Albania ( i / æ l ˈ b eɪ n i ə , ɔː l - / , a(w)l- bay -nee-ə ; Albanian : Shqipëri/Shqipëria ; Gheg Albanian : Shqipni or Shqipnia, Shqypni or Shqypnia [6] ), officially the Republic of Albania ( Albanian : Republika e Shqipërisë , pronounced [ɾɛpuˈblika ɛ ʃcipəˈɾiːsə] ), is a sovereign state in Southeastern Europe . It has a population of 3.03 million as of 2016. Tirana is the nation's capital and largest city, followed by Durrës and Vlorë . Albania is located in the south-western part of the Balkan peninsula , bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo [a] to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east, and Greece to the south and southeast. The country has a coastline on the northern shore of the Mediterranean Sea , the Adriatic Sea to the wes...
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