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 a democratic and developing country with an upper-middle income economy . Albania is a member of the United Nations , NATO , WTO , World Bank , the Council of Europe , the OSCE , the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation . 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 .