People

Population: 3,581,655 (July 2006 estimate) (growth rate): 0.52% (2006 estimate)

Gdp: $18.87 billion note: Albania has a large gray economy that may be as large as 50% of official GDP (2005 estimate) (per capita): $5,300 (2005 estimate)

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

Government

Capital: Tirana (Tirane)

Government type: emerging democracy

Geography

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