Albania
Republic of Albania
Shqipëri · Europe
Capital
Tirana
Population
0
Currency
L ALL
Calling Code
+355
Languages
Geography
Region
Southeast Europe
Subregion
Southeast Europe
Continent
Europe
Area
28,748 km²
Landlocked
No
TLD
.al
Borders
Airports (1)
Country Codes
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-2
AL
ISO 3166-1 Alpha-3
ALB
ISO 3166-1 Numeric
8
BCP 47
sq-AL
IOC
ALB
FIFA
ALB
Currency Format
Name
Lek
Native Name
Albanian lek
Code
ALL
Symbol
L
Symbol Position
before
Decimal Separator
,
Thousands Separator
Decimal Digits
2
Example:
123 457 Lekë
Date & Time Formats
Date Formats
Full
EEEE, d MMMM y
Long
d MMMM y
Medium
d MMM y
Short
d.M.yy
Time Formats
Full
h:mm:ss a, zzzz
Long
h:mm:ss a, z
Medium
h:mm:ss a
Short
h:mm a
First Day of Week
Monday
Clock Format
24h
Primary Timezone
UTC+01:00
UTC Offset
+00:00
Timezones
Number Formatting
Decimal Separator
,
Thousands Separator
Digit Grouping
3
Numbering System
latn
Example:
1 234 567,89
Locale Settings
Writing Direction
LTR
Measurement System
metric
Temperature Scale
celsius
Paper Size
A4
Driving Side
right
Week Numbering
ISO
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