List of Albanian countries and regions

This is a list of Albanian countries and regions throughout history, sometimes called Albanian lands by historians (). It includes countries, states, provinces, regions and territories that have or had in the past one of the following characteristics:

An ethnic Albanian majority
Albanians or Albania are an official, constitutional or titular nation
Albanian as an official language
An Albanian ruling class or dynasty

Historical political entities

Middle Ages

\| Image	Map	Name	Years	Area	Notes
	Principality_of_Arbër_(11th-12th_century_AD).png	Principality of Arbanon	1190–1255	Albania	Autonomous principality within the Byzantine Empire and the Despotate of Epirus.
Arms_of_the_Kingdom_of_Naples.svg	Kingdom_of_Albania.png	Kingdom of Albania	1272–1368	Albania	Dependency of the Kingdom of Sicily.
	Principality_of_Muzakaj_and_State_of_Arianiti_15_century.JPG	Lordship of Berat Muzakaj Principality	1335–1417	Albania
	Venice1400.png	Principality of Valona	1346–1417	Albania
Flag_of_the_Despotate_of_Arta.jpg	Despotate_of_angelokastron.jpg	Despotate of Angelokastron and Lepanto	1358–1374	Greece
Flag_of_the_Despotate_of_Arta.jpg	Despotate_of_Arta_map.JPG	Despotate of Arta	1358–1416	Greece
Flag_of_Princedom_of_Albania.jpg	Kingdom_of_Albania_in_1368_AD.png	Princedom of Albania	1368–1392	Albania
	Sanjak_of_Albania_Map_1431.svg	Sanjak of Albania	1385–1466	Albania Greece Montenegro	Sanjak of the Ottoman Empire.
	The_Principalities_and_Despotates_of_Epirus_1370-1415.jpg	Principality of Gjirokastër	1386–1418	Albania Greece
	Principality_of_Dukagjini,_Kastrioti_and_Princedom_of_Albania_in_the_15th_century.JPG	Principality of Dukagjini	1387–1479	Albania
Gjergj_Kastrioti.jpg	Principality_of_Dukagjini,_Kastrioti_and_Princedom_of_Albania_in_the_15th_century.JPG	Principality of Kastrioti	1389–1444	Albania
Perasto.jpg	Venezia_Montenegro.svg	Venetian Albania	1420–1797	Montenegro	Possession of the Venetian Republic.
Skanderbeg_woodcut.jpg	League_of_Lezha.JPG	League of Lezhë	1444–c. 1450	Albania Republic of Macedonia Montenegro

Early Modern

\| Image	Map	Name	Years	Area	Notes
		Pashalik of Scutari	1757–1831	Albania Republic of Kosovo Montenegro Republic of Macedonia	Autonomous state of the Ottoman Empire.
		Pashalik of Berat	1774–1809	Albania	Autonomous state of the Ottoman Empire.
Dupré_-_Ali_Pasha.jpg		Pashalik of Yanina	1788–1822	Greece Albania	Autonomous state of the Ottoman Empire.
	Scutari_Vilayet,_Ottoman_Empire_(1900).png	Scutari Vilayet	1867–1913	Albania Montenegro	Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.
	Ioannina_Vilayet,_Ottoman_Empire_(1900).png	Janina Vilayet	1867–1913	Greece Albania	Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.
Abdyl_be_Frasheri.jpg	Albanski_vilajet.png	League of Prizren	1877–c. 1881	Albania Kosovo Republic of Macedonia Greece Serbia Montenegro
	Kosovo_Vilayet,_Ottoman_Empire_(1900).png	Kosovo Vilayet	1877–1913	Kosovo Montenegro Serbia Albania Republic of Macedonia	Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.
	Monastir_Vilayet,_Ottoman_Empire_(1900).png	Manastir Vilayet	1874–1877 1879–1912	Albania Republic of Macedonia Greece Kosovo	Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.
Ali_pasha_i_Prizrenska_liga_(1).jpg	Albanski_vilajet.png	League of Peja	1899-1900	Albania Kosovo Republic of Macedonia Greece Serbia Montenegro

1912-1944

\| Image	Map	Name	Years	Area	Notes
Ismail_Qemali.jpg	Albanski_vilajet.png	Albania	1912–1914	Albania Kosovo Republic of Macedonia Greece Serbia
Essad_Pasha_Toptani.jpg		Republic of Central Albania	1913–1914	Albania
WilhelmPrinceAlbania.jpg	Principality_of_Albania_(1914).svg	Principality of Albania	1914–1917 1920–1925	Albania
Maurice_Sarrail.jpg	1914_albania_en.svg	Autonomous Albanian Republic of Korçë	1916–1920	Albania	Protectorate of France.
Turhan_Pasha.jpg		Albanian Republic	1917–1920	Albania	Protectorate of Italy.
Gjon_Markagjoni.jpg		Republic of Mirdita	1921	Albania
Ahmet-Zogu-1895---1961.jpg		Albanian Republic	1925–1928	Albania	De facto protectorate of Italy.
Ahmet-Zogu-1895---1961.jpg	Albanian_Kingdom_(1935).svg	Albanian Kingdom	1928–1939	Albania	De facto protectorate of Italy.
Vitorioemanuel.jpg	Albanian_Kingdom_(1939).svg	Albanian Kingdom	1939–1943	Albania	Protectorate and dependency of Italy.
MehdiFrasheri.jpg	Map_of_Albania_during_WWII.png	Albanian Kingdom	1943-1944	Albania Montenegro Kosovo Serbia Republic of Macedonia	Puppet state of [...] Germany.

Since 1944

\| Image	Map	Name	Years	Area	Notes
	Albania_1956-1990.svg	People's Socialist Republic of Albania	1944–1992	Albania	From 1944-1946 it was known as Democratic Government of Albania and from as 1946-1976 People's Republic of Albania.
	Locator_map_Kosovo_in_Yugoslavia_and_Serbia.svg	Socialist Autonomous Province of Kosovo	1946–1992	Kosovo	Autonomous province of Serbia in Yugoslavia.
Ibrahim_Rugova.jpg	Locator_map_Kosovo_in_Yugoslavia.svg	Republic of Kosova	1990–2000	Kosovo

Present political entities

This is the list of the current states and regions where Albanians are in absolute or relative ethnic majority, are one of the constitutional or recognized peoples or Albanian language is official:

\| Image	Map	Name	Years	Notes
Albania_state_emblem.svg	Europe-Albania.svg	Republic of Albania	1992-	Albanian majority.
Coat_of_arms_of_Kosovo.svg	Europe-Republic_of_Kosovo.svg	Republic of Kosovo	2008-	Albanian majority.
AlbaniansOutsideAlbania.png		Republic of Macedonia	1991-	Albanian minority.
		Hellenic Republic	1974-	Albanian minority.
		Republic of Serbia	2006-	Albanian minority.
		Montenegro	2006-	Albanian minority.
		Italy	1946-	Albanian minority.

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