Country Overview
Largest Cities
|
City
|
Population
|
Estimated
|
Durres
|
122,034
|
2020
|
Elbasan
|
100,903
|
2020
|
TIrana
|
374,801
|
2020
|
Region: |
Eastern Europe |
Population: |
3,074,579 |
Area Total: |
28,750km2 |
Area Land: |
27,400km2 |
Coast Line: |
362km |
Capital: |
Tirana |
Climate: |
Temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers; interior is cooler and wetter. |
Languages: |
Albanian (Gheg and Tosk dialects), Greek, small numbers of Macedonian, Romani, Romanian and Serbian speakers also |
Currency: |
1 lek (L) = 100 qintars |
Holiday: |
Independence Day, 28 November (1912), Rebuplic Day is 11Jan (1946), Liberation Day is 29 November |
Average Daily Temperature
|
January: |
°C / 42.60°F |
July: |
°C / 73.90°F |
Annual Rainfall: |
mm / 48.4" |
Boundaries
|
Greece
|
282 km
|
Montenegro
|
172 km
|
Macedonia
|
151 km
|
Serbia
|
115 km
|
Kosovo
|
0 km
|
Ethnic Divisions
|
Albanian
|
95.00%
|
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7.00%
|
Greek
|
3.00%
|
Vlachs, Roma, Serbs, Macedonians, Montenegrins, Bulgarians, and small Jewish communities
|
2.00%
|
Religions
|
Muslim
|
70.00%
|
Albanian Orthodox
|
20.00%
|
Roman Catholic
|
10.00%
|
Small Jewish communities
|
0.00%
|
CountryWire
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