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GENERAL
ALBANIA
(See Plan)
Cash: Lek is currency. US$1.00 142 Leks (March 2002). Foreign currency
may be exchanged (approx. 5 days notice).
GEO-POLITICAL:
Capital City: Tirana.
Nationality: (noun) Albanian, (adjective) Albanian.
Population: 3,619,778.
COMMUNICATIONS:
International Direct Dial Code: 355.
Number of Internal Airports: 3.
Major Languages Spoken: Albanian (official - derived from Tosk dialect),
Greek, Vlach, Romani, Slavic dialects.
ECONOMY:
Currency: 1 Lek (ALL) of 100 Qintars.
Exchange: (as of May 2008)
US$ 1.00 ALL 77.97
ALL 1.00 US$ 0.01
Exchange rates under licence from XE.com
Main Industries: Food processing, textiles and clothing, lumber, oil,
cement, chemicals, mining, basic metals and hydropower.
ENVIRONMENT:
Territorial Sea: 12 n.m.
Other Maritime Claims: Continental Shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of
exploitation.
Coastline Extent: 362 km.
Climate: Mild temperate; cool, cloudy, wet winters; hot, clear, dry
summers; interior is cooler and wetter.
Natural Resources: Petroleum, natural gas, coal, bauxite, chromite,
copper, iron ore, nickel, salt, timber and hydropower.
Natural Hazards: Destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along
southwestern coast; floods; drought.
Terrain: Mostly mountains and hills; small plains along coast.