Albania
Source: www.albaniantourism.com
Official name: Shqipëri/Albania
Official language(s): Shqip/Albanian
Official script: Roman letters modeled on the Tosk dialect
Monetary unit: Lek
Population: 3,619,778 (2008)
Capital city: Tirana
Political organisation: Republika e Shqiperisë /Republic of Albania. The Albanian Republic is a parliamentary democracy established under a constitution renewed on November 28, 1998.
Total area: 28,748 km²
Area of land-sea: Albanian coastal area in the Mediterranean sea is about 380 km long with about 284 km along the Adriatic Sea, and the remaining 96 km facing the Ionian Sea.
Coastline: 362 km
Climate: mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter
Rivers: Bistrica, Buna, Drin River, Black Drin (Drini i Zi), Devolli , Fani River, Fani i Madh, Fani i Vogël, Erzeni River, Osumi, Shkumbini, Vjosa…
Deepest canyon: The Osumi Canyon - over 150 m deep
Mountains: Korab, Tomorr, Gramos, Mali i Thatë, Shpiragu…
Highest peak: Jezerca
Lakes: Lake of Shkodër, Ohrid Lake, Lakes of Prespa
Largest lake: 370 km² - 530 km²
Longest beach: Durrës
Largest bay: Vlora
Larger cities: Durrës, Fier, Vlorë, Elbasan, Shkodër, Gjirokastër, Korçë
Historical capital: Vlora, Durrës, Tirana
