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 | ALBANIA[Shqipėria]general data of the country |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Shqipėria ; Shqipėrisė |
| country code ISO: AL [ALB] //; - FIPS: AL |
| location: Southeastern Europe |
| surface (land area): 28748 sq.km = 11100 sq.mi |
| time zone: +1 UT* [*= applying daylight saving time] |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 43° N / South: 40° N / East: 21° E / West: 19° E |
| borders (land): Montenegro, Serbia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Greece |
| borders (coastline): Adriatic Sea |
| climate: Mediterranean, cooler in mountainous regions |
| Government |
| independent since: 1912-11-28 |
| type of government: republic |
| capital: Tiranė (Tirana) |
| administrative division: province (26) ; recently: district (36) |
| Population |
| population according to the last two censuses (1989): 3128,417; (2001): 3087,159 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 3490,435; or: 3411,000; 2002: 3150,000 |
| population density: 121 per sq.km = 314 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 1,5% //; - doubling time 47 years |
| birth rate: 22 per 1000 |
| death rate: 8 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 3 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 30-47 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (in the first year of life): 24 per 1000 |
| infant mortality (from 1st - 4th year of life): 22 - 51 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 69-74 year (male: 65-72; female: 72-77) |
| age groups: 0-14 years: 42% [PG: 33%] //; - 15-59 years: 53% [PG: 59%] //; - 60+ years : 8% |
| urbanisation: 37% [43%] //; - urbanisation growth: 3,4% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 25% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Albanian 98% (Gegs in the North, Tosks in the South), Greek 1,8%, Macedonian 0,1%, Montenegrin, Gypsy |
| languages: Albanian (Tosk is the official dialect), Greek, Macedonian |
| religious affiliation: Muslim (Sunnī) 65%; Albanian Orthodox 20% [23]; Christian (Roman Catholic) 13% [10] |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2976 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 76-97% |
| people per physician: 668 - 752 |
| people per hospital bed: 333 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 66% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 29% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 6% |
| adult literacy: 92% (male: 96%; female: 88%) [PG: 85%] |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Lek = 100 qindar (qindarka) |
| annual inflation rate: 34-39% |
| population below poverty line: 19,6% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 360 per capita |
| GNI USD 1120-1450 per capita //; - [ppp: 3600-4960] |
| GDP growth: 2,7% |
| income: USD 1000 per capita |
| import: USD 600 per capita //; - export: USD 140 per capita |
| trade: 73 per capita //; - or 36% of GDP |
| trade partners: IT GR BG DE TR US YU CN RU UA GB |
| human development index: 0,725 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 85 |
| female labour force: 41% |
| unemployment: 18% [unofficial 30%] |
| tourism: 0,04 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 26% //; - grass land: 15% //; - wooded area: 38% //; - arid land and desert: % |
| agriculture: labour force: 56% [later figure found: 71%] //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 33% [later figure found: 25-37%] |
| agricultural products: cereals, vegetables, potatoes, sugar beets, fruit, grapes, olives, cattle |
| livestock (million): asses: 0,14 / cattle: 0,84 / goats: 1,65 / pigs 0,1 / poultry: 4,3 / sheep: 2,5 |
| fish catch: 2745 - 3627 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 26% [PG: 19%] //; - part of industry in GDP: 51% [later figure found: 18-19%] |
| industrial products: food products, textiles, clothing, tobacco, leather |
| mining products: chromium ore, copper ore, coal, crude petroleum, natural gas, nickel |
| CO2 emission per capita: 0,5 |
| services: labour force: 18% [PG: 25%] //; - part of services in GDP: 36% [later figure found: 46-56%] |
| energy use (kg per capita): 311 |
| electricity use (per capita): 783 |
| annual water use (per capita): 94 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 15500, or 18000 km //; - of which paved: 39% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 140,000 (or 37 per 1000 persons) // international license plate: AL |
| railways: 440, 684, or 720 km //; - railways passenger/km: 223 million |
| navigable inland waterways: 43, or 74 km |
| ownership telephone: 36 - 50 per 1000 // international dialling code: +355 |
| ownership radio receivers: 217 per 1000 |
| ownership tv -sets: 109 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 54 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 4600 |
| personal computers: 6,4 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Korabi 2751 m, Maja e Jerzercės 2694, Maja i Radohinės 2570, Maja e Hekuravės 2561, Gramozi 2523 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): Shkodra 368 sq.km, Pogradec [=Ohrid] 363, Prespa 285 |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): Liqeni i Fierzės 73, Vau i Dejes 25, Ulza, Liqeni i Komanit |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers (km in Albania): Drin 285, Seman 281, Vjosė 272, Shkubin 181, Mat 115, Erzen 109, Devoll, Osum, Drinos |
| canals: none, or unknown |
| waterfalls: none, or unknown |
| caves: longest system: none, or unknown / deepest: |
| islands: Sazan |
| deserts: none |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV FW PW WA WB WR, and some - local national or international - statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
| in 1996 some 500,000 people were working abroad |
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