ALBANIA

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Albania People

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

PEOPLE OF ALBANIA

Age Structure 0-14 years:

24.1% (male 454,622/female 413,698)

Age Structure 15-64 years:

66.6% (male 1,228,497/female 1,170,489)

Age Structure 65 years and over:

9.3% (male 154,352/female 178,865) (2007 est.)

Median Age - total:

29.2 years

Median Age - male:

28.6 years

Median Age - female:

29.8 years (2007 est.)

Population Growth Rate:

0.529% (2007 est.)

Birth Rate:

15.16 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Death Rate:

5.33 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Net Migration Rate:

-4.54 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)

Sex Ratio - at birth:

1.1 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - under 15 years:

1.099 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 15-64 years:

1.05 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - 65 years and over:

0.863 male(s)/female

Sex Ratio - total population:

1.042 male(s)/female (2007 est.)

Life Expectancy at Birth - total:

77.6 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - male:

74.95 years

Life Expectancy at Birth - female:

80.53 years (2007 est.)

Major Infectious Diseases:

Nationality:

Albanian(s)

Ethnic Groups:

Albanian 95%, Greek 3%, other 2% (Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Serb, Macedonian, Bulgarian) (1989 est.)

Religions:

Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%

Languages:

Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects