 Albania
Facts and Figures
Source: CIA World Factbook |
| Coordinates |
41 00 N, 20 00 E |
| Area |
total: 28,748 sq km land: 27,398 sq km water: 1,350 sq km |
| 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 |
| Population |
3,600,523 (July 2007 est.) |
| Languages |
Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects |
| Imports |
machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, textiles, chemicals |
| Exports |
textiles and footwear; asphalt, metals and metallic ores, crude oil; vegetables, fruits, tobacco |
| Hazards |
destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; floods; drought |
| Resources |
petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower |
| Geography |
strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea) |
| Nationality |
noun: Albanian(s) adjective: Albanian |
| Capital |
name: Tirana (Tirane) geographic coordinates: 41 20 N, 19 50 E time difference: UTC+1 (6 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) daylight saving time: +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
| Internet Country Code |
.al |
| Internet Users |
75,000 (2005) |
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