The following lists events in the year 2017 in Albania. President: Bujar Nishani (until April 28), Ilir Meta (from April 28) Prime Minister: Edi Rama...

Parliamentary elections were held in Albania on 25 June. They had initially been scheduled for 18 June, but after a possible boycott was announced by opposition...

religion in Albania, followed by Christianity, though religiosity is low and there are many irreligious Albanians. In the 2023 Census in Albania, Muslims...

Albania (/ælˈbeɪniə, ɔːl-/ a(w)l-BAY-nee-ə; Albanian: Shqipëri or Shqipëria), officially the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika e Shqipërisë), is...

census in Albania was performed in September 2023. Albania is a fairly ethnically and linguistically homogeneous country, with ethnic Albanians forming...

Islam arrived in Albania mainly during the Ottoman period when the majority of Albanians over time converted to Islam under Ottoman rule, but Islam was...

of Albania went through a process of transition from a centralized economy to a market-based economy on the principles of the free market. Albania's economy...

Counties (Albanian: qarqe or qarqet), also sometimes known as prefectures (prefekturë), are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Albania, replacing...

The Albania national football team (Albanian: Ekipi kombëtar i futbollit të Shqipërisë) represents Albania in men's international football. It is governed...

the Albanian government revoked its license to operate in Albania on 11 November 2011. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced on 30 March 2017 that...

The Greeks in Albania are ethnic Greeks who live in or originate from areas within modern Albania. They form the largest minority group in the country...

present among Albanians (see religion in Albania), along with the predominant faiths of Islam and Christianity. The majority of Albanians lead a secular...

elections were held in Albania on 19, 20, 27 and 28 April 2017, the eighth such elections since the collapse of the communist regime in 1991. In the first through...

The 2017 Albanian opposition protests were a series of anti-government protests, largely in Tirana, which centered around poverty, corruption, the illicit...

Albania is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic, in which the president of Albania is the head of state and the prime minister of Albania is...

accession. The Council of the European Union decided in March 2020 to open accession negotiations with Albania. However, the country did not start accession...

under-20 side on 14 November 2017 at David Petriashvili Stadium in Tbilisi, Georgia. Albania  v  Tunisia Spain  v  Albania The following players were called...

the Republic of Albania, was the one-party communist state in Albania from 1946 to 1991. It succeeded the Democratic Government of Albania (1944–1946). During...

The Macedonians in Albania (Albanian: Maqedonasit në Shqipëri; Macedonian: Македонци во Албанија, romanized: Makedonci vo Albanija) are an officially recognized...

The Albanian diaspora (Albanian: Mërgata Shqiptare or Diaspora Shqiptare) are the ethnic Albanians and their descendants living outside of Albania, Kosovo...

in Albania consists of transport by land, water and air, which are predominantly under the supervision of the Ministry of Infrastructure of Albania....

Balkan Peninsula who share a common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, as well as North Macedonia...

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people in Albania face legal challenges not experienced by non-LGBT residents, although LGBT people are...

During classical antiquity, Albania was home to several Illyrian tribes such as the Albanoi, Ardiaei, Bylliones, Dassaretii, Enchele, Labeatae, Taulantii...

Albania and Kosovo. Albania has an embassy in Pristina and Kosovo has an embassy in Tirana. There are 1.8 million Albanians living in Kosovo – officially...

The Bulgarian minority was recognized by the Albanian government in October 2017. In the 2023 Albania census, 7,057 people declared themselves to be...

Albania (Leka Anwar Zog Reza Baudouin Msiziwe Zogu, born 26 March 1982) is the current head of the House of Zogu, the former royal family of Albania....

(/tɪˈrɑːnə/ tih-RAH-nə, Albanian pronunciation: [tiˈɾana]; Gheg Albanian: Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the...

Albania is a country in southeastern Europe that lies along the Adriatic and Ionian Seas, with a coastline spanning approximately 476 km (296 mi). Situated...

Sport in Albania revolves mostly around team sports, such as football, basketball, volleyball and handball. Other sports includes boxing, weightlifting...