The Flag of Albania

The Coat of arms of Albania

The location of Albania

Flagmap of Albania

An enlargeable map of the Republic of Albania

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Albania:

Republic of Albania – sovereign country located on the Balkan Peninsula in Southern Europe.^[1] It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the west, and on the Ionian Sea to the southwest. It is less than 100 km (62 mi) from Italy, across the Strait of Otranto. Albania is a parliamentary democracy that is transforming its economy into a market-oriented system. The Albanian capital, Tirana, is home to 350,000 of the country's 3.6 million population. As a result of the opening of the country in the post-communist era, Albania is now undergoing a development boom as its telecommunications, transport and utilities infrastructure is being revamped.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Albania

• Pronunciation: /ælˈbeɪniə/ (listen) al-BAY-nee-ə
• Common English country name: Albania
• Official English country name: The Republic of Albania
• Common endonym(s): List of countries and capitals in native languages Shqipëria/Shqipëri, Shqipnia/Shqipni
• Official endonym(s): List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states Republika e Shqipërisë
• Adjectival(s): Albanian
• Demonym(s): Albanian (Albanian: Shqiptar)
• Etymology: Name of Albania
• International rankings of Albania
• ISO country codes: AL, ALB, 008
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AL
• Internet country code top-level domain: .al

Geography of Albania

An enlargeable topographic map of Albania

Geography of Albania

• Albania is: a country
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere
  • Northern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Europe
        • Southern Europe
          • Balkans (also known as "Southeastern Europe")
  • Time zone: Central European Time (UTC+01), Central European Summer Time (UTC+02)
  • Extreme points of Albania
    • High: Maja e Korabit 2,764 m (9,068 ft)
    • Low: Adriatic Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 717 km

 Greece 282 km

 Montenegro 172 km

 North Macedonia 151 km

 Kosovo 112 km

• Coastline: 362 km

• Population of Albania: 3,600,523 people (2007 estimate) - 130th most populous country
• Area of Albania: 28,748 km² (11,100 sq mi) - 139th largest country
• Atlas of Albania

Environment of Albania

An enlargeable satellite image of Albania

Environment of Albania

• Climate of Albania
• Protected areas of Albania
  • National parks of Albania
• Wildlife of Albania
  • Fauna of Albania
    • Birds of Albania
    • Mammals of Albania

Natural geographic features of Albania

• Glaciers of Albania
• Islands of Albania
• Lakes of Albania
• Mountains of Albania
• Rivers of Albania
• World Heritage Sites in Albania

Regions of Albania

Regions of Albania

Ecoregions of Albania

List of ecoregions in Albania

• Ecoregions in Albania

Administrative divisions of Albania

Administrative divisions of Albania

• Counties of Albania
  • Municipalities of Albania

Counties of Albania

Counties of Albania

Albania is divided into twelve counties (Albanian: qarku, sing. qark (official term); but often prefektura, sing. prefekturë, sometimes translated as prefecture). Each contains several municipalities:^[2]

Municipalities of Albania

Municipalities of Albania Since the 2015 local administration reform, there are 61 municipalities in Albania.

Government and politics of Albania

Politics of Albania

• Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
• Capital of Albania: Tirana
• Elections in Albania
• Political parties in Albania
• Political scandals of Albania
• Taxation in Albania

Branches of the government of Albania

Government of Albania

Executive branch of the government of Albania

• Head of state: President of Albania
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Albania
  • List of prime ministers of Albania
• Council of Ministers of Albania

Legislative branch of the government of Albania

• Parliament of Albania: Assembly of the Republic of Albania (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Albania

Judicial system of Albania

• Constitutional Court of Albania
• Supreme Court of Albania
  • Administrative Courts in Albania
  • Appeals courts of Albania
    • District courts in Albania

Foreign relations of Albania

Foreign relations of Albania

• Albanian passport
• Diplomatic missions in Albania
• Diplomatic missions of Albania
• Albania–Kosovo relations
• Albanian-Greek relations

International organization membership

The Republic of Albania is a member of:^[1]

• Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone (BSEC)
• Central European Initiative (CEI)
• Council of Europe (CE)
• Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Albania

Law of Albania

• Capital punishment in Albania
• Constitution of Albania
• Crime in Albania
  • Albanian mafia
• Human rights in Albania
  • LGBT rights in Albania
  • Freedom of religion in Albania
• Law enforcement in Albania
  • Albanian Police

Military of Albania

Military of Albania

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Albania
      • Albanian Joint Forces Command
        • Rapid Reaction Brigade
        • Commando Regiment
        • Albanian Air Brigade
        • Albanian Navy Brigade
        • Area Support Brigade
      • Albanian Support Command
• Forces
  • Army of Albania
  • Navy of Albania
  • Air Force of Albania
  • Special forces of Albania
  • Weapons of mass destruction in Albania - None
• Military history of Albania
• Military ranks of Albania

Local government in Albania

Local government in Albania

History of Albania

By period

• Origin of the Albanians
• Prehistory
  • Prehistoric Balkans
    • Illyria and Illyrians
• Ancient Albania
  • Illyricum (Roman province) (229 B.C.)
• Albania in the Middle Ages (4th - 12th century)
  • Barbarian invasions of Albania and the Early Middle Ages
  • Albania in the Early Middle Ages
  • Albania in the Late Middle Ages
• Ottoman era
  • History of Ottoman Albania (1385 - 1912)
  • Albania Veneta
• Albanian nationalism and independence (1912)
• History of Albania (1919–1939) (World War I, and the Great Depression era)
  • Principality of Albania (1914–1925)
  • Albanian Republic (1925–1928)
  • Kingdom of Albania (1928–39) (1928–1939)
• Military history of Albania during World War II
  • Italian invasion of Albania (1939)
  • Albania under Italy (1939–1943)
  • Albania under Nazi Germany (1943–1944)
  • Albanian Resistance of World War II
• History of Communist Albania (1944–1992)
  • Socialist People's Republic of Albania (1944–1992)
• History of post-Communist Albania (since 1992)
  • Accession of Albania to the European Union

By field

• Albanian sworn virgins
• Military history of Albania
  • Albania and weapons of mass destruction

Culture of Albania

Culture of Albania

• Architecture of Albania
• Cuisine of Albania
• Languages of Albania
  • Albanian language
• Media in Albania
• National symbols of Albania
  • Coat of arms of Albania
  • Flag of Albania
  • National anthem of Albania
• People of Albania
• Prostitution in Albania
• Public holidays in Albania
• Religion in Albania
  • Christianity in Albania
  • Islam in Albania
  • Judaism in Albania
• World Heritage Sites in Albania

Art in Albania

• Art in Albania
• Cinema of Albania
• Literature of Albania
• Music of Albania
• Television in Albania
• Theatre in Albania

Sports in Albania

Sports in Albania

• Albania at the Olympics
• Football in Albania
  • Albanian Football Association
  • Albania national football team
  • Albania national under-21 football team
  • Albanian Superliga

Economy and infrastructure of Albania

Economy of Albania

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 112th (one-hundred twelfth)
• Agriculture in Albania
• Banking in Albania
  • National Bank of Albania
  • Banks in Albania
• Communications in Albania
  • Internet in Albania
  • News in Albania
• Companies of Albania
• Currency of Albania: Lek
  • ISO 4217: ALL
• Energy in Albania
  • Energy in Albania
  • Energy policy of Albania
  • Oil industry in Albania
• Health care in Albania
• Mining in Albania
• Tirana Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Albania
• Visa policy of Albania
• Transport in Albania
  • Airports in Albania
  • Rail transport in Albania
  • Vehicular transport
    • Roads in Albania
    • Vehicle registration plates of Albania

Education in Albania

Education in Albania

• Academic grading in Albania
• Schools in Albania
• Universities in Albania