Albania, Europe

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Tirana, capital city of Albania

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Albania is a country located in the Southern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent.

Easy learning about Albania
Albania is located in	Southern Europe Europe Continent
Albania has a population of	2,811,655 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of Albania are called Albanians
The country’s total area is	28,748 Km² ( 17,863 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	42
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	Albania HDI ranks in position nº 74 worldwide High Human Development HDI of 0.789 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
Albania’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 123 countries Albania passport ranks in position nº 42 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
Albania GDP per capita is	$10,527 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
Albania ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data)
Albania EPI (English Proficiency Index)	is classified as Moderate proficiency in English has a score of 533 ranks 43rd worldwide (2024 data from EPI)
Latitude & Longitude	41° 00' N, 20° 00' E Open in Google Maps
Albania Capital city	Tirana
Neighbouring countries	North Macedonia, Greece, Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo.
Albania Climate	mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter
Most predominant religion	Muslim,
Second most predominant religion	Roman Catholic,
Currency name & code	Lek (ALL)
Internet ccTLD	.al
Albania calling code	+355

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