The European country with Tirana as its capital that uses the lek as its currency is Albania.
Albania is located on the Balkan Peninsula in southeastern Europe, bordering Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, and Greece. It also has a coastline along the Adriatic and Ionian seas. Tirana, the country's largest city, has served as Albania's capital since 1920.
The lek is Albania's official currency. Its name is generally associated with Alexander the Great, known in Albanian as Leka i Madh, and it was introduced in the early twentieth century as Albania developed a national monetary system. The currency is commonly written as ALL in international financial contexts.
Albania is sometimes confused with nearby countries that use the euro, such as Greece, or with Kosovo, which also lies in the Balkans but primarily uses the euro. Albania is not a member of the euro area, so prices inside the country are normally quoted in lek. The plural form is often written as lekë in Albanian.