Albania

Country name: Republic of Albania


Area:28,748 sq km


border countries: Greece 282 km, Macedonia 151 km, Montenegro 172 km, Kosovo 112 km


Climate: mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter


Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower


per capita: 546 cu m/yr


Population: 3,619,778 (July 2008 est.)


Population growth rate: 0.538% (2008 est.)


Birth rate: 15.22 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)


Death rate: 5.44 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)


Religions:Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%


Languages: Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects


Literacy: total 98.7%


Government type: democracy


Capital: Tirana (Tirane)


Independence:28 November 1912


GDP (purchasing power parity): $20.87 billion


GDP - real growth rate: 6% (2007 est.)


GDP - per capita (PPP): $5,800 (2007 est.)


Currency (code):lek


Exchange rates:leks (ALL) per US dollar - 92.668 (2007)


country code - 355;


Internet country code: .al