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Albania

ألبانيا

EuropeSoutheast Europe

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Key facts

Official name
Republic of Albania
Name in Arabic
ألبانيا
Capital
Tirana
Region
Europe
Subregion
Southeast Europe
Official languages
Albanian
Currency
Albanian Lek · L · ALL
Area
28,748 km²
Coastline
Yes

Neighbours

About Albania

Albania is a country in Southeast Europe, one of the 45 countries of Europe on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Republic of Albania. In Arabic, the name is written ألبانيا, and the capital تيرانا. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Albania is Tirana. Tirana lies at about 41° north and 20° east. The official language of Albania is Albanian. Its currency is the Albanian Lek, with the symbol ⁨L⁩ and the international code ALL.

Albania covers about 28,748 square kilometres, which puts it 140th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 3 countries: Greece, North Macedonia, and Montenegro. The largest of these neighbours by area is Greece. Other countries in Southeast Europe include Romania, Bulgaria, and Serbia. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Europe quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Albania with the other countries of the same region.

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