ALBANIA

Pets

Cats and dogs must be accompanied by a veterinarian health certificate issued at the point of origin. Pets may enter as passenger's checked baggage, in the cabin or as cargo.

General Information

Albania is officially the Republic of Albania and is a country in South Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Greece to the south-east, Montenegro to the north, Kosovo to the northeast, and 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 mi) from Italy, across the Strait of Otranto which links the Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea.

Albania is a member of the United Nations, NATO, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Council of Europe, World Trade Organization, and one of the founding members of the Union for the Mediterranean.

Albania has a total area of 28,748 square kilometers. Its coastline is 362 kilometres long and extends along the Adriatic and Ionian Seas. The lowlands of the west face the Adriatic Sea. The 70% of the country that is mountainous is rugged and often inaccessible from the outside. The highest mountain is Korab situated in the district of Dibra, reaching up to 2,753 meters (9,030 ft). The country has a continental climate at its high altitude regions with cold winters and hot summers.