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Capital Albania : |
Tirana .
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| Land Boudaries Border Country Albania :
| Greece 282 km, The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 151 km, Serbia and Montenegro 287 km .
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| Climate Albania :
| mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter .
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| Life expectancy Albania :
| 77.06 years .
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| Fertility rate Albania :
| 2.05 children born/woman (2004 est.) .
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| Government type Albania :
| emerging democracy .
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| Population Albania :
| 3,544,808 (July 2004 est.) .
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| Area Total Albania :
| 28,748 sq km .
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| Telephones Main Lines In Use Albania :
| 255,000 (2003) .
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| Telephones Mobile Cellular Albania :
| 1.1 million (2003) .
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| International Country Code Albania :
| 355.
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| Sex ratio total Albania :
| 1.04 male(s)/female (2004 est.) .
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| Sex Albania ratio under 15 :
| 1.1 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Albania ratio 15 64 :
| 1.05 male(s)/female .
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| Sex Albania ratio 65 :
| 0.85 male(s)/female .
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| Current account balance Albania :
| $-407 million (2003) |
| HIV Albania :
| NA |
| Population below poverty line Albania :
| 30% (2001 est.) |
| Literacy Albania :
| 86,50% |
| House hold income lowest than 10% Albania :
| NA |
| House hold income highest than 10% Albania :
| NA |
| Inflation Albania :
| 2.4% (2003) |
| Unemployment Rate Albania :
| 15.8% officially; may be as high as 30% (2003 est.) |
| Internet Users Albania :
| 30,000 (2003) |
| Location Albania :
| Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro |
| Geographic Coordinates Albania :
| 41 00 N, 20 00 E |
| Religion Albania :
| Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10% |
| Administrative region Albania :
| 12 counties (qarqe, singular - qark); Qarku i Beratit, Qarku i Dibres, Qarku i Durresit, Qarku i Elbasanit, Qarku i Fierit, Qarku i Gjirokastres, Qarku i Korces, Qarku i Kukesit, Qarku i Lezhes, Qarku i Shkodres, Qarku i Tiranes, Qarku i Vlores |
| Terrain Albania :
| mostly mountains and hills; small plains along coast |
| Elevation extremes lowest Albania :
| Adriatic Sea 0 m |
| Elevation extremes highest Albania :
| Maja e Korabit (Golem Korab) 2,753 m |
| Natural resources Albania :
| petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower |
| Land use arable land Albania :
| 21,09% |
| Land use permanentcrops Albania :
| 4,42% |
| Irrigated land Albania :
| 3,400 sq km (1998 est.) |
| Natural hazards Albania :
| destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; floods; drought |
| Environment current issues Albania :
| deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution from industrial and domestic effluents |
| Geography note Albania :
| strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea) |
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