City: Albania

Albania, Albania

Capital and largest city: Tirana 41°19′N 19°49′E / 41.317°N 19.817°E / 41.317; 19.817

Official languages: Albanian

Demonym: Albanian

Government: Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic

• President: Ilir Meta

• Prime Minister: Edi Rama

Legislature: Kuvendi

Formation

• Principality of Arbanon: 1190

• Anjou Kingdom of Albania: February 1272

• Princedom of Albania: 1368

• League of Lezhë: 2 March 1444

• Proclamation of independence from the Ottoman Empire: 28 November 1912

• Principality of Albania (Recognised): 29 July 1913

• Albanian Republic (1st republic): 31 January 1925

• Albanian Kingdom: 1 September 1928

• People's Republic of Albania (2nd republic): 11 January 1946

• People's Socialist Republic of Albania (3rd republic): 28 December 1976

• Republic of Albania (4th republic) Current constitution: 29 April 1991 28 November 1998

Area

• Total: 28,748 km (11,100 sq mi) (140th)

• Water (%): 4.7

Population

• January 2017 estimate: 2,876,591

• 2011 census: 2,821,977

• Density: 98/km (253.8/sq mi) (63rd)

GDP (PPP): 2018 estimate

• Total: $37.923 billion

• Per capita: $13,193

GDP (nominal): 2018 estimate

• Total: $14.120 billion

• Per capita: $4,912

Gini (2013): 34.5 medium

HDI (2015): 0.764 high · 75th

Currency: Lek (ALL)

Time zone: CET (UTC+1)

• Summer (DST): CEST (UTC+2)

Date format: dd/mm/yyyy

Drives on the: right

Calling code: 355

ISO 3166 code: AL

Internet TLD: .al

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Restaurants in Albania

1. KrujaInfopoint

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KrujaInfopoint is the official tourism office for Kruja city. Our company is registered on January 2017 ,and our office is located at the center of Kruja city , at the beginning of Old Bazaar Street. We offer different services in tourism like : info , tour guide, maps ,accommodation ,rent a car , exchange , souvenirs etc.

2. Albania Mountain Club

Our goal is to help you make the most of your visit to Albania by providing you with a guide who is helpful, knowledgeable and enthusiastic. By seeing Albania with a local resident, you will be able to experience the city in a more personal and up close way. We are full of energy with heart-warming hospitality and cultural insights, and truly enjoy meeting people from all over the world!

3. Guida Albania

We are a company held in Albania leader on Travel guides and Attraction tours. We provide an excellent service to our clients as well as taking them to places to enjoy our beautiful Albania.

4. Fun Top Fun Albania

We are the professional, local and experienced guides team. We believe that tourists' emotions and experiences usually depend on the guide. So we do my best to meet clients needs. We are continually looking to improve tourists experiences.

5. TriAlb

TriAlb is the very first Triathlon Club in Albania. We seek to raise awareness about triathlon sport in Albania and Balkan area through sightseeing and touring.