Albania Geography

Country Name: Republic of Albania

Capital City: Tirana

Population: 3,563,112 people

Population Growth: 0,52%

Currency: Lek (ALL)

Languages: Albanian

Area: 28,748 sq km

Inflation Rate: 2.5% (2006)

Unemployment Rate: 13.8% official rate, but may exceed 30% due to preponderance of near-subsistence farming (September 2006)

Domain extension: .al

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF ALBANIA

Location:

Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece and Serbia and Montenegro

Geographic Co-ordinates:

41 00 N, 20 00 E

Area - total:

28,748 sq km

Area - total:

28,748 sq km

Area - land:

27,398 sq km

Area - water:

1,350 sq km

Land Boundaries:

720 km

Border Countries:

Greece 282 km, Macedonia 151 km, Montenegro 172 km, Serbia 115 km

Terrain:

mostly mountains and hills; small plains along coast

Elevation - highest point:

Maja e Korabit (Golem Korab) 2,764 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Adriatic Sea 0 m

Natural Resources:

petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower

Arable Land:

20.10%

Permanent Crops:

4.21%

Other Land Use:

75.69% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; floods; drought