President: Bamir Topi Prime minister: Sali Berisha
President: Otto Perez Molina
Population
3,002,859
14,099,032
Life Expectancy
77.590 years
71.170 years
Capital City
Tirana (Tirane)
Guatemala
Largest city
Tirana (population: 374,801)
Guatemala City (population: 994,938)
Human Development Index
0.807
0.696
GDP per capita
$7,800 US
$5,100 US
Literacy Rate
98.7%
69.1%
Corruption Perception Index
3.4
3.1
Percentage of Women in Parliament
7.1%
12%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
13.300%
4.100%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Legal
Political System
emerging democracy
constitutional democratic republic
Independence date
28 November 1912 (from the Ottoman Empire)
15 September 1821 (from Spain)
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, Protestant, indigenous Mayan beliefs
Spanish 60%, Amerindian languages 40% (23 officially recognized Amerindian languages, including Quiche, Cakchiquel, Kekchi, Mam, Garifuna, and Xinca)
Exports
textiles and footwear; asphalt, metals and metallic ores, crude oil; vegetables, fruits, tobacco
coffee, sugar, petroleum, apparel, bananas, fruits and vegetables, cardamom
External Debt
$5,700,000,000 $
$15,670,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
leke (ALL) per US dollar - 79.546 (2008 est.), 92.668 (2007), 98.384 (2006), 102.649 (2005), 102.78 (2004)
quetzales (GTQ) per US dollar - 7.5895 (2008 est.), 7.6833 (2007), 7.6026 (2006), 7.6339 (2005), 7.9465 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.490%
0.400%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Southeastern Europe, bordering the Adriatic Sea and Ionian Sea, between Greece in the south and Montenegro and Kosovo to the north
Central America, bordering the North Pacific Ocean, between El Salvador and Mexico, and bordering the Gulf of Honduras (Caribbean Sea) between Honduras and Belize
Area
28,748 km sq
108,889 km sq
Coastline
362 km
400 km
Climate
mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter
tropical; hot, humid in lowlands; cooler in highlands
