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location:
southeastern europe. bordering the adriatic sea and ionian sea. between greece and serbia and montenegro
geographic coordinates:
41 00 n. 20 00 e
map references:
europe
area:
total: 28.748 sq km land: 27.398 sq km water: 1.350 sq km
area - comparative:
slightly smaller than maryland
land boundaries:
total: 720 km border countries: greece 282 km. macedonia 151 km. serbia and montenegro 287 km
coastline:
362 km
maritime claims:
territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation
climate:
mild temperate; cool. cloudy. wet winters; hot. clear. dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter
terrain:
mostly mountains and hills; small plains along coast
elevation extremes:
lowest point: adriatic sea 0 m highest point: maja e korabit (golem korab) 2.764 m
natural resources:
petroleum. natural gas. coal. bauxite. chromite. copper. iron ore. nickel. salt. timber. hydropower
land use:
arable land: 21.09% permanent crops: 4.42% other: 74.49% (2001)
irrigated land:
3.400 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; floods; drought
environment - current issues:
deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution from industrial and domestic effluents
environment - international agreements:
party to: biodiversity. climate change. desertification. endangered species. hazardous wastes. law of the sea. ozone layer protection. wetlands signed. but not ratified: none of the selected agreements
geography - note:
strategic location along strait of otranto (links adriatic sea to ionian sea and mediterranean sea)
population:
3.563.112 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 25.6% (male 476.989/female 434.298) 15-64 years: 65.8% (male 1.199.964/female 1.144.886) 65 years and over: 8.6% (male 141.559/female 165.416) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 28.52 years male: 27.95 years female: 29.1 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
0.52% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
15.08 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
5.12 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
-4.8 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.1 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.86 male(s)/female total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 21.52 deaths/1.000 live births male: 21.96 deaths/1.000 live births female: 21.03 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 77.24 years male: 74.6 years female: 80.15 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
2.04 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
na%
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
na
hiv/aids - deaths:
na
nationality:
noun: albanian(s) adjective: albanian
ethnic groups:
albanian 95%. greek 3%. other 2% (vlach. roma (gypsy). serb. macedonian. bulgarian) (1989 est.) note: in 1989. other estimates of the greek population ranged from 1% (official albanian statistics) to 12% (from a greek organization)
religions:
muslim 70%. albanian orthodox 20%. roman catholic 10% note: percentages are estimates; there are no available current statistics on religious affiliation; all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in november 1990. albania began allowing private religious practice
languages:
albanian (official - derived from tosk dialect). greek. vlach. romani. slavic dialects
literacy:
definition: age 9 and over can read and write total population: 86.5% male: 93.3% female: 79.5% (2003 est.)
country name:
conventional long form: republic of albania conventional short form: albania local long form: republika e shqiperise local short form: shqiperia former: people's socialist republic of albania
government type:
emerging democracy
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