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Official country name
Republic of Albania
Short name
Albania
Local names
Republika e Shqiperise (long)
Shqiperia (short)
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)