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Albania:
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Other pages in this profile of Albania:
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
Geography, People, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation,
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Military branches |
Land Forces Command (Army), Naval Forces Command, Air Defense Command, General Staff Headquarters (includes Logistics Command, Training and Doctrine Command) (2007) |
Military service age and obligation |
19 years of age (2004) |
Manpower available for military service |
males age 19-49: 809,524 females age 19-49: 784,199 (2005 est.) |
Manpower fit for military service |
males age 19-49: 668,526 females age 19-49: 648,334 (2005 est.) |
Manpower reaching military age annually |
males age 18-49: 37,407 females age 19-49: 34,587 (2005 est.) |
Military expenditures - percent of GDP |
1.49% (2005 est.) |
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Disputes - international |
the Albanian Government calls for the protection of the rights of ethnic Albanians in neighboring countries, and the peaceful resolution of interethnic disputes; some ethnic Albanian groups in neighboring countries advocate for a "greater Albania," but the idea has little appeal among Albanian nationals; the mass emigration of unemployed Albanians remains a problem for developed countries, chiefly Greece and Italy |
Illicit drugs |
increasingly active transshipment point for Southwest Asian opiates, hashish, and cannabis transiting the Balkan route and - to a lesser extent - cocaine from South America destined for Western Europe; limited opium and growing cannabis production; ethnic Albanian narcotrafficking organizations active and expanding in Europe; vulnerable to money laundering associated with regional trafficking in narcotics, arms, contraband, and illegal aliens |
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