Albania
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Europe.
- Capital
- Tirana
- Continent
- Europe
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- the Balkans
- Land neighbours
- Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia
- Population
- 2,349,580 (2025)
- Total area
- 28,750 km² (2023)
- Centre of main landmass
- 41.1° N, 20.1° E
Albania at a glance
Albania is a country in Europe, in the Balkans. Its capital is Tirana. It shares land borders with 4 countries: Greece, Kosovo, Montenegro and North Macedonia.
Within Europe, Albania has the lowest CO₂ emissions per person (1.79 t in 2024, among 37 countries with data).
Flag of Albania
Albania’s flag is drawn in the proportions 5:7 (height to width), like Kosovo’s flag.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include one or two of the flags most like it in layout and colour: Morocco, Vietnam, China and Tunisia.
Albania in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Europe |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 2,349,580 | 144thof 195 | 31stof 44 |
| Total areakm² · 2023 | 28,750 km² | 140thof 194 | 34thof 43 |
| GDPUS dollars · 2025 | $30.54B | 109thof 182 | 35thof 41 |
| GDP per capitaUS dollars per person · 2025 | $12,998 | 70thof 182 | 35thof 41 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 79.8 years | 42ndof 195 | 26thof 44 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.34 | 170thof 195 | 28thof 44 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $591 | 78thof 191 | 40thof 42 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 58.9% | 114thof 195 | 36thof 44 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 85.9% | 74thof 180 | 39thof 43 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 28.8% | 104thof 191 | 31stof 42 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 1.79 t | 107thof 181 | 37thof 37 |
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Albania compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 2,349,580 | 28,750 km² | $12,998 |
| Greece | 10,413,962 | 131,960 km² | $26,948 |
| Kosovo | 1,576,876 | — | $7,899 |
| Montenegro | 623,129 | 13,888 km² | $14,817 |
| North Macedonia | 1,820,909 | 25,710 km² | $10,490 |
Quizzes featuring Albania
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: Albania · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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