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 | Freedom House, Freedom in the World 2024
2016: Status: Partly Free, Aggregate Score: 67, Political Rights: 3, Civil Liberties: 3

Local elections held in June 2015 were viewed as an important test of democratic institutions in Albania, which had been designated a candidate for European Union (EU) membership in 2014. International observers said the polls were conducted peacefully, but raised concerns about pressure on voters by politicians, problems with election commission operations, and the improper use of government resources by the ruling coalition during campaigning.

Economic Freedom Summary Index, Economic Freedom of the World, 16 Oct 2024
2022 overall score: 7.48, rank: 38

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.