Albania

Basic facts about Albania

Country name: Albania
Capital: Tirana
Country code: 198
Continent: Europe
Currency name: Albanian lek
Independence: 1912-11-28 00:00:00
Independent from: from the Ottoman Empire
Total area (km2): 28,748
Land area (km2): 27,398
Water area (km2): 1,350
Population: 3,011,405
Population note: 3,011,405 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: Albanian
All languages: Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects
Time zone: CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Date format: dd.mm.yyyy
Drive on: right
Calling code: +355
Domain: .al