Passport card
Republic of Albania
Albania
- Capital
- Tirana
- Continent
- Europe
- Currency
- Lek
- Languages
- Albanian
- People
- About 24 lakh
- Size
- About 28,748 km²
- Leader
- Prime Minister Edi Rama
- Declared independence
- 28 November 1912
- Time
- 4½ hours behind India in winter: at 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in Tirana, and 8:30 am in summer
⭐ Albanians call their country Shqipëria, often explained as land of the eagles.
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Two ways to learn
Learn about Albania
Find it on the globe
Fly from India to Albania
Turn the globe with your finger. Albania has 4 neighbours on land: tap one to visit it.
Compare with India
Albania and India, side by side
Both are drawn to the same scale.
- SizeIndia is about 110 times the size of Albania.
- PeopleIndia has about 610 times as many people: about 146 crore in India and about 24 lakh in Albania.
- DistanceTirana is about 5,300 km from Delhi, in a straight line.
- TimeAlbania is 4½ hours behind India in winter. When it is 12 noon in India, it is 7:30 am in Tirana, or 8:30 am in summer.
Test yourself
Quiz Me
30 questions on Albania, a fresh mix every time you play. Answer one at a time and see why straight away.
Fly through 30 questions on Albania
- A fresh mix from the country's 100 questions, every round.
- See the right answer and why, straight away.
- Score 18 or more to earn Albania's passport stamp.
Map puzzle
Put Albania back on the map
Albania and its neighbours have fallen off the map. Can you put all 5 back?
Big neighbours stop at the edge of this map.
Drag each piece to its place on the map, or tap a piece and then tap its place.
For parents and teachers
Free Albania worksheet
One page to print: colour the flag, name the neighbours, fill in the blanks and more. The answers are at the bottom, upside down.
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