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Albania, on Southeastern Europe’s Balkan Peninsula, is a small country with Adriatic and Ionian coastlines and an interior crossed by the Albanian Alps. The country has many castles and archaeological sites. Capital Tirana centers on sprawling...
Capital: Tirana
Currency: Albanian Lek
Official language: Albanian
Continent: Europe
Prime minister: Edi Rama
Population: 2.778 million (2022)
Gross domestic product: 18.92 billion USD (2022)
Source: World Bank
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Albania – along with other Western Balkans countries – was identified as a potential candidate for EU membership during the Thessaloniki European Council