Albania: Factsheet

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Name Republika e Shqipërisë Capital Tirana
Time
(Winter/Summer)
CET (UTC+1)/
CEST (UTC+2)
Area, sq km
(total/land/water)
28,748/
27,398/
1,350
Languages Albanian;
Greek;
Vlach;
Romani;
Slavic dialects
Major cities Tirana 800,000;
Durrës 114,000;
Elbasan 100,000;
Shkodër 90,000;
Vlorë 85,000;
Korçë 60,000
Population 3,600,523 Birth/Death rate,
per thousand
15.16/
5.33
Dialing Code +355 Telephones
(landlines/mobiles)
255,000/
1.259 million
Domain extension .al Internet
(hosts/users)
430/
75,000
Currency Lek (ALL) GDP $9.306 billion
Unemployment 13.8% Inflation 2.5%

Source: Wikipedia, CIA Factbook (full compilation available here)