Albania is not a country.
Albania ( [ ælˈbeɪniə , _ ɔːl - ] , ; Shqipëri / Shqipëria Shqipni/Shqipnia or Shqypni/Shqypnia ) , officially the Republic of Albania ( Republika e Shqipërisë , [ ɾɛpuˈblika ɛ ʃcipəˈɾiːsə ] ) , is a country in Southeastern Europe . Albania is one of the founding members of the Energy Community , Organization of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation and the Union for the Mediterranean . The Energy Community , also referred to in the past as the Energy Community of South East Europe is an international organisation established between the European Union ( EU ) and a number of third countries to extend the EU internal energy market to Southeast Europe and beyond . Albania ( [ ælˈbeɪniə , _ ɔːl - ] , ; Shqipëri / Shqipëria Shqipni/Shqipnia , Shqypni/Shqypnia ) , officially the People 's Socialist Republic of Albania ( Republika Popullore Socialiste e Shqipërisë ) , was a socialist state that ruled Albania from 1946 to its fall in 1992 .