Europe · Southern Europe
Albania
Albania covers about 28,300 km² (10,900 mi²), the 144th largest of the 246 places listed here. That is close to Solomon Islands, at about 27,200 km².
- 28,300km²Area, main territory
- 2.8 millionPopulation
- 0.92In Belgiums
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- Albania
Facts
| Area, main territory | 28,300 km²10,900 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 28,700 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| In Belgiums | 0.92 |
| Capital | Tirana |
| Population | 2.8 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Density | 99 people per km² |
| Latitude range | 40°N to 43°N |
| In other languages | Albanien Deutsch · Albanie Français · Albânia Português · アルバニア 日本語 · 阿尔巴尼亚 中文 · 알바니아 한국어 |
| Continent | Europe#34 of 50 countries by area |
What the numbers say about Albania
- Russia, the largest place listed, is 599× the size of Albania.
- At 99 people per km², Albania is the 71st most densely populated of the 185 places over 1,000 km²; the median is 72 per km².
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 41°N is drawn about 1.8× too large in area, so Albania looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Albania's main territory stretches about 336 km north to south and 148 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 28,700 km² agrees with our measured area of 28,300 km², to within 2%.
How Albania measures up
Albania holds 0.1% of the land area and 0.4% of the people of the 50 countries listed for Europe. In Southern Europe it is the 8th largest of 17.
| Where it ranks | Figure | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Area | 28,300 km² | 143rd of 239 |
| Population | 2.8 million | 139th of 237 |
| Density | 99 per km² | 71st of 185 |
| Farthest north | 41.1°N | 53rd of 212 |
| Compared with | Its area | Albania is |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 30,700 km² | 0.92× its size |
| United Kingdom | 244,000 km² | 0.12× its size |
| Germany | 358,000 km² | 0.08× its size |
| Japan | 374,000 km² | 0.08× its size |
| France | 548,000 km² | 0.05× its size |
| India | 3,151,000 km² | 0.01× its size |
| Brazil | 8,473,000 km² | 1 in 299 its size |
| United States | 9,447,000 km² | 1 in 333 its size |
| Russia | 16,980,000 km² | 1 in 599 its size |
Where Albania sits
- Albania's centre lies at 41.1°N, 20.1°E, in the northern and eastern hemispheres, about 4,570 km from the equator.
- Its main territory spans 40°N to 43°N, about 340 km from its southern edge to its northern.
Closest neighbours, by distance between centres
On the same latitude, elsewhere in the world
If Albania had other densities
- At Bangladesh's density of 1,252 people per km², Albania would have 35.5 million people. It has 2.8 million.
- At Canada's density of 3.7 people per km², Albania would have 105,000 people. It has 2.8 million.
- At the median density of the places listed, 72 per km², it would have 2.1 million.
About the same size as
Largest in Europe
- Russia16,980,000 km²
- Ukraine572,000 km²
- France548,000 km²
- Spain499,000 km²
- Sweden446,000 km²
- Albania#34 · 28,300 km²
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-11
- Population
- Wikidata, 2023; covers the whole country, overseas territory included
- Data built
- 2026-11-11