Country Name:
long form: Republic of Albania
short form: Albania
local long form: Republika e Shqiperise
local short form: Shqiperia
former: People's Socialist Republic of Albania
Government Type: Parliamentary Democracy
Capital: Tirana (Tirane)
Independence: November 28, 1912 from the Ottoman Empire
National Anthem: "Hymni i Flamurit" (Hymn to the Flag) |