Capital:Tirana
Population:3,563,112
Area:28,748 sq km
Climate:mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry summers
Languages:Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect), Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects
Currency:lek (ALL)
Government:emerging democracy
Religions:Muslim 70%, Albanian Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10%
Source: CIA World Factbook 2007
