Albania: all about this country and its main places!

latitude: 41.15297 / longitude: 20.09102

General information

Education

The average length of time residents spend in school is 14 years (including tertiary education).

Culture

Example of famous dishes in this country: Tavë kosi. There are UNESCO listed sites: Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra, Butrint.

Population

With a birth growth rate at 0.19%, the median age is 34.30 years. There are 2,886,026 people here, or 0.039% of the world's population.

Economy

The local currency (ALL) is represented by the symbol Lek. In 2021 the GDP was $18,255,787,479 USD, placing it at position 111 in the market.

Geography

Tirana is the nation's capital and the country has a border with Montenegro, Greece, Macedonia, Kosovo. The area of the country is 28,748 km², a postcode system is employed and the main cities are: Tiranë, Tirana, Elbasan, Durrës, Shkoder. People from this country speak these languages: Albanian.

Good to know

For more information about this country, check https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania. Phone numbers start with +355, the country's websites have the domain name ".al", the ISO code is AL

Summary

Flag
ISO code AL
Capital Tirana
Population 2,886,026
World percentage 0.039%
Median age 34.30 years
Population growth rate 0.19%
Main cities
Borders
Spoken languages Albanian
GDP (2021) $18,255,787,479
GDP position #111
Currency code ALL
Currency symbol Lek
School life expectancy 14 years
National dish Tavë kosi
TLD .al
Phone prefix +355
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania