2017 in Albania information

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...

common religion in Albania is Islam, with the second most common religion being Christianity. There are also a number of irreligious Albanians. There are no...

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...

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

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

popular sport in Albania, both at a participatory and spectator level. The sport is governed by the Football Association of Albania (FSHF) (Albanian: Federata...

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

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

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

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

common Albanian ancestry, culture, history and language. They primarily live in Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia as well as in Croatia...

The president of Albania (Albanian: Presidenti i Shqipërisë), officially styled the President of the Republic of Albania (Albanian: Presidenti i Republikës...

Tourism in Albania has been a key element to the country's economic activity and is constantly developing. Albania is characterized by its rich archaeological...

Greater Albania (Albanian: Shqipëria e Madhe) is an irredentist and nationalist concept that seeks to unify the lands that many Albanians consider to...

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

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

The Albanians of Kosovo (Albanian: Shqiptarët e Kosovës, pronounced [ʃcipˈtaɾət ɛ kɔˈsɔvəs]), also commonly called Kosovo Albanians, Kosovan Albanians or...

Meta (Albanian pronunciation: [iliɾ meta]; born 24 March 1969) is an Albanian politician. He served as the president of Albania from 24 July 2017 to 24...