- Full Country Name: Republic of Albania.
- Local Name: Republika e Shqiperise.
- Capital: Tirana
- Language: Albanian (official), Greek, Italian and English.
- Currency: Albanian lek (ALL) = 100 qindarke.
- People: Albanian (95%), Greek.
- Life Expectancy: Male: 74.95, Female: 80.53.
- Religion: Muslim (70%), Albanian Orthodox (20%), Roman Catholic (10%).
- Size (sq km): 28,748 (143rd)
- Population: 3,600,523 (130th)
- Population Density per sq km: 123 (63rd)
- Country Dialling Code: 355
- Internet Country Code: .al
- Time Zone: GMT +1 (+2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).
- Voltage Guide: 220 volts AC, 50 Hz.
- Finance: MasterCard and Eurocard accepted by banks and many hotels. Traveller's cheques less so.
- Business Hours: 0800-1600 Mon -Fri.
- GDP(PPP): US$19.818 billion
- GDP (PPP) per Capita: US$6,259
- Personal Safety: Recovering from a civil war, and still fairly lawless.