Albania

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Albania is a Balkan country in Southeastern Europe known for its mountainous landscapes, Adriatic and Ionian coastlines, and a history shaped by Ottoman rule, communism, and post–Cold War transition.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country in Europe
sovereign state
borderedBy Greece
Kosovo
Montenegro
North Macedonia
callingCode +355
candidateFor European Union membership
capital Tirana
climateType Mediterranean climate
coatOfArms Coat of arms of Albania
continent Europe
currency Albanian lek
demonym Albanian
drivesOnThe right
flag Flag of Albania
geographyFeature mountainous terrain
governmentType parliamentary republic
hasCoastlineOn Adriatic Sea
Ionian Sea
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of Albania
headOfStateTitle President of Albania
highestPoint Mount Korab
historicalEvent declaration of independence in 1912
historicalPeriod Ottoman Empire
surface form: Ottoman rule

communist era
independenceDate 1912-11-28
independenceFrom Ottoman Empire
internetTLD .al
ISO3166-1Alpha2 AL
ISO3166-1Alpha3 ALB
largestCity Tirana
legislature Kuvendi i Shqipërisë
Kuvendi i Shqipërisë
surface form: Parliament of Albania
locatedIn Balkans
Balkans
surface form: Southeastern Europe
majorReligion Christianity
Islam
nativeName Albania self-linksurface differs
surface form: Republika e Shqipërisë
officialLanguage Albanian language
surface form: Albanian
officialName Albania self-linksurface differs
surface form: Republic of Albania
partOf Council of Europe
NATO
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
World Trade Organization
region Western Balkans
shortNativeName Albania self-linksurface differs
surface form: Shqipëria
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
UNMemberState true
usesScript Latin alphabet

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Coat of arms of Albania hasMotto Albania
this entity surface form: Republika e Shqipërisë
Coat of arms of Albania textOnEmblem Albania
this entity surface form: Republika e Shqipërisë
Coat of arms of Albania adoptedBy Albania
this entity surface form: Republic of Albania
Vlach (in some contexts) recognizedMinorityIn Albania
subject surface form: Vlach (Aromanian people)
Vlach (in some contexts) significantPopulationIn Albania
subject surface form: Vlach (Aromanian people)
Vlach language spokenIn Albania
Eastern Romance spokenIn Albania
Lake Ohrid country Albania
Lake Ohrid basinCountry Albania
Šar Mountains country Albania
Albanian Sigurimi country Albania
Albanian resistance country Albania
Albanian resistance location Albania
Lake Prespa locatedIn Albania
Lake Prespa countryBorder Albania
Lake Prespa basinCountry Albania
Lake Prespa sharedBy Albania
Corfu nearCountry Albania
Albanian front locatedIn Albania
Durrës country Albania
Durrës locatedIn Albania
Southern Europe hasCountry Albania
Ohrid nearbyCountry Albania
Western Macedonia borders Albania