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Albania IBAN Format (AL)

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An Albania IBAN has 28 characters: AL, two check digits and a 24-character national account number (BBAN), which contains a 3-character bank code.

Length
28 characters
IBAN structure
AL2!n8!n16!c
Bank code length
3 characters
Example
AL47 2121 1009 0000 0002 3569 8741

Albania IBAN structure

After the country code and check digits, the BBAN is 8 digits, then 16 letters or digits.

PartIn the exampleWhat it is
Country codeALISO 3166 code of the country
Check digits47Two digits from the ISO 7064 MOD 97-10 calculation
Bank code2123 characters, national bank identifier
Branch code110095 characters, branch identifier
Account number0000000235698741The rest of the BBAN, including any national check digits

The example is the sample IBAN given for this country in the IBAN registry, not an account to pay. Structure notation: n digits, a upper-case letters, c letters or digits; 4!n means exactly four digits.

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Questions

How many characters does an Albania IBAN have?
28 characters: the country code AL, two check digits and a BBAN of 24 characters.
What does an Albania IBAN look like?
For example AL47 2121 1009 0000 0002 3569 8741 on paper, or AL47212110090000000235698741 in electronic form.
Where is the bank code in an Albania IBAN?
The national bank code has 3 characters, at positions 5 to 7 of the IBAN.
How do I check an Albania IBAN?
Paste it into the IBAN checker on this site. It tests the length, the structure and the check digits in your browser.

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Formats from the IBAN Registry (release 99, December 2024) that Swift publishes as the ISO 13616 registration authority, read from public mirrors of the registry. Check the current registry before relying on a format.