COUNTRY GUIDE · Europe
Albania
Explore the geography, landmarks, and distinctive stories of Albania.
Albania at a glance
- CAPITAL
- Tirana
- REGION
- Europe
- POPULATION
- 2,800,000
- AREA
- 28,748 km²
- LANGUAGE
- Albanian
- CURRENCY
- Lek (ALL)
COUNTRY SUPERLATIVE
European Wilderness
The Vjosa is one of Europe's last major free-flowing rivers.
DID YOU KNOW?
A surprising detail about Albania
During the communist era, hundreds of thousands of concrete bunkers were built across Albania.
Geography and nearby countries
PinPointr places Albania in its Europe region. Its reference dataset lists an area of 28,748 km² and a population of approximately 2,800,000. The country is not listed as landlocked in PinPointr’s geography reference.
Listed land neighbors
Country statistics are fixed PinPointr gameplay references and may differ from current government or international estimates. Country highlights and illustrations are educational material, not official travel advice.