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Albania

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Capital:	Tirana
Area size (Land only):	27400 sq. km Slightly smaller than the Netherlands
Time zone:	GMT +1
Currency:	New Lek
Area code:	(+) 355
Driving:	Right
Climate description:	Mediterranean on the coast, rain in autumn and winter seasons. Cold, with frequent snow, at higher altitudes inland

People

Standard of living

Economy & aid

Health

Disasters, conflict & migration

Language
Albanian-Tosk (official) and Albanian dialects. Greek, Macedonian, Romanian and Romani are also spoken.
Source: New Internationalist World Guide

Population

2009	3.2 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2009)
2007	3.2 million	U.N. Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) Population Division (2006)
2006	3.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2005	3.2 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2004	3.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2003	3.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2002	3.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2001	3.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)
2000	3.1 million	U.N. DESA (2006)

Future population estimates
3.3 million (2050)
Source: U.N. DESA (2009)

Ethnic groups
Ethnic Albanians comprise 95 percent of the population, divided between the Gegs (from the north) and Tosks (from the south). There are Greek, Bulgarian and other minorities.
Source: NI World Guide

Religion
Religious worship was banned in 1967 but made legal again in 1989. Islam is now the most widely practised religion (70 percent, with a Sunni majority), followed by Christian Orthodox (20 percent) and Catholicism (10 percent).
Source: NI World Guide

Percentage urban population

2007	46.9 percent	U.N. DESA - World Urbanisation Prospects 2005
2006	46.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2005	45.4 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2004	44.6 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2003	43.9 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2002	43.1 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2001	42.4 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)
2000	41.8 percent	U.N. DESA (2005)

Year women granted right to vote
1920
Source: U.N. Development Programme (UNDP) Human Development Report
Where two figures are shown, the first refers to a partial recognition of the right to vote and the second to the year women received the right to vote on a universal and equal basis.

Net percentage of girls enrolled in primary education
No data available (2005)

Percentage of population under 15

2005	26.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	27.6 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	28.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	28.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	29.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	30.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Average life expectancy

2005	76.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	73.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	73.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	73.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	73.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	73.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - male

2005	73.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	71.1 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	71.0 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	70.8 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	70.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	70.4 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Life expectancy - female

2005	79.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	76.9 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	76.7 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	76.6 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	76.5 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	76.2 years	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Infant mortality

2007	13 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	15 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	16 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	17 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	18 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	26 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	23 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	27 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Child mortality - deaths before the age of five

2007	15 per 1,000 live births	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2006	17 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
2005	18 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
2004	19 per 1,000 live births	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
2003	21 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	30 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	25 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	31 per 1,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Births attended by skilled personnel

1997-2005	98 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1996-2004	98 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1995-2003	94 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	99 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Maternal mortality

2005	92 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2000	55 per 100,000 live births	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Human development index (HDI rank)

2005	68	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	73	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	72	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	65	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	95	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	92	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of children under weight for age (under age 5)

2000-2007	8 percent	U.N. Children's Fund (UNICEF) - State of the World's Children 2009
2000-2006	8 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2008
1996-2005	14 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2007
1996-2004	14 percent	UNICEF - State of the World's Children 2006
1995-2003	14 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
1995-2002	14 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1995-2001	14 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
1995-2000	10 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of undernourished population

2003-2005	<5 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2008
2002-2004average	6 percent	U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) 2006
2001-2003average	6 percent	FAO 2006

Food intake falls below the minimum requirement.

Population with access to improved water

2006	97 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	96 percent	UNICEF and World Health Organisation (WHO) 2006
2002	97 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	97 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Population with access to improved sanitation

2006	97 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2008
2004	91 percent	UNICEF and WHO 2006
2002	89 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2000	91 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004

Literacy - average

2004	98.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	98.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	98.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	85.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	84.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - male

2004	99.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	99.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	99.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	92.5 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	92.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Literacy - female

2004	98.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	98.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	98.3 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	77.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	77.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Landlines telephones

2007	113 per 1,000 people	International Telecommunication Union (ITU) 2008
2006	113 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2005	113 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2004	88 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2003	82 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2002	72 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2001	64 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2000	50 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008

Cellular telephone subscribers

2007	721 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2006	604 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2005	489 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2004	405 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2003	356 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2002	277 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2001	128 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2000	10 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008

Internet users

2007	150 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2006	150 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2005	60 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2004	24 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2003	10 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2002	4 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2001	3 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008
2000	1 per 1,000 people	ITU 2008

Transparency International corruption ranking (Scale: 1 = least corrupt, >175 = most corrupt)

2008	85 (joint)	Transparency International 2008
2007	105 (joint)	Transparency International 2007
2006	111 (joint)	Transparency International
2005	126 (joint)	Transparency International
2004	108 (joint)	Transparency International
2003	92 (joint)	Transparency International
2002	81 (joint)	Transparency International
2001	Not ranked
2000	Not ranked

Signatory of International Convention on the Prevention and Punishment for the crime of Genocide
Yes (1948)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Yes (1984)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

Signatory of the Convention on the Rights of the Child
Yes (1989)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report

International humanitarian aid flows
Access the Financial Tracking Service, a global real-time database which records all reported humanitarian aid - including that for NGOs, the Red Cross/Crescent Movement, bilateral aid, in-kind aid and private donations - searchable by country.
Source: Financial Tracking Service, ReliefWeb

Percentage of population living on less than US$1 a day
No data available percent

GNI per capita, Atlas method

2006	2930 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	2570 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	2080 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	1650 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	1390 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	1330 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	1170 current US$	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

The purpose of the Atlas conversion factor is to reduce the impact of exchange rate fluctuations in a cross-country comparison of national incomes. The Atlas conversion factor for any year is the average of a country's exchange rate (or alternative conversion factor) for that year and its exchange rates for the two preceding years.

GDP

2007	10.8 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2006	9.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2005	8.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2004	7.5 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2003	5.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2002	4.4 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2001	4.1 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009
2000	3.7 current US$ billions	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2009

Annual GDP growth

2006	5.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	5.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	5.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	5.7 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	2.9 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	7.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	7.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Annual inflation

2006	2.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2005	3.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2004	6.0 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2003	3.4 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2002	3.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2001	3.5 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008
2000	4.3 percent	World Bank Data Profile Tables 2008

Share of income or consumption (poorest 10 percent)
3.4 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Share of income or consumption (richest 10 percent)
24.4 (latest available year)
Source: UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008

Physicians

2000-2004	131 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
1990-2004	131 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
1990-2003	137 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
1990-2002	133 per 100,000 people	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

Percentage HIV+ (adults aged 15-49)
No data available percent

Malaria
No risk
Source: WHO

TB cases

2007	17 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2006	18 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2005	20 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2004	21 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2003	22 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2002	23 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2001	23 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009
2000	25 per 100,000 people	WHO 2009

Chronology of natural disasters
Access EM-DAT, a database of natural disasters from 1900 to the present - death tolls and numbers of affected people - searchable by country.
Source: Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Number of refugees originating here

2007	15340	UNHCR
2006	14080	Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
2005	12702	UNHCR
2004	10470	UNHCR
2003	10386	UNHCR
2002	10761	UNHCR
2001	7626	UNHCR
2000	6802	UNHCR

Number of refugees residing here

2007	77	UNHCR
2006	56	UNHCR
2005	56	UNHCR
2004	51	UNHCR
2003	26	UNHCR
2002	17	UNHCR
2001	292	UNHCR
2000	523	UNHCR

Number of internally displaced people\Estimate

	No data available

No data available

Landmine casualties per year

2007	18	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2006	0	Landmine Monitor Report 2008
2004	25	Landmine Monitor Report 2005
2003	4	Landmine Monitor Report 2004

Casualty figures may include both civilians and military personnel injured or killed by landmines and unexploded ordnance.
Signatory to landmine convention?
Yes (1998)
Source: Landmine Monitor Report

Percentage of GDP spent on military

2005	1.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2004	1.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2003	1.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2002	1.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2001	1.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003
2000	1.2 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2002

Percentage of GDP spent on education

2002-2005	2.9 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2002-2004	2.8 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006

Percentage of GDP spent on health

2004	3.0 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2007/2008
2003-2004	2.7 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2006
2002	2.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2005
2001	2.4 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2004
2000	2.1 percent	UNDP - Human Development Report 2003

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