Albania

Key facts

Land borders (4)

• Greece
• Kosovo
• Montenegro
• North Macedonia

Albania in the game

Every puzzle gives three claims that exactly one country satisfies. Albania is moderately well known, so it typically appears as the answer in medium puzzles. These are the 19 claims from the pool that are true of Albania, rarest first — the fewer countries share a claim, the harder it works for you on the board.

• Its name begins with “A”1 of 11
• Its capital city's name begins with “T”1 of 12
• Is a NATO member1 of 32
• Its name ends with “-ia”1 of 39
• Is in Europe1 of 44
• Its flag contains black1 of 44
• Its flag uses exactly two colours1 of 44
• Has an area smaller than 50,000 km²1 of 69
• Has an area smaller than 100,000 km²1 of 88
• Has fewer than 10 million people1 of 100
• Borders more than 2 countries1 of 111
• Has exactly one official language1 of 130
• Drives on the right1 of 141
• Has an area smaller than 500,000 km²1 of 144
• Lies entirely in the Northern Hemisphere1 of 147
• Has a coastline1 of 151
• Its flag contains red1 of 152
• Does not have a monarch as head of state1 of 153
• Lies within a single time zone1 of 177