Albania

Definition/Scope: Country located in the western part of the Balkan Peninsula, encompassing an area of 11,100 square miles, with a maximum length from north to south of about 210 miles and a maximum width of about 95 miles. It is bounded to the northwest by Montenegro, to the northeast by the Kosovo region of Serbia, to the east by Macedonia, and to the southeast and south by Greece. To the west and southwest, Albania is bordered by the Adriatic and Ionian seas. Albania's immediate western neighbor, Italy, lies s

Used For:

Republic of Albania

Acronym:

AL
ALB

Broader Terms:

Balkan Peninsula
independent states (by name)

Narrower Terms:

Tirand, Albania

Related Terms:

IMF members
International Catholic Migration Commission
OIC members
PfP members
Strait of Otranto
UN members