| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT +1 (Central European time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | Albanian |
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| Currency: |
leke (ALL) €1 = Lek140, $1 = Lek0.00, £1 = Lek166 (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .al | International Dialling Code: 355 |
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For help planning your trip to Albania including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our Albania trip planning page.
Further information on Albania
Discover more about Albania - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 28,748 sq km (1,350 sq km under water)
Coastline: 362 km (Adriatic Sea, Ionian Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): Greece (282km), Kosovo (112km), Macedonia (151km), Montenegro (172km)
Highest mountain: Maja e Korabit (Golem Korab) (2,764m)
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for Albania from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Partly Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Hybrid regime | 88/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Moderately Free | 63/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Noticeable problems | 80/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Some rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Medium corruption | 110/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 70/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: Republic of Albania Status: Independent Country
Population: 3,020,209 (rank: 135/196) Density: 105 people/sq km (rank: 77/196)
Ethnic groups: Albanian 95%, Greek 3%, other 2% (Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Serb, Macedonian, Bulgarian) (1989 est.)
Religions: Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%
GDP (PPP): $28.34 billion GDP per capita: $10,700 (rank: 91/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.