International Domain Registration

Albania International domain names Albania (.al):

Restrictions: Albania domains, Must be organization with legal representative in Albania; limit of one domain per organization; must be in appropriate subdomain

.al is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Albania. It is administered by the Electronic and Postal Communicans Authority of Albania.

Background Information :

Population

2008 estimate 3,600,523 (130th) - Density 134/km2 (63) 318.6/sq mi

GDP

(PPP) 2007 estimate - Total $19.944 billion (112th) - Per capita $6,298 (IMF) (100th)

National Anthem

Himni i Flamurit ("Anthem of the Flag")

Area

Total 28,748 km2 (139th) 11,100 sq mi - Water (%) 4.7

International Dialling Code

355

Currency

Lek (ALL)

Government

Parliamentary republic - President Bamir Topi - Prime Minister Sali Berisha

Language

Albanian

Motto

: Ti ShqipȽri mȽ jep nder, mȽ jep emrin shqipȽtar (You Albania give me honor, you give me the name Albanian.)

Time Zone

CET (UTC+1) - Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)Albania, officially the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Republika e ShqipȽrisȽ pronounced [оТÝêpublika Т ×âcipÐÖÝêоiÝÉs], or simply ShqipȽria, Gheg Albanian: Shqipnija), is a country in South Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Greece to the souh-east, Montenegro to the north, Kosovo to the northeast, and the Republic of Macedonia to the east. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the west, and on the Ionian Sea to the southwest. It is less than 72 km (45 miles) from Italy, across the Strait of Otranto which links the Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea.

The country is a member of the United Nations, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Council of Europe, World Trade Organisation, Organisation of the Islamic Conference, and Union for the Mediterranean. It is also a potential canidate for membership in the European Union and received a NATO membership invitation on 3 April 2008. Albania is expected to formally join the 26-nation pact next April on NATO's 60th birthday, and has provided support and troops for security and peacekeeping missions in the Balkans, in Afghanistan, Iraq and Chad.


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