Albania

Albanian Republic Republika e Shqipërisë (Albanian)
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: Ti Shqipëri, më jep nder, më jep emrin Shqipëtar You Albania, give me honour, give me the name Albanian
Anthem: Himni i Flamurit "Albanian National Anthem"
Location of Albania (green) in Europe (dark grey) – [Legend]

Capital and largest city	Tirana 41°19′N19°49′E / 41.317°N 19.817°E / 41.317; 19.817
Official languages	Albanian
Demonym	Albanian
Government	Unitary parliamentaryconstitutional republic
• President	Bujar Nishani
• Prime Minister	Edi Rama
Legislature	Kuvendi
Formation
• Principality of Arbanon	1190
• Anjou Kingdom of Albania	February 1272
• Princedom of Albania	1368
• League of Lezhë	2 March 1444
• Proclamation of independence from the Ottoman Empire	28 November 1912
• Principality of Albania(Recognised)	29 July 1913
• Albanian Republic(1st republic)	31 January 1925
• Albanian Kingdom	1 September 1928
• People's Republic of Albania(2nd republic)	11 January 1946
• People's Socialist Republic of Albania(3rd republic)	28 December 1976
• Republic of Albania (4th republic) Current constitution	29 April 1991 28 November 1998
Area
• Total	28,748 km² (11,100 sq mi) (143rd)
• Water (%)	4.7
Population
• January 2017 estimate	2,876,591^[1]
• 2011 census	2,821,977^[2]
• Density	98/km² (253.8/sq mi) (63rd)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$36.241 billion^[3]
• Per capita	$12,582^[3]
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$12.876 billion^[3]
• Per capita	$4,470^[3]
Gini (2013)	34.5^[4] medium
HDI (2015)	0.764^[5] high · 75th
Currency	Lek (ALL)
Time zone	CET(UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Drives on the	right
Calling code	355
ISO 3166 code	AL
Internet TLD	.al
Aromanian, Greek, Macedonian and other regional languages are government-recognised minority languages.

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Introduction

Geography

Demographics

Government

Economy

Energy

Telecommunications

Transportation

Military

Transnational Issues

Environment

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