Outline of Albania

• Pronunciation: /ælˈbeɪniə/ ^ⓘ al-BAY-nee-ə
• Common English country name: Albania
• Official English country name: The
  Republic of Albania
• Common
  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)
• 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

Geography of Albania

• Albania is: a country
• Location:
  • Eastern Hemisphere
  • Northern Hemisphere
    • Eurasia
      • Europe
        • Southern Europe
          • Balkans (also known as "Southeastern Europe")
  • 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

• 130th most populous country
• 139th largest country
• Atlas of Albania

Environment of Albania

Environment of Albania

• Climate of Albania
• Protected areas of Albania
  • National parks of Albania
• Wildlife of Albania
  • Fauna of Albania
    • Birds of Albania
    • Mammals of Albania

Natural geographic features of Albania

• Glaciers of Albania
• Islands of Albania
• Lakes of Albania
• Mountains of Albania
• Rivers of Albania
• World Heritage Sites in Albania

Regions of Albania

Regions of Albania

Ecoregions of Albania

List of ecoregions in Albania

• Ecoregions in Albania

Administrative divisions of Albania

Administrative divisions of Albania

• Counties of Albania
  • Municipalities of Albania

Counties of Albania

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]

Municipalities of Albania

Municipalities of Albania Since the 2015 local administration reform, there are 61 municipalities in Albania.

Government and politics of Albania

Politics of Albania

• Form of government: parliamentary representative democratic republic
• Tirana
• Elections in Albania
• Political parties in Albania
• Political scandals of Albania
• Taxation in Albania

Branches of the government of Albania

Executive branch of the government of Albania

• Head of state: President of Albania
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Albania
  • List of prime ministers of Albania
• Council of Ministers of Albania

Legislative branch of the government of Albania

• unicameral
  )

Judicial branch of the government of Albania

• Constitutional Court of Albania
• Supreme Court of Albania
  • Administrative Courts in Albania
  • Appeals courts of Albania
    • District courts in Albania

Foreign relations of Albania

Foreign relations of Albania

• Albanian passport
• Diplomatic missions in Albania
• Diplomatic missions of Albania
• Albania–Kosovo relations
• Albanian-Greek relations

International organization membership

The Republic of Albania is a member of:^[1]

• Black Sea Economic Cooperation Zone
  (BSEC)
• Central European Initiative (CEI)
• Council of Europe (CE)
• Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
• European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Court (ICCt)
• International Criminal Police Organization
  (Interpol)
• International Development Association (IDA)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Migration (IOM)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO) (correspondent)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• North Atlantic Treaty Organization
  (NATO)
• Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe
  (OSCE)
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
  (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization
  (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Albania

Law of Albania

• Capital punishment in Albania
• Constitution of Albania
• Crime in Albania
  • Albanian mafia
• Human rights in Albania
  • LGBT rights in Albania
  • Freedom of religion in Albania
• Law enforcement in Albania
  • Albanian Police

Military of Albania

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Albania
      • Albanian Joint Forces Command
        • Rapid Reaction Brigade
        • Commando Regiment
        • Albanian Air Brigade
        • Albanian Navy Brigade
        • Area Support Brigade
      • Albanian Support Command
• Forces
  • Army of Albania
  • Navy of Albania
  • Air Force of Albania
  • Special forces of Albania
  • Weapons of mass destruction in Albania - None
• Military history of Albania
• Military ranks of Albania

Local government in Albania

History of Albania

By period

• Origin of the Albanians
• Prehistory
  • Prehistoric Balkans
    • Illyria and Illyrians
• Ancient Albania
  • Illyricum (Roman province) (229 B.C.)
• Albania in the Middle Ages (4th - 12th century)
  • Barbarian invasions of Albania and the Early Middle Ages
  • Albania in the Early Middle Ages
  • Albania in the Late Middle Ages
• Ottoman era
  • History of Ottoman Albania
    (1385 - 1912)
  • Albania Veneta
• Albanian nationalism and independence
  (1912)
• History of Albania (1919–1939)
  (World War I, and the Great Depression era)
  • Principality of Albania (1914–1925)
  • Albanian Republic
    (1925–1928)
  • Kingdom of Albania (1928–39)
    (1928–1939)
• Military history of Albania during World War II
  • Italian invasion of Albania (1939)
  • Albania under Italy
    (1939–1943)
  • Albania under Nazi Germany
    (1943–1944)
  • Albanian Resistance of World War II
• History of Communist Albania
  (1944–1992)
  • Socialist People's Republic of Albania
    (1944–1992)
• History of post-Communist Albania
  (since 1992)
  • Accession of Albania to the European Union

By field

• Albanian sworn virgins
• Military history of Albania
  • Albania and weapons of mass destruction

Culture of Albania

Culture of Albania

• Architecture of Albania
• Cuisine of Albania
• Languages of Albania
  • Albanian language
• Media in Albania
• National symbols of Albania
  • Coat of arms of Albania
  • Flag of Albania
  • National anthem of Albania
• People of Albania
• Prostitution in Albania
• Public holidays in Albania
• Religion in Albania
  • Christianity in Albania
  • Islam in Albania
  • Judaism in Albania
• World Heritage Sites in Albania

Art in Albania

• Art in Albania
• Cinema of Albania
• Literature of Albania
• Music of Albania
• Television in Albania
• Theatre in Albania

Sports in Albania

• Albania at the Olympics
• Football in Albania
  • Albanian Football Association
  • Albania national football team
  • Albania national under-21 football team
  • Albanian Superliga

Economy and infrastructure of Albania

Economy of Albania

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 112th (one-hundred twelfth)
• Agriculture in Albania
• Banking in Albania
  • National Bank of Albania
  • Banks in Albania
• Communications in Albania
  • Internet in Albania
  • News in Albania
• Companies of Albania
• Currency of Albania: Lek
  • ISO 4217: ALL
• Energy in Albania
  • Energy in Albania
  • Energy policy of Albania
  • Oil industry in Albania
• Health care in Albania
• Mining in Albania
• Tirana Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Albania
• Visa policy of Albania
• Transport in Albania
  • Airports in Albania
  • Rail transport in Albania
  • Vehicular transport
    • Roads in Albania
    • Vehicle registration plates of Albania

Education in Albania

Education in Albania

• Academic grading in Albania
• Schools in Albania
• Universities in Albania

See also

Albania

• All pages with titles beginning with Albania
• All pages with titles beginning with Albanian
• All pages with titles containing Albania
• All pages with titles containing Albanian
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Member state of the United Nations

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Albania

Government

• Presidency of Albania
• The Albanian Parliament

Country Data

• Albanian Institute of Statistics
• Albania. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.

Other

• National Tourism Organization Albania's official website for travel & tourism information.
• Tourism, Krujë
• Albania travel guide from Wikivoyage
• VIVAlbania, hospitality and ecotourism in Albania
• Treasure of the national library of Albania