diff --git a/icu4c/source/data/locales/sq.txt b/icu4c/source/data/locales/sq.txt
index c6555a1fea0..f5677f0080e 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/data/locales/sq.txt
+++ b/icu4c/source/data/locales/sq.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// ***************************************************************************
+// ***************************************************************************
 // *
 // *   Copyright (C) 1997-2003, International Business Machines
 // *   Corporation and others.  All Rights Reserved.
@@ -12,25 +12,244 @@ sq {
         "MD",
     } 
     collations {
-      standard { 
-        Version { "2.0" }
-        Sequence {  
-            "& [before 1] D < ç <<< Ç"
-            "& [before 1] E < dh <<< Dh <<< DH"
-            "& [before 1] F < ë <<< Ë"
-            "& [before 1] H < gj <<< Gj <<< GJ"
-            "& [before 1] M < ll <<< Ll <<< LL"
-            "& [before 1] O < nj <<< Nj <<< NJ"
-            "& [before 1] S < rr <<< Rr <<< RR"
-            "& [before 1] T < sh <<< Sh <<< SH"
-            "& [before 1] U < th <<< Th <<< TH"
-            "& [before 1] Y < xh <<< Xh <<< XH"
-            "& [before 1] Ʒ < zh <<< Zh <<< ZH" 
-        } 
-      }
+        standard { 
+            Version { "2.0" }
+            Sequence {  
+                "& [before 1] D < \u00e7 <<< \u00c7"
+                "& [before 1] E < dh <<< Dh <<< DH"
+                "& [before 1] F < \u00eb <<< \u00cb"
+                "& [before 1] H < gj <<< Gj <<< GJ"
+                "& [before 1] M < ll <<< Ll <<< LL"
+                "& [before 1] O < nj <<< Nj <<< NJ"
+                "& [before 1] S < rr <<< Rr <<< RR"
+                "& [before 1] T < sh <<< Sh <<< SH"
+                "& [before 1] U < th <<< Th <<< TH"
+                "& [before 1] Y < xh <<< Xh <<< XH"
+                "& [before 1] \u01b7 < zh <<< Zh <<< ZH" 
+            }
+        }
     }
     Countries { 
+        AD { "Andorr\u00eb" }
+        AE { "Emiratet Arabe te Bashkuara" }
+        AF { "Afganistan" }
+        AG { "Antigua e Barbuda" }
+        //AL { "Shqip\u00ebri" }
         AL { "Shqip\u00EBria" }
+        AM { "Armeni" }
+        AO { "Angol\u00eb" }
+        AR { "Argjentin\u00eb" }
+        AT { "Austri" }
+        AU { "Australi" }
+        AZ { "Azerbajxhan" }
+
+        BA { "Bosnja dhe Hercegovina" }
+        //BB { "Barbados" }
+        //BD { "Bangladesh" }
+        BE { "Belgjik\u00eb" }
+        //BF { "Burkina Faso" }
+        BG { "Bullgari" }
+        BH { "Bahrein" }
+        //BI { "Burundi" }
+        //BJ { "Benin" }
+        BN { "Brunej" }
+        BO { "Bolivi" }
+        //BR { "Brazil" }
+        //BS { "Bahamas" }
+        BT { "Butan" }
+        BW { "Botsvana" }
+        BY { "Bjellorusi" }
+        //BZ { "Belize" }
+
+        CA { "Kanada" }
+        CF { "Republika Qendrore e Afrik\u00ebs" }
+        CG { "Kongo" }
+        CH { "Zvic\u00ebr" }
+        CI { "Bregu i Fildisht\u00eb" }
+        CL { "Kili" }
+        CM { "Kamerun" }
+        CN { "Kin\u00eb" }
+        CO { "Kolumbi" }
+        CR { "Kosta Rika" }
+        //CS { "Serbi\u00eb dhe Mali i Zi" } // TODO: if we allow this, then SP must go away
+        CU { "Kub\u00eb" }
+        CV { "Kap Verde" }
+        CY { "Qipro" }
+        CZ { "Republika e \u00c7ekis\u00eb" }
+
+        DE { "Gjermani" }
+        DJ { "Xhibuti" }
+        DK { "Danimark\u00eb" }
+        DM { "Dominik\u00eb" }
+        DO { "Republika Dominikan\u00eb" }
+        DZ { "Algjeri" }
+
+        EC { "Ekuator" }
+        EE { "Estoni" }
+        EG { "Egjipt" }
+        EH { "Saharaja Per\u00ebndimore" }
+        ER { "Eritre" }
+        ES { "Spanj\u00eb" }
+        ET { "Etiopi" }
+
+        FI { "Finland\u00eb" }
+        FJ { "Fixhi" }
+        FM { "Mikronezi" }
+        FR { "Franc\u00eb" }
+
+        GA { "Gjabon" }
+        //GD { "Grenada" }
+        GE { "Gjeorgji" }
+        GH { "Gan\u00eb" }
+        GM { "Gambi" }
+        GN { "Guine" }
+        GQ { "Guineja Ekuatoriale" }
+        GR { "Greqi" }
+        GT { "Guatemal\u00eb" }
+        GW { "Guine Bisau" }
+        GY { "Guajana" }
+
+        //HN { "Honduras" }
+        HR { "Kroaci" }
+        //HT { "Haiti" }
+        HU { "Hungari" }
+
+        ID { "Indonezi" }
+        IE { "Irland\u00eb" }
+        IL { "Izrael" }
+        IN { "Indi" }
+        IQ { "Irak" }
+        //IR { "Iran" }
+        IS { "Island\u00eb" }
+        IT { "Itali" }
+
+        JM { "Xhamajk\u00eb" }
+        JO { "Jordani" }
+        JP { "Japoni" }
+
+        KE { "Kenia" }
+        KG { "Kirgistan" }
+        KH { "Kamboxhi" }
+        KI { "Qiribati" }
+        KM { "Komore" }
+        KN { "Saint Kitts e Nevis" }
+        KP { "Koreja e Veriut" }
+        KR { "Koreja e Jugut" }
+        KW { "Kuvajt" }
+        KZ { "Kazakistan" }
+
+        //LA { "Laos" }
+        LB { "Liban" }
+        //LC { "Saint Lucia" }
+        LI { "Liht\u00ebnshtajn" }
+        //LK { "Sri Lanka" }
+        LR { "Liberi" }
+        LS { "Lesoto" }
+        LT { "Lituani" }
+        LU { "Luksemburg" }
+        LV { "Letoni" }
+        LY { "Libi" }
+
+        MA { "Maroko" }
+        MC { "Monako" }
+        MD { "Moldavi" }
+        MG { "Madagaskar" }
+        MH { "Ishujt Marshall" }
+        MK { "Maqedoni" }
+        //ML { "Mali" }
+        //MM { "Myanmar" }
+        MN { "Mongoli" }
+        MR { "Mauritani" }
+        MT { "Malt\u00eb" }
+        //MU { "Mauritius" }
+        MV { "Maldivit" }
+        MW { "Malavi" }
+        MX { "Meksik\u00eb" }
+        MY { "Malajzi" }
+        MZ { "Mozambik" }
+
+        NA { "Namibi" }
+        //NE { "Niger" }
+        NG { "Nigeri" }
+        NI { "Nikaragua" }
+        NL { "Vendet e Ul\u00ebta" }
+        NO { "Norvegji" }
+        //NP { "Nepal" }
+        //NR { "Nauru" }
+        NZ { "Zelanda e Re" }
+
+        //OM { "Oman" }
+
+        //PA { "Panama" }
+        //PE { "Peru" }
+        PG { "Papua Guineja e Re" }
+        PH { "Filipine" }
+        //PK { "Pakistan" }
+        PL { "Poloni" }
+        PT { "Portugali" }
+        //PW { "Palau" }
+        PY { "Paraguaj" }
+
+        QA { "Katar" }
+
+        RO { "Rumani" }
+        RU { "Rusi" }
+        RW { "Ruanda" }
+
+        SA { "Arabia Saudite" }
+        SB { "Ishujt Solomon" }
+        SC { "Sishel" }
+        //SD { "Sudan" }
+        SE { "Suedi" }
+        SG { "Singapor" }
+        SI { "Slloveni" }
+        SK { "Sllovaki" }
+        SL { "Siera Leone" }
+        //SM { "San Marino" }
+        //SN { "Senegal" }
+        SO { "Somali" }
+        SP { "Serbi\u00eb" }
+        //SR { "Surinam" }
+        ST { "Sao Tome e Prinsipe" }
+        //SV { "El Salvador" }
+        SY { "Siri" }
+        SZ { "Svaziland\u00eb" }
+
+        TD { "\u00c7ad" }
+        TG { "Togo" }
+        TH { "Tajland\u00eb" }
+        TJ { "Taxhikistan" }
+        //TM { "Turkmenistan" }
+        TN { "Tunisi" }
+        //TO { "Tonga" }
+        TR { "Turqi" }
+        TT { "Trinidad e Tobago" }
+        //TV { "Tuvalu" }
+        TW { "Tajvan" }
+        TZ { "Tanzani" }
+
+        UA { "Ukrain\u00eb" }
+        //UG { "Uganda" }
+        US { "Shtetet e Bashkuara t\u00eb Amerik\u00ebs" }
+        UY { "Uruguaj" }
+        //UZ { "Uzbekistan" }
+
+        VA { "Vatikan" }
+        VC { "Saint Vincent e Grenadinet" }
+        VE { "Venezuel\u00eb" }
+        //VN { "Vietnam" }
+        //VU { "Vanuatu" }
+
+        //WS { "Samoa" }
+
+        YE { "Jemen" }
+
+        ZA { "Afrika e Jugut" }
+        ZM { "Zambi" }
+        ZW { "Zimbabve" }
+    }
+    Currencies {
+        ALL { "Lek", "ALL" }
     }
     DateTimePatterns { 
         "h.mm.ss.a z",
@@ -72,6 +291,11 @@ sq {
     Languages { 
         sq { "shqipe" }
     }
+    localPatternChars { "GanjkHmsSEDFwWxhKzAe" }
+    LocaleScript{ 
+        "Latn",  // ISO 15924 Name 
+    }
+    ExemplarCharacters { "[a-z\u00e7\u00eb{dh}{gj}{ll}{nj}{rr}{sh}{th}{xh}{zh}]" }
     MonthAbbreviations { 
         "Jan",
         "Shk",
@@ -115,7 +339,6 @@ sq {
         ",",
         "+",
     }
-    localPatternChars { "GanjkHmsSEDFwWxhKzAe" }
 /*    zoneStrings { 
        {
             "Europe/Tirane",
@@ -126,13 +349,4 @@ sq {
         }
     }
 */
-    LocaleScript{ 
-        "Latn",  // ISO 15924 Name 
-    }
-    ExemplarCharacters { "[a-z ç ë {dh}{gj}{ll}{nj}{rr}{sh}{th}{xh}{zh}]" }
-
-    // Currency display names
-    Currencies {
-        ALL { "Lek", "ALL" }
-    }
 }