Subcontinent Europe (outside the European Union) Population (ranking: 141e ) 2,870,324 inhabitants (2018) Population growth -0.22 % / year Area 28,748 km² Density 99.84 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 129e )15.059 billions $USD (2018) GDP/capita (ranking ) 5,254 $USD (2018) GDP growth 4.00 % / year (2018) Life expectancy (ranking ) 78.55 years (2017) Birth rate 11.00 ‰ (2016) Fertility rate 1.51 children / woman (2016) Death rate (ranking ) 7.40 ‰ (2016) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 8.00 ‰ (2017) Literacy rate 99.03 % (2015) Official languages Albanian Currency Lek (ALL) HDI (ranking: 96e )0.791 / 1 (2018) EPI (ranking )65.46 (2018) Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic Head of State President Ilir Meta National Day 28 November (independence of 1912) ISO Codes AL, ALB Demonym Albanian Tourists (ranking ) 5,375,174 people (2017)
A developing country on the doorstep of the European Union Albania is a state located in Southern Europe, in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula. It lies at the edge of the Adriatic Sea and the Ionian Sea. It has common borders with Montenegro to the north, Kosovo to the northeast, Macedonia to the east, and Greece to the south.
Vlora, Albania Tirana, capital of Albania. Photo: Albinfo Beach of Gjipe, Albania. Photo: Marcin Szala Urban areas (2018) Urban areas Population Tirana - Durrës 1,173,624 inhabitants Elbasan 141,714 inhabitants Shkodra (Shkodër) 135,612 inhabitants Vlora (Vlorë) 130,827 inhabitants Fier (Fieri) 120,655 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Counties (Prefekturë) Population Area Berat 127,431 inhabitants 1,798 km² Dibër 120,978 inhabitants 2,586 km² Durrës 289,628 inhabitants 766 km² Elbasan 278,547 inhabitants 3,199 km² Fier 298,144 inhabitants 1,891 km² Gjirokastër 62,952 inhabitants 2,884 km² Korçë 210,178 inhabitants 3,710 km² Kukës 77,394 inhabitants 2,373 km² Lezhë 126,800 inhabitants 1,620 km² Shkodër 204,994 inhabitants 3,561 km² Tirana 883,996 inhabitants 1,653 km² Vlorë 189,282 inhabitants 2,706 km²
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