The term Albania is the medieval Latin name of the country. It may be derived from the Illyrian tribe of Albani recorded by Ptolemy, the geographer and astronomer from Alexandria, who drafted a map in 150 AD which shows the city of Albanopolis located northeast of Durres. Albania, country in southern Europe, located in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula on the Strait of Otranto, the southern entrance to the Adriatic Sea.
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| Capital | Tirana |
| Official language | Albanian |
| Demonym | Albanian |
| Area | 28,748km2 |
| Water | 4.7% |
| Population 2020 | 2,845,955 |
| GDP | $42.594 billion |
| Currency | Lek |
| Time zone | UTC+1, UTC+2 |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +355 |
