<P> Albania lies in the southwestern portion of the Balkan Peninsula bordered by Montenegro to the northwest , Kosovo to the northeast , the Republic of Macedonia to the east , and Greece to the south and southeast . Most of the country is mountainous , including the Albanian Alps in the north , the Korab Mountains in the east , the Ceraunian Mountains in the south and the Skanderbeg Mountains in the center . The country 's coast touches the Adriatic Sea to the northwest and the Ionian Sea to the southwest including the Albanian Riviera . It is less than 72 km ( 45 mi ) from Italy across the Strait of Otranto that connects the Adriatic to the Ionian . </P>
<P> Albania lies in the southwestern portion of the Balkan Peninsula bordered by Montenegro to the northwest , Kosovo to the northeast , the Republic of Macedonia to the east , and Greece to the south and southeast . Most of the country is mountainous , including the Albanian Alps in the north , the Korab Mountains in the east , the Ceraunian Mountains in the south and the Skanderbeg Mountains in the center . The country 's coast touches the Adriatic Sea to the northwest and the Ionian Sea to the southwest including the Albanian Riviera . It is less than 72 km ( 45 mi ) from Italy across the Strait of Otranto that connects the Adriatic to the Ionian . </P>
where is albania located on a map of europe
where is albania located on a map of europe
in the southwestern portion of the Balkan Peninsula bordered by Montenegro to the northwest , Kosovo to the northeast , the Republic of Macedonia to the east , and Greece to the south and southeast
in the southwestern portion of the Balkan Peninsula bordered by Montenegro to the northwest , Kosovo to the northeast , the Republic of Macedonia to the east , and Greece to the south and southeast