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(Top) 1 General reference 2 Geography of Albania 2.1 Environment of Albania 2.1.1 Natural geographic features of Albania 2.2 Regions of Albania 2.2.1 Ecoregions of Albania 2.2.2 Administrative divisions of Albania 2.2.2.1 Counties of Albania 2.2.2.2 Municipalities of Albania 3 Government and politics of Albania 3.1 Branches of the government of Albania 3.1.1 Executive branch of the government of Albania 3.1.2 Legislative branch of the government of Albania 3.1.3 Judicial branch of the government of Albania 3.2 Foreign relations of Albania 3.2.1 International organization membership 3.3 Law and order in Albania 3.4 Military of Albania 3.5 Local government in Albania 4 History of Albania 4.1 By period 4.2 By field 5 Culture of Albania 5.1 Art in Albania 5.2 Sports in Albania 6 Economy and infrastructure of Albania 7 Education in Albania 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

Outline of Albania

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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:

The Republic of Albania – a sovereign state located on the Balkan PeninsulainSouth-eastern 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. The country has been a member of NATO since 2009.

General reference[edit]

An enlargeable basic map of Albania

Pronunciation: /ælˈbeɪniə/ ^ⓘ 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[edit]

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[edit]

An enlargeable satellite image of Albania

Environment of Albania

Natural geographic features of Albania[edit]

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]

	County	Capital	Municipalities
1.	Berat	Berat	Berat, Kuçovë, Poliçan, Skrapar, Ura Vajgurore
2.	Dibër	Peshkopi	Bulqizë, Dibër, Klos, Mat
3.	Durrës	Durrës	Durrës, Krujë, Shijak
4.	Elbasan	Elbasan	Belsh, Cërrik, Elbasan, Gramsh, Librazhd, Peqin, Prrenjas
5.	Fier	Fier	Divjakë, Fier, Lushnjë, Mallakastër, Patos, Roskovec
6.	Gjirokastër	Gjirokastër	Dropull, Gjirokastër, Këlcyrë, Libohovë, Memaliaj, Përmet, Tepelenë
7.	Korçë	Korçë	Devoll, Kolonjë, Korçë, Maliq, Pogradec, Pustec
8.	Kukës	Kukës	Has, Kukës, Tropojë
9.	Lezhë	Lezhë	Kurbin, Lezhë, Mirditë
10.	Shkodër	Shkodër	Fushë-Arrëz, Malësi e Madhe, Pukë, Shkodër, Vau i Dejës
11.	Tirana	Tirana	Kamëz, Kavajë, Rrogozhinë, Tirana, Vorë
12.	Vlorë	Vlorë	Delvinë, Finiq, Himarë, Konispol, Sarandë, Selenicë, Vlorë