Albania
Republic of Albania
Albania is a country in Southeast Europe, Europe. Its capital is Tirana, home to roughly 2,866,376 people across 28,748 km² of land.
Key facts
- Capital
- Tirana
- Continent
- Europe
- Subregion
- Southeast Europe
- Population
- 2,866,376
- Land area
- 28,748 km²
- ISO codes
- AL / ALB
- Languages
- Albanian
Did you know?
- Communist-era Albania was one of the most isolated states in Europe, cut off from much of the outside world for decades.
- Thousands of concrete bunkers still dot the landscape, relics of Enver Hoxha's fortress mentality.
- The Kanun is a centuries-old customary law code that once governed honor, hospitality, and family duty in the northern highlands.
- Albanian iso-polyphonic singing, with its haunting overlapping voices, is recognized by UNESCO as intangible heritage.
- Besa — a deep code of honor and hospitality — remains a powerful idea in Albanian culture.
Bordering countries
Montenegro
Greece
North MacedoniaPractice with geography games
Studying Albania is easier when you put facts into practice. Try these free games to reinforce flags, capitals, and comparative geography.
- Flag Colors
Guess the country from a pie chart of its flag's exact color percentages — no symbols, just hues. Six tries with continent, capital, and blurred-flag hints.
- Flag Reveal
A national flag starts heavily blurred and sharpens second by second. Name the country before time runs out — four difficulty levels, unlimited guesses, scored by speed.
- Guess the Capital
See a country name and its flag — name the capital city in six tries. Hints reveal the first letter, subregion, language, and more.
- Country from Capital
Work backwards: a capital city is shown and you name the country it belongs to. Six tries with continent, population, and blurred-flag hints.