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 |