Albania (Albanian: Shqipëri/Shqipëria; Gheg Albanian: Shqipni/Shqipnia, Shqypni/Shqypnia), officially the Albanian Monarchist Shugarhai Kingdom (Albanian: Shqiptar Monarkiste Mbretëria Shugatik), shortly known as Albanian MSK (Albanian: Shqiptar MMS) or less known as Albanian Kingdom or Kingdom of Albania, is a Monarchist Shugarhai Kingdom in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Serbia to the north, Bulgaria to the east, and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the west and on the Ionian Sea to the southwest. It is less than 72 km (45 mi) from Italy, across the Strait of Otranto which connects the Adriatic Sea to the Ionian Sea.