Where is Albania?

Albania is located in the Southern Europe region at latitude 41.153332 and longitude 20.168331 and is part of the European continent continent.

The DMS coordinates for the center of the country are:

41° 9' 12.00'' N
20° 10' 5.99'' E

You can see the location of Albania on the world map below:

Albania on the World Map

Flag of Albania on map

Albania Neighboring Countries

The neighboring countries of Albania (AL) are:

  1. Greece (GR)
  2. Montenegro (ME)
  3. North Macedonia (MK)
  4. Kosovo (XK)
  5. Serbia (RS) by Kosovo

Maritime Borders

Albania borders the Adriatic Sea, and Ionian Sea.

Albania Key Facts

Country Albania
Coordinates Latitude: 41.153332
Longitude: 20.168331
Country Codes Alpha 2: AL
Alpha 3: ALB
Country Flag Emoji 🇦🇱
Int. Phone Prefix +355
Capital city Tirana
Continent / Subcontinent Europe
Southern Europe
Country Area 28,748 sq km
Population 2021 2,811,666
World Rank: 136
Median Age 37.3
Life expectancy 76.5
Major languages Albanian 98.8% (official – derived from Tosk dialect), Greek 0.5%, other 0.6% (including Macedonian, Romani, Vlach, Turkish, Italian, and Serbo-Croatian), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)
UTC/GMT Time Number of time zones: 1
  • UTC+01:00
Internet TLD .al
Biggest Airport Tirana International Airport Nënë Tereza (TIA)
Average temperature 11.40 °C
52.52 °F
Administrative Divisions 12 counties
Political system Parliamentary republic

Albania Economy Facts

World Bank Income Group Upper middle income
World Bank Region Europe & Central Asia
Currency Albanian Lek (ALL)
GDP in 2020 $15.1 (billions of USD)
World Rank: 124
GDP per capita in 2020 $5,332
World Rank: 97
Major Industries / Economic Sectors Agriculture, manufacturing, tourism, energy
Top 5 Import Countries China, Italy, Germany, Turkey, Greece
Top 5 Export Countries Italy, Kosovo, Germany, Switzerland, Greece

Biggest Cities in Albania

Here are the largest cities in Albania based on 2021 data:

City Population
Tirana 418,495
Vlore 130,827
Kamez 126,777
Fier 120,655
Durres 113,249
Shkoder 112,276
Elbasan 78,703
Korce 51,152
Sarande 41,000
Berat 36,496

Map of Albania with the Largest Cities