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Albania:
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Other pages in this profile of Albania:
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
Geography, Government, Economy, Communications & Transportation, Military & Transnational Issues.
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Population |
Definition - World rank and map 3,619,778 (July 2008 est.) |
Population density |
Definition - World rank and map 132.1 people per sq. km (July 2008 est.) |
Age structure |
Definition - World rank and map 0-14 years: 23.6% (male 447,126/female 406,757) 15-64 years: 66.9% (male 1,239,819/female 1,180,720) 65 years and over: 9.5% (male 160,241/female 185,115) (2008 est.) |
Median Age |
Definition - World rank and map total: 29.5 years male: 28.9 years female: 30.2 years (2008 est.) |
Population growth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 0.538% (2008 est.) |
Birth rate |
Definition - World rank and map 15.22 births/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Death rate |
Definition - World rank and map 5.44 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Net migration rate |
Definition - World rank and map -4.41 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.) |
Sex ratio |
Definition at birth: 1.1 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.87 male(s)/female total population: 1.04 male(s)/female (2008 est.) |
Infant mortality rate |
Definition - World rank and map total: 19.31 deaths/1,000 live births male: 19.74 deaths/1,000 live births female: 18.83 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.) |
Life expectancy at birth |
Definition - World rank and map total population: 77.78 years male: 75.12 years female: 80.71 years (2008 est.) |
Total fertility rate |
Definition - World rank and map 2.02 children born/woman (2008 est.) |
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS |
Definition - World rank and map NA |
HIV/AIDS - deaths |
Definition NA |
Nationality |
Definition noun: Albanian(s) adjective: Albanian |
Ethnic groups |
Definition Albanian 95%, Greek 3%, other 2% (Vlach, Roma (Gypsy), Serb, Macedonian, Bulgarian) (1989 est.) note: in 1989, other estimates of the Greek population ranged from 1% (official Albanian statistics) to 12% (from a Greek organization) |
Religions |
Definition 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 |
Definition Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects |
Literacy |
Definition definition: age 9 and over can read and write total population: 98.7% male: 99.2% female: 98.3% (2001 census) |
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