With an area of 28,748 km2, Albania is a country in Southeast Europe located on the Balkan peninsula.. It shares borders with Montenegro, Kosovo, the Republic of Macedonia and Greece.. In 1991, the current Republic of Albania was established.
Albania’s population is 2,876,591 according to 2017 data, of which more than 80 residents are Albanians and other minorities, including Greeks, Macedonians and Montenegrins.. Cities are where half of the population resides.. Tirana, with about 800,000 inhabitants, Durrs, with about 200,000 inhabitants, and Vlor, with more than 141,000 inhabitants, are the three largest cities in Albania.
Although Albania has no official religion and advocates religious freedom, the majority of the population is Muslim.. There are also Christians, including Roman Catholics, Protestants, and Orthodox..