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Middlebrook & Miller Country Reports - Albania

Albania

Capital: Tirana

GPS: 41°20′N, 19°48′E
Time Zone: UTC +1
Government: Parliamentary republic
Head of State: Bamir Topi
Parliament: Unicameral

Neighbours: It is bordered by Greece to the south-east, Montenegro to the north, the disputed territory of Kosovo to the northeast, and the Republic of Macedonia to the east. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea to the west, and on the Ionian Sea to the southwest.

Surface Area: 28,748 sq km

Land: 27,398 sq km

Water: 1,350 sq km

Main Political Parties: Agrarian Environmentalist Party or PAA; Christian Democratic Party or PDK; Communist Party of Albania or PKSH; Democratic Alliance Party or AD; Democratic Party or PD; Legality Movement Party or PLL; Liberal Union Party or BLD; Movement for National Development or LZhK; National Front Party (Balli Kombetar) or PBK; New Democratic Party or PDR; Party of National Unity or PUK; Republican Party or PR; Social Democracy Party of Albania or PDSSh; Social Democratic Party or PSD; Socialist Movement for Integration or LSI; Socialist Party or PS; Union for Human Rights Party or PBDNj

Population: 3,619,778 (July 2008 est)
Population Growth: 0.538% (2008 est)
Population Density:
Main Ethnic Groups: Albanian ~95%, Greek ~3%, other ~2% (Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Serb, Macedonian, Bulgarian)
Main Languages: Albanian, Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects

Currency: Lek (ALL)
GNI (Atlas Method): US$9.3 billion(2006)
GNI Per Capita: US$2,960 (2006)
GDP (Current US$): US$9,136 million
GDP Growth (Growth Annual %): 5.3% (2000-06)
HDI: 68
Inflation, GDP Deflator: 3.8% (2000-06)
Agriculture, Value Added (% GDP): 23%
Industry, Value Added (% GDP): 22%
Services, etc., value added (% of GDP): 56%
Exports: US$791 million (2006)
Imports: US$3,049 million (2006)
Total External Debt: US$1,839 million (2005)
Time Required to Start Business: See Country Report
Investment Climate: See Country Report
Driver of Growth: See Country Report
Top Investors: See Country Report
Spheres of Power and Influence: See Country Report

Security Spending: See Country Report
Arms Imports: See Country Report
Arms Exports: See Country Report
Size of Army: See Country Report
Size of Police Force: See Country Report
Judicial System: See Country Report

Conflict History: See Country Report
Arms Trading: See Country Report
National Threats: See Country Report
Foreign Policy: See Country Report
Terrorist Threats: See Country Report

Political Economy Analysis: See Country Report
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