Ethnic minorities
| Name: | Albania (Republic of Albania) |
| Local name (Albanian): | Shqipëri (Republika e Shqipërise) |
| Bordering countries: | Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and Montenegro |
| Status: | sovereign state |
| Surface: | 28.8 ths. sq. km |
| Population (2003): | 3 582 ths. |
| Capital: | Tirana (Tiranë) |
| Official language: | Albanian |