Geographical position: Albania is located in Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro.
The countrys climate is mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter.
Languages: Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects.
Tirana is the capital of Albania.
Surface: 28,748 sq km
Population: 3,563,112
System of government: emerging democracy
Capital: Tirana
Religion: Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%
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