Albania - GENERAL INFORMATION - Facts and Figures

Facts and Figures

Full name:

Republic of Albania

Nationality
noun: Albanian(s)

adjective: Albanian

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Area
total: 28,748 sq km water: 1,350 sq km land: 27,398 sq km

Population: 3,563,112 (July 2005 est.)

Ethnic groups

Albanian 95% Greek 3% other 2% (including Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Serb, and Macedonian or Bulgarian)

Capital: Tiran population 352,900

Largest Cities
Durr s – 113,800 Elbasan – 96,800 Shkodr – 85,800 Vlor – 84,400

Official Language: Albanian (“Shqip” or “gjuha shqipe” in Albanian)

Religion

Muslim 70% Albanian Orthodox 20%

Roman Catholic 10%

Political system: emerging democracy

GDP: purchasing power parity – $17.46 billion(2004 est.)

GDP per head: purchasing power parity – $4,900 (2004 est.)

Annual growth: 5.6% (2004 est.)

GDP – composition by sector

agriculture: 46.2% industry: 25.4% services: 28.4% (2004 est.)

Inflation: 3.2% (2004 est.)