Albania

Country name Republic of Albania Capital Tirana (Tirane) Total Population 3,002,859 (July 2012 est.) Sex ratio: at birth 1.11 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.12 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.96 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.89 male(s)/female total population: 0.98 male(s)/female (2011 est.) Religions Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10% Nationality Albanian National holiday Independence Day, 28 November (1912) also known as Flag Day Independence  28 November 1912 (from the Ottoman Empire) Languages Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects Literacy age 9 and over can read and write total population: 98.7% male: 99.2% female: 98.3% (2001 census) Location Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece in the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north Geographic coordinates 41 00 N, 20 00 E Map references Europe Area total: 28,748 sq km land: 27,398 sq km water: 1,350 sq km Area - comparative slightly smaller than Maryland Land boundaries total: 717 km border countries: Greece 282 km, Macedonia 151 km, Montenegro 172 km, Kosovo 112 km Coastline 362 km Maritime claims territorial sea: 12 nm continental shelf: 200 m depth or to the depth of exploitation Climate mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter Terrain mostly mountains and hills; small plains along coast Elevation extremes lowest point: Adriatic Sea 0 m highest point: Maja e Korabit (Golem Korab) 2,764 m Natural resources petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite, copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber, hydropower Land use arable land: 20.1% permanent crops: 4.21% other: 75.69% (2005) Irrigated land 3,650 sq km (2003) Total renewable water resources 41.7 cu km (2001) Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural) total: 1.71 cu km/yr (27%/11%/62%) per capita: 546 cu m/yr (2000) Natural hazards destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; floods; drought Environment - current issues deforestation; soil erosion; water pollution from industrial and domestic effluents Environment - international agreements party to: Air Pollution, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements Geography - note strategic location along Strait of Otranto (links Adriatic Sea to Ionian Sea and Mediterranean Sea)