Albania Facts

Name: Albania
(long form) Republic of Albania
Capital City: Tirana (618,431 pop.)
Albania Population: 3,011,405 (2013 est.)
World Populations (all countries)
Currency: Lek
(conversion rates)

200 Leke
Ethnicity: Albanian 95%, Greek 3%, other 2% (Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Serb, Macedonian, Bulgarian)
GDP total: $25.86 billion (2012 est.)
GDP per capita: $8,000 (2012 est.)
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Language: Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects
Largest Cities: (by population) Tirana, Durres, Elbasan, Vlore, Shkoder, Fier-Cifci, Korce, Fier, Berat, Lushnje, Kavaje, Lac, Gjirokaster, Patos Fshat, Kruje
Name: Albania's name comes from the medieval Greek word Alb (white or mountain)
National Day: May 9
Religion: Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%
Note: percentages are estimates; there are no available current statistics on religious affiliation; all mosques and churches were closed in 1967 and religious observances prohibited; in November 1990, Albania began allowing private religious practice
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