President: Bamir Topi Prime minister: Sali Berisha
Population
11,689,696
3,002,859
Life Expectancy
58.440 years
77.590 years
Capital City
Tirana (Tirane)
Largest city
Kigali (population: 745,261)
Tirana (population: 374,801)
Human Development Index
0.435
0.807
GDP per capita
$7,800 US
Literacy Rate
70.4%
98.7%
Corruption Perception Index
3
3.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
50.9%
7.1%
Wealthiest Citizens
Unemployment Rate
13.300%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Abolished
Political System
republic; presidential, multiparty system
emerging democracy
Independence date
28 November 1912 (from the Ottoman Empire)
Religions
Roman Catholic 56.5%, Protestant 26%, Adventist 11.1%, Muslim 4.6%, indigenous beliefs 0.1%, none 1.7% (2001)
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
Languages
Kinyarwanda (official) universal Bantu vernacular, French (official), English (official), Kiswahili (Swahili) used in commercial centers
