Outline of Albania
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Albania: Republic of Albania – sovereign country located on the Balkan Peninsula in Southern Europe. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the west, and on the Ionian Sea to the southwest. It is less than from Italy, across the Strait of Otranto. Albania is a parliamentary democracy that is transforming its economy into a market-oriented system. The Albanian capital, Tirana, is home to 350,000 of the country's 3.6 million population. As a result of the opening of the country in the post-communist era, Albania is now undergoing a development boom as its telecommunications, transport and utilities infrastructure is being revamped. The country has been a member of NATO since 2009. General reference Pronunciation: Common English country name: Albania Official English country name: The Republic of Albania Common endonym(s): List of countries and capitals in native languages Shqipëria/Shqipëri, Shqipnia/Shqipni Official endonym(s): List of official endonyms of present-day nations and states Republika e Shqipërisë Adjectival(s): Albanian Demonym(s): Albanian () Etymology: Name of Albania International rankings of Albania ISO country codes: AL, ALB, 008 ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AL Internet country code top-level domain: .al Geography