Albania - Practical information

The country in numbers

Country's full name

Republic of Albania

Area in Km²

28,748

Population

3,020,209 population

Capital

Tirana

Religion

Islam, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy

Government

Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic

Language

Official language

Albanian

Languages spoken

Greek, Italian, Macedonian, Serbo-Croatian

Time

UTC (Coordinated Universal Time Greenwich)

+1

Currency

Currency

Albanian lek

Dangers and annoyances

Dangers and annoyances

Possible criminality risk

Border Issues

Airports customs

Drugs possession

Not allowed

Theft & Scams

Low

Credit cards

Popular

Yes

Cards

American express, EuroCard, Mastercard

Tips

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Internet and telephony

Calling code

+355

Internet availability

Medium

Electricity

V

220

Hz

50