Albania 🇦🇱
Albania is part of Europe with main city at
Tirana. It's usually 🌤️ 10.00 °C in Albania with a rainfall of 🌧 81.34 mm. Internet speed in Albania is on average 5.8 Mbps. In Albania you drive on the right side. Its Developed country with a
population of 3M people. The main currency is Lek. The languages
spoken are Albanian. Automatic teller machines are common in Albania. Current travel safety advice is Do not travel. Get other useful information like socket plugs, SIM cards and emergency numbers.
👍 Developed 🌤️ ~10.00 °C 🌧 ~81.34 mm 👨👩👦👦 3M people
Advice
Weather 🛡️ Travel safety
fiber_manual_record Do not travel
Albania has now closed all land and sea borders. Air travel to and from Italy and Greece has also ceased. If you chose to travel to Albania despite our advice, note that airports remain open but commercial options are increasingly limited. If you wish to return to Australia, we recommend you arrange to do so immediately. There are restrictions on internal travel within Albania. Other restrictions include the closure of shops, except for food shops and pharmacies, and suspension of public transport in a number of cities. Due to restrictions on movement, our ability to provide consular assistance during this period is likely to be limited. We now advise you to: Do not travel to Albania.
issued date: March 29, 2020
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General
🔌 Sockets
Albania uses 230V, 50Hz with sockets and plugs Type C and Type F.
🌐 Languages
The languages that are typically spoken are Albanian
💱 Currencies Used
Albania uses the Albanian lek (symbol: L), code ALL.Banknotes come in denominations of 5000, 2000, 1000, 500 and 200 lekë. Lek is subdivided into 100 qindarkës. Coins come in denominations of 100, 50, 20, 10, 5 and 1 lekë.
🏧 ATMs
Automatic teller machines are common in Albania. You can usually find them in both large & small cities.You do not need a chip & PIN card to use an ATM — your standard magnetic card will work fine.
Calling
📡 Internet
Internet speed in Albania is on average 5.8 Mbps. WiFi coverage in Albania is low. It is not as easy to find one.
📱 Phones
You can buy a SIM card for about 1,017.91 ALL, which includes 4 GB of data plan. You can choose from 3 telecoms: ALBtelecom, Telekom or Vodafone. Albania uses GSM mobile networks GSM 900 and GSM 1800. If you don't want to buy SIM card in Albania upon arrival, make sure to check the roaming charges with your telecom provider before your departure so there are no surprises when you return home.
📞 Calling
To call Albania, dial +, then 355 (the country code for Albania), then the area code (without the initial 0) and the local number. For local calls within Albania, start with the area code (with the initial 0). In the case above area code is 22 .
🛣️ Road rules
In Albania you drive on the right side. Most cars have manual transmission (stick). Unless otherwise posted, the speed limits for cars and motorcycles are as follows: 110 km/h (68 mph) on motorways, 110 km/h (68 mph) on expressways, 40 km/h (24 mph) in all built-up areas and 80-90 km/h (49-55 mph) on undivided highways.
🆘 Emergency
Universal
911
Police
911
Ambulance
911
Fire department
911
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