Albania officially the Republic of Albania is a country in Southeastern Europe. The country spans 28,748 square kilometres (11,100 square miles) and had a total population of 3 million people as of 2016. It is a unitary parliamentary constitutional republic with the capital in Tirana, the country’s most populous city and main economic and commercial centre. The country’s other major cities clude Durrës, Vlorë, Sarandë, Shkodër, Berat, Korçë, Gjirokastër and Fier.