Albania

Territory in southeast Europe on the Adriatic Sea, ruled since 1992 by the Republika e Shqipërisë

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Albania (Albanian: Shqipëri/Shqipëria; Gheg Albanian: Shqipni/Shqipnia or Shqypni/Shqypnia), officially the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. The country spans 28,748 square kilometers and had a total population of 3 million people as of 2016. It is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic with the capital in Tirana, the country's most populous city and main economic and commercial center. The country's other major cities include Durrës, Vlorë, Sarandë, Shkodër, Berat, Korçë, Gjirokastër and Fier.

Geographical type: Territory

Latitude: 41° N — Longitude: 20° E

Area: 28,748 km²

ISO 3166-2 code: AL

Measures of Freedom

Albania: Country Profile, Freedom in the World, 2025
Status: Partly Free, Aggregate Score: 68/100, Political Rights: 28/40, Civil Liberties: 40/60

Albania has a record of competitive elections, though political parties are highly polarized and often organized around leading personalities. Religious freedom and freedom of assembly are generally respected. Corruption and bribery remain major problems, though the government has worked to address corruption in the judiciary.

Economic Freedom Summary Index, Economic Freedom of the World, 25 Sep 2025
2023 overall score: 7.56, rank: 35

Human Freedom Index [PDF], The Human Freedom Index 2023: A Global Measurement of Personal, Civil, and Economic Freedom
2021: 7.67, Rank: 49, Personal freedom: 7.72, Economic freedom: 7.6

The introductory paragraph uses material from the Wikipedia article "Albania" as of 15 Sep 2018, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.