Eternal president: Kim Il-sung (deceased) Chairman, National Defence Commission: Kim Jong-il
President: Bamir Topi Prime minister: Sali Berisha
Population
24,589,122
3,002,859
Life Expectancy
69.200 years
77.590 years
Capital City
Tirana (Tirane)
Largest city
Pyongyang (population: 3,222,000)
Tirana (population: 374,801)
Human Development Index
0
0.807
GDP per capita
$7,800 US
Literacy Rate
99%
98.7%
Corruption Perception Index
NA
3.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
20.1%
7.1%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
13.300%
Death Penalty
NA
Abolished
Political System
Communist state one-man dictatorship
emerging democracy
Independence date
28 November 1912 (from the Ottoman Empire)
Religions
traditionally Buddhist and Confucianist, some Christian and syncretic Chondogyo (Religion of the Heavenly Way) note: autonomous religious activities now almost nonexistent; government-sponsored religious groups exist to provide illusion of religious freedom
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
