A first orientation
Albania’s location, capital, language and currency
A brief guide to locating Albania in southeastern Europe and keeping three useful reference points in mind before you plan: Tirana, Albanian and the lek.
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Albania is in Southern Europe, in the southeastern part of the continent, and has a coastline. To get your bearings before a trip, it helps to remember three simple points of reference: Tirana, Albanian and the Albanian lek.
Tirana, a geographical starting point
Tirana is the capital of Albania. It can be a useful starting point for organising your plans, but the information available here does not describe current connections, travel within the country or tourist services. Check those details separately before you go.
Language and currency
The language listed for the country is Albanian, and its currency is the Albanian lek, symbol L. These are useful starting points for preparing to communicate and budgeting; they do not guarantee that any particular payment method will be accepted or indicate the terms of currency exchange.
What to check before you leave
The background information confirms Albania’s regional location, capital, language and currency, but does not provide current schedules, prices, entry requirements or transport details. Check these with official sources and up-to-date providers before finalising your itinerary.
A national overview without invented details
This guide is intended to help you locate Albania, not to choose a route between cities or assess specific attractions. Build on these stable reference points with current information about the places you want to visit and how to get there.
Research references
The underlying sources are used solely for geographical identity and general information about the country. Full references are displayed separately at the end of the article; they support the reference information presented here about Albania and Tirana.
References consulted during editorial review. Times, requirements and advisories may change: always confirm with the official source.
- Albania WikidataCC0 1.0 Wikidata · Q222
- Albania WikidataCC0 1.0 Wikidata · Q1655535
- Albania WikidataCC0 1.0 Wikidata · Q1576577
- Albania WikidataCC0 1.0 Wikidata · Q107182203
- Albania WikidataCC0 1.0 Wikidata · Q932378
- Albania World Countries — mledozeODbL 1.0 World countries dataset by mledoze and contributors · ODbL 1.0
- Tirana GeoNamesDatos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. Fuente: GeoNames
- Tirana GeoNamesDatos geográficos bajo CC BY 4.0; requiere atribución a GeoNames. Fuente: GeoNames
- Tirana, Tirana Municipality, Tirana County, 1001-1028, Albania OpenStreetMapODbL 1.0; atribución y obligación de compartir bases derivadas. Fuente: OpenStreetMap
- Albania World Bank Open DataCC BY 4.0 World Bank
- Albania DBpediaCC BY-SA 3.0 DBpedia
- Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa OpenFlightsODbL 1.0 (base de datos) / DbCL 1.0 (contenidos) Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa · OpenFlights · ODbL 1.0
- Tirana WikidataCC0 1.0 Wikidata · Q19689
