Republic of Albania
Republika e Shqipërisë |
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Capital
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41°19′N19°49′E / 41.317°N 19.817°E / 41.317; 19.817 |
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| Official languages | Albanian |
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| Recognised minority languages | |
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| Demonym(s) | Albanian |
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| Government | Unitaryparliamentaryconstitutional republic |
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| Ilir Meta |
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| Edi Rama |
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| Legislature | Kuvendi |
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| Establishment history |
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| 1190 |
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| February 1272 |
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| 1368 |
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| 2 March 1444 |
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| 28 November 1912 |
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| 29 July 1913 |
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| 31 January 1925 |
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| 1 September 1928 |
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| 11 January 1946 |
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| 28 December 1976 |
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| 29 April 1991
28 November 1998 |
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| Area |
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• Total | 28,748 km2 (11,100 sq mi) (140th) |
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• Water (%) | 4.7 |
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| Population |
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• January 2017 estimate |  2,876,591[1] |
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• 2011 census | 2,821,977[2] |
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• Density | 98/km2 (253.8/sq mi) (63rd) |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $38.315 billion[3] |
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• Per capita | $13,330[3] |
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| GDP (nominal) | 2018 estimate |
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• Total | $15.121 billion[3] |
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• Per capita | $5,261[3] |
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| Gini (2013) | 34.5[4]
medium |
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| HDI (2018) | 0.785[5]
high · 68th |
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| Currency | Lek (ALL) |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
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| UTC+2 (CEST) |
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| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
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| Driving side | right |
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| Calling code | +355 |
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| ISO 3166 code | AL |
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| Internet TLD | .al |
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