President: Bamir Topi Prime minister: Sali Berisha
Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II, represented by a governor
Population
3,002,859
109,011
Life Expectancy
77.590 years
73.300 years
Capital City
Tirana (Tirane)
Largest city
Tirana (population: 374,801)
Saint George's (population: 7,500)
Human Development Index
0.807
0.774
GDP per capita
$7,800 US
Literacy Rate
98.7%
96%
Corruption Perception Index
3.4
NA
Percentage of Women in Parliament
7.1%
21.4%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
13.300%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished in practice
Political System
emerging democracy
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
28 November 1912 (from the Ottoman Empire)
Religions
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
Roman Catholic 53%, Anglican 13.8%, other Protestant 33.2%
