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Albania flag information

Description flag of Albania

red with a black two-headed eagle in the center

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Official country name

Republic of Albania

Short name

Albania

Local names

Republika e Shqiperise (long)
Shqiperia (short)

Former name

People's Socialist Republic of Albania

Nationality

Albanian(s) (noun) Shqiperia (adjective)

Languages spoken

Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects

Capital

Tirana (Tirane)

Government type

emerging democracy

Population

3,619,778 ranked 131, (data 2008)

Geography

strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea). The lowest point is Adriatic Sea 0 m.

Coastline

Coastline 362 km.

Land borders

717km, Greece 282 km, Macedonia 151 km, Montenegro 172 km, Kosovo 112 km.

Administrative divisions

12 counties (qarqe, singular - qark); Berat, Diber, Durres, Elbasan, Fier, Gjirokaster, Korce, Kukes, Lezhe, Shkoder, Tirane, Vlore

Independence

28 November 1912 (from the Ottoman Empire)