Albania

Official Name:	The Republic of Albania
Sovereign Status:	Sovereign Country
Government Type:	Parliamentary Republic
Official Name (Local Language):	Republika e Shqiperise
ISO Country Codes:	AL : ALB
Internet Domain:	.al
Government Web Site:	https://kryeministria.al/en/

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Capital:	Tirana	Main Airports:	Tirana International Airport
Language(s):	Albanian	Population:	3,095,344
Currency:	Albanian Lek	ISO Currency Code:	ALL
Telephone Dial In:	+355	ID Prefix:	00

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Country Summaries:

BBC; CIA Factbook; Country Code; Infoplease; International Model United Nations Association; Law Library of Congress; NationMaster; NationsOnline; UNESCO;

Political & Cultural Organisations:

Central European Initiative; Community of Democracies; Council of Europe; Euro Atlantic Partnership Council; Inter Parliamentary Union; NATO; Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie; Organisation of Islamic Cooperation; Organization for Security and Cooperation In Europe; UN; UNESCO;

Travel Guides:

Fodor's Travel; Lonely Planet; Rough Guide

News Resources:

News Agency

Show

Agjencia Telegrafike Shqiptare;

BalkanWeb;

NOA;

Newspaper

Show

Radio

Show

Club FM;

RTSH-Radio Televizioni Shqipta;

Top Albania Radio;

Top Channel;

Albania

Government Website:	https://kryeministria.al/en/
Sovereign Ratings:	https://countryeconomy.com/ratings/albania
Central Bank:	Bank of Albania
Currency USD Exchange Rate:	102.43 leke (ALL) per US dollar (2020 est.)
Unemployment Rate:	5.83% (2019 est.)
Population below poverty line:	14.3% (2012 est.)
Inflation Rate:	1.4% (2019 est.)

Prime Lending Rate:	4.60% (Dec-20 - TradingEconomics)
GDP:	$40.822 billion (2021 est.)
GDP Pro Capita (PPP):	$14,500 (2021 est.)
Currency Name:	Albanian Lek
Currency Code:	ALL
World Bank Classification:	Upper-Middle-Income Economy

GDP Composition:

Agriculture:	21.6%	wheat, corn, potatoes, vegetables, fruits, olives and olive oil, grapes; meat, dairy products; sheep and goats
Industry:	14.9%	food; footwear, apparel and clothing; lumber, oil, cement, chemicals, mining, basic metals, hydropower
Services:	63.5%

Source: Central Intelligence Agency Factbook

Financial & Economic Organisations:

EBRD; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; Un Economic Commission for Europe; UNIDO; World Bank;

Financial & Economic Profiles:

Countryeconomy; EBRD; Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative; FAO; IMF; International Labour Organization; OECD; UNDP Human Development; World Bank;

Financial Exchanges:

Stock & Securities Exchange: Bursa e Tiranes ;

National Statistics Office:

Institute of Statistics;

National Dataset(s):

Focus Economics; Trading Economics;

Albania

Subject to Country Specific Sanctions? NO

The World Bank’s World Integrated Trade Solution

Trade Statistics

Trade Summary

Trade Indicators

Business Language(s):	Albanian; English
Customs & Excise:	Dogana Customs
Development Bank(s):	The Social Development Bank in Europe; Islamic Development Bank; The Albanian Development Fund; The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;
National Standards Bureau:	General Directorate of Standardization

Competitive Ind’l Performance: 81/141 (2019)	Corruption Perceptions Index: 101/180 (2022 Rank)
Ease of Doing Business: N/A	Enabling Trade Index: 60/136 (2016)
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