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| Official language: | Albanian | ||||
| Capital: - Population: - Coordinates: | Tirana (Tiranė) 353,400 ( 2003) 41°20'N, 19°48'E | ||||
| Head of State: | Alfred Moisiu, President | ||||
| Head of Government: | Fatos Nano, Prime Minister | ||||
| Area: - Total: - % water: | Ranked 139th 28,748 km²To help compare orders of magnitude of different geographical regions, we list here areas between 10,000 km² and 100,000 km². See also areas of other orders of magnitude. Areas smaller than 10,000 km² 10,000 km² is equal to: 3,863 square miles 1,000,000 h 4.7% | ||||
| Land bordersList of Land Borders International borders See also: List of countries that only border one country Sources CIA World Factbook: http://www. gov/cia/publications/.: Coastline: | 720 km 362 km | ||||
| PopulationFor the use of the word population in statistics, see statistical population. In the most common sense of the word, a population is the collection of peopleor organisms of a particular speciesliving in a given geographic area. Populations are studied in: - Total: - DensityFor other meanings of density, see density (disambiguation Density (symbol: rho Greek: rho) is a measure of mass per unit of volume. The higher an object's density, the higher its mass per volume. The average density of an object equals its total mass div: | Ranked 126thThis is a list of countries by population . The data are from the CIA World Factbook 2003 and although not always quite up to date, at least roughly accurate. In the main list dependent or occupied areas are listed under the country which governs the area 3,582,205 ( 2003) 125/km² | ||||
| GDPGDP is an acronym which can stand for more than one thing: in economics an abbreviation for Gross Domestic Product. in neuroscience an abbreviation for Giant Depolarizing Potentials. in biochemistry an abbreviation for guanosine diphosphate TLAs.: - Total ( 2003This is a list of the countries of the world in order of Gross domestic product (GDP based on currency exchange rates, not on purchasing power parity. Values are given in million USDs. For a similar listing of countries at purchasing power parity exchange) - GDP/capita - GDP/capita | 112th, 106th, 130th, 93rd US$15.7 Billion ( PPP) $4,400 ( PPP) $2,230 ( Nominal) | ||||
| Independence: | From the Ottoman Empire November 28, 1912 | ||||
| National Day: | 28 November | ||||
| Religions: | Muslim 70% Greek Orthodox 20% Roman Catholic 10% | ||||
| Currency: | Lek (Lk) = 100 qindarka | ||||
| Time zone: - in summer: | CET ( UTC+1) CEST ( UTC+2) | ||||
| National anthem: | Hymni i Flamurit (/Rreth Flamurit Tė Pėr Bashkuar) Albanian: Hymn to the Flag (/The Flag That United Us In The Struggle) | ||||
| Internet TLD: | .al | ||||
| Calling Code: | 355 | ||||
Albania is a country in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Montenegro in the north, Serbia ( Kosovo) in the north-east, the Republic of Macedonia in the east, and Greece in the south, has a coast on the Adriatic Sea in the west, and a coast on the Ionian Sea in the southwest. The country is formally named the Republic of Albania.