Albania
Albania is one of the 193 UN member states, in Southern Europe. UN Tourism counted 6.4 million international arrivals there in 2019, more visited than 70% of the 199 places with figures, so its stamp in Globestamp is printed in Foil.
- International arrivals
- 6.4 millionin 2019, UN Tourism
- Rank by visitors
- 61st of 199most visited first
- Stamp finish
- Foilrarer than 30%
- Area
- 28,298 km² (10,926 sq mi)
- Population
- 2.9 millionNatural Earth estimate
- Countys
- 12in Globestamp’s regions layer
- Airports
- 1with scheduled flights
- World Heritage Sites
- 2on Globestamp’s list
Does Albania count as a country?
Yes. Albania is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
| List | Counts Albania? |
|---|---|
| UN member states (193) | Yes, a member |
| Globestamp’s countries and territories (250) | Yes |
| Travelers’ Century Club (330) | Yes, as Albania |
| European Union | No |
| Schengen area | No |
The Albania stamp
Every country in Globestamp has its own stamp, drawn after a real entry stamp. Its finish shows how few travelers get there. Albania’s is Foil: a hot-stamped foil block in the ink’s own colour, the finish for places with 6 to 15 million visitors a year. With 6.4 million international arrivals in 2019, Albania is more visited than 70% of the 199 places with figures. See every stamp on the stamp wall, or the rarest on the least-visited countries.
What counts as a visit to Albania
The common rule among travelers is that you set foot there: an airport layover usually doesn’t count, and a port where you went ashore does. Globestamp counts Albania when one of your photos was taken on its ground, or just off its coast; a photo taken from a plane never counts. With a single airport with scheduled flights (Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa, TIA), photos only at the airport make a transit stamp, counted only if you count layovers. Read more in how to count the countries you’ve visited.
Places in Albania you can collect
Under the country itself, Globestamp keeps layers of places on your globe, and a photo taken at one ticks it. These are the ones it knows in Albania, from 2 World Heritage Sites.
World Heritage Sites 2
Butrint (1992) · Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastër (2005). On the bucket list →
National parks 5
Butrint National Park · Shebenik National Park · Valbonë Valley National Park · Llogara National Park · Lurë-Dejë Mountain National Park. On the bucket list →
Zoos and aquariums 1
Tirana Zoo. On the bucket list →
Botanical gardens 1
Botanical Gardens of Tirana. On the bucket list →
Largest cities
| City | People (urban area) |
|---|---|
| Tirana | 895,350 |
| Elbasan | 165,010 |
| Shkodër | 155,767 |
| Durrës | 142,432 |
| Vlorë | 89,546 |
| Fier | 82,297 |
| Korçë | 58,259 |
Airports
Albania has 1 airport with scheduled flights. Each is a dot on Globestamp’s airports layer, and every flight you log adds to how far you’ve flown (try the flight distance calculator).
12 countys to fill in
Globestamp goes deeper than countries: its regions layer splits Albania into 12 countys (Natural Earth’s first-level divisions), and each one fills in when a photo was taken there.
All 12
Berat · Dibër · Durrës · Elbasan · Fier · Gjirokastër · Korçë · Kukës · Lezhë · Shkodër · Tirana · Vlorë
Questions people ask
Is Albania a country?
Yes. Albania is one of the 193 UN member states, so every common list counts it: the UN’s 193, Globestamp’s 250 and the Travelers’ Century Club’s 330.
How many tourists visit Albania a year?
UN Tourism (via the World Bank) counted 6,406,000 international arrivals in Albania in 2019, the 61st most of the 199 places with figures. Countries count arrivals in different ways (some include day-trippers and cruise passengers), so treat it as a rough rank rather than an exact number of tourists.
How rare is a Albania stamp in Globestamp?
It is printed in Foil, the finish for places with 6 to 15 million visitors a year, rarer than 30% of the places with figures. The fewer travelers a place receives, the rarer its finish, from plain Ink to Mythic.
Does Albania count for the Travelers’ Century Club?
Yes. The Travelers’ Century Club counts it as “Albania”, one of its 330 destinations.
Places as rare as Albania
Near Albania
Sources
- Countries, cities and regions: Natural Earth 10m admin-0 (public domain); lists as of October 2026.
- Visitors: UN Tourism via the World Bank, ST.INT.ARVL (International tourism, number of arrivals), CC BY 4.0, data updated 2026-10-08. Each country's latest year before 2020. Countries count visitors differently; use as a rough rank.
- World Heritage Sites, parks, landmarks and the bucket-list places: Wikidata (CC0), as compiled in the app, October 2026.
- Airports: OurAirports (public domain), airports with scheduled service.
- Travelers’ Century Club: the club’s list of 330 destinations, as of January 2022.