Albania is a country.
Albania . Albania is a democratic and developing country with an upper-middle income economy . A developing country , also called a less developed country or an underdeveloped country , is a nation or a sovereign state with a less developed industrial base and a low Human Development Index ( HDI ) relative to other countries . The term implies inferiority of a developing country or undeveloped country compared with a developed country , which many countries dislike . Countries on the boundary between developed and developing are often categorized under the term newly industrialized countries . A republic ( [ res publica , links = yes ] ) is a form of government in which the country is considered a `` public matter '' -- not the private concern or property of the rulers -- and where offices of state are elected or appointed , rather than inherited .