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Albania Information

About Albania

Albania is part of the continent of Europe. The Capital of Albania is: Tirana. Capital timezone is: Europe/Tirane. Currency is: Lek.
Language Codes of Albania : sq,el
Languages speak in Albania : Albanian 98.8% (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek 0.5%, other 0.6% (including Macedonian, Roma, Vlach, Turkish, Italian, and Serbo-Croatian), unspecified 0.1% (2011 est.)
ISO Alpha-2 Code of Albania is : AL
ISO Alpha-3 Code of Albania is : ALB
ISO 3166-1 numeric (or numeric-3) Code of Albania is : 8
ISD Code of Albania is : +355
FIPS (Federal Information Processing System) Code is : AL
E.164 (The international telephone numbering plan) : 355
The top label domain of the Albania is : .al
Internet host in Albania is : 15528
Internet users in Albania is : 1300000
Mobile phones in Albania is : 3500000
Landline phone in Albania is : 312000
Area of Albania is : 28748 KM2
GEO Name ID Albania is : 783754
GDP of Albania is : $12800000000

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General Information About SWIFT / BIC Code


What is SWIFT/BIC Code?

SWIFT codes means Society of Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunication Code. The Swift/BIC code is used to identify a particular branch of a bank or financial institution & it'll help you to transfer money internationaly and executor for cross-border payments.

The length of the Swift Code is either eight or eleven digits & combination of couple of letters & numbers. The first four charecter of the swift code is bank code, next two digits is country code, next two digits is location code & last three digits is optional & it's help to identify the specific bank branch.

Financial institutions worldwide have the option to become part of SWIFT’s network. They provide messaging systems and use the latest technology to ensure safe and expedient international commerce.

What is Swift code used for?

These codes are used when transferring money between banks, particularly for international wire transfers. Banks also use these codes for exchanging messages between them.

Example: Breakdown of SWIFT/BIC Code

A

B

C

D

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

Bank Code

Country ISO Code

Location Code

Branch Code
(Optional)