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Its population density stands at 259 inhabitants per square kilometre. The overall life expectancy at birth is 78.5 years; 75.8 years for males and 81.4 years for females. [ 275] The country is the 8th most populous country in the Balkans and ranks as the 137th most populous country in the world.
The Albanians ( / ælˈbeɪniənz, ɔːl -/ a (w)l-BAY-nee-ənz; Albanian: Shqiptarët, pronounced [ʃcipˈtaɾət]) are an ethnic group native to the Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. [ 66] They are the main ethnic group of Albania and Kosovo, and they also live in the neighboring countries ...
Registration. Optional. Launched. 12 October 2003; 20 years ago. ( 2003-10-12) The Albanian Wikipedia ( Albanian: Wikipedia Shqip) is the Albanian language edition of Wikipedia started on 12 October 2003. As of 12 August 2024, the Wikipedia has 98,651 articles and is the 72nd-largest Wikipedia. [ 1]
Durrës ( / ˈdʊrəs / DUURR-əs, [ 7][ 8] Albanian: [ˈdurəs]; Albanian definite form: Durrësi) is the second-most-populous city of the Republic of Albania and seat of Durrës County and Durrës Municipality. It is one of Albania's oldest continuously inhabited cities, [ 9] with roughly 2,500 years of recorded history.
t. e. Albanian culture or the culture of Albanians ( Albanian: kultura shqiptare [kultuˈɾa ʃcipˈtaɾɛ]) is a term that embodies the artistic, culinary, literary, musical, political and social elements that are representative of ethnic Albanians, which implies not just Albanians of the country of Albania but also Albanians of Kosovo, North ...
Drita Ziri (born 26 May 2005) is an Albanian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Earth 2023. She is the first Albanian to win the Miss Earth title and to win one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. Winning the title at age 18, she is the youngest entrant to win the pageant.
Albania is a country in southeastern Europe that lies along the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, with a coastline spanning approximately 476 km (296 mi). [ 1] Situated on the Balkan Peninsula, it is one of the most mountainous countries in Europe. It is bounded by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, North Macedonia to the east and ...
The Albanian diaspora ( Albanian: Mërgata Shqiptare or Diaspora Shqiptare) are the ethnic Albanians and their descendants living outside of Albania, Kosovo, southeastern Montenegro, western North Macedonia, southeastern Serbia, northwestern Greece and Southern Italy . The largest communities of the Albanian diaspora are particularly found in ...